Quill and Quire Job Board

Review:

Quill and Quire is a book industry publication that releases ten print editions of its widely-read magazine every year. The company also hosts a website where they provide information on news and developments within the publishing and book industries of Canada.

The site's job board offers employers in North America a targeted approach to posting editing, writing, marketing, publishing, and other-related positions online. Quill and Quire also promotes job listings through its Twitter account.

Pros:

• The Quill and Quire job board targets a candidate pool of people interested in reading, publishing, and writing.
• The site provides information such as industry news, new book deals, author profiles, awards, and online newsletters.
• Employers do not need to register an account with the site in order to post jobs.
• The site receives a consistently high amount of monthly visitors, with over 65% of its web traffic coming from Canada.
• Employers can post job opportunities in both Canada and the U.S.
• The site promotes job listings through its Twitter page.

Cons:

• The site has fewer than 10 jobs advertised.
• The company has nearly 6,500 followers on Facebook, but doesn't advertise jobs on the social media platform.
• The site doesn't offer a free job posting option or a trial period.
• The Quill & Quire job board doesn't offer employers recruitment tools like an applicant tracking system.
• The site only accepts payment via PayPal.

Reputation:

We were unable to find any online reviews of Quill and Quire's job board.

Quill and Quire vs. Editors Canada Job Board:

Editors Canada Job Board is a publishing job board similar to Quill and Quire. It does not offer a direct online job posting process and instead requires employers to contact the company to advertise opportunities. By contrast, Quill and Quire lets employers create and pay for job listings through its site.

Quill and Quire vs. Jeff Gaulin's Job Board:

Jeff Gaulin's Job Board is a popular Canadian journalism and media job board, that charges C$100.00 to post a job, which is almost a third of the cost of posting through Quill and Quire. Jeff Gaulin's Job Board also accepts online credit card payment, while Quill and Quire only accepts payments for posts via PayPal.

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