Inspire Job Board

Review:

While the Inspire job board is free and gives employers access to a highly defined audience of researchers and professionals in high-energy physics, it does not provide any additional tools designed to aid the sourcing and hiring processes, such as employer branding and applicant tracking tools.

However, as the platform has an international reach and is hosted on a specialist community hub for the high-energy physics community, it presents a useful channel for U.S.-based employers to advertise their listings to a global talent pool in a niche field.

Pros:

• It is free to post jobs on the Inspire job board.
• The site reaches a highly defined audience of researchers in high-energy physics.
• Jobs undergo an approval process to maintain the quality of listings on the site.
• There is no character limit for job postings.

Cons:

• There are no premium job posting options.
• The platform does not offer a searchable resume database or an applicant tracking system.
• There is no option to include a company logo in job listings.

Reputation:

We were unable to find any online reviews of the Inspire job board.

Inspire Job Board vs. Physics Today Jobs:

Physics Today Jobs is far more feature-rich than the Inspire job board, boasting a searchable resume database, featured listing options, and social media sharing, all of which the Inspire job board lacks. While both sites have a free job posting plan, Physics Today Jobs also has paid options starting at $650.00 per post.

Inspire Job Board vs. AAS Job Register:

Unlike the Inspire job board, which offers a free job posting service, AAS Job Register charges $76.22 per post per week. While the latter has a character limit of 2,000 for job descriptions and charges an extra fee of $0.05 per additional word (8 characters) per week, the Inspire job board does not impose a character limit.

Inspire Job Board vs. Jobs in Astronomy:

With a starting price of $120.00 per post, Jobs in Astronomy is the costlier option compared to the Inspire job board, which provides a free job posting service. However, Jobs in Astronomy offers several features that the Inspire job board doesn't, such as premium ads, job distribution, and banner ads.