Boost is a feature that automatically posts your job and application form to multiple job boards to help you find new applicants for your Opening. Boost takes away the effort and the manual work of finding job boards, posting jobs directly on the job boards, checking to see if you've received applicants, and manually importing them into Fountain.
How Boost Works
Fountain partners with Talroo, a leading programmatic job advertising platform with the second-largest unique candidate audience. Through this partnership, your job postings reach job seekers across Talroo's owned-and-operated sites (including Jobs2Careers, ReadySetHire, and EssentialWorkerJobs) and an extensive network of partner publishers such as job boards, blogs, news sites and apps, associations, and programmatic advertising platforms.
When you create a Boost with the Standard Package, you can set a budget with a fixed 30 day duration. During this timeframe, Fountain will:
Identify the best mix of job boards suited for your job
Publish your job on the identified job boards
Sponsor your job on job boards from your allocated Boost budget
Automatically add newly applied candidates to your Opening
Attribute the candidate to the job board where they applied for analysis
Important Note:
Boost uses a standard application form, which does not include the additional questions you may have added to the custom application form for your Opening. Please contact your Customer Success Manager or [email protected] for details.
The effectiveness of the Boost and the quality of the applicants is based on a variety of factors, including:
Location of job and demand for such work in that area.
Job Descriptions - Job descriptions should be detailed but concise. Include information such as job requirements, location, shift schedules, pay rate, benefits, and details about the company that is hiring. Use proper formatting and avoid spelling mistakes or copy errors.
Budget - Higher budgets lead to higher bids on job boards, which convert to more views, more clicks, and more applications.
Posting Title - The posting title should reflect the title of the role for which you are hiring. Avoid lengthy titles with unnecessary information and clickbait.
Candidate Density - Boost success is dependent upon the volume and interest level of prospective candidates in the job’s area, which can vary by season and can be based on the factors listed above.
Important Note: Location Availability
Boost is available for Openings in the US, Canada, UK, and EU that have a physical address. Openings with remote Locations are not currently supported.
Note: Some job board options have specific geographic requirements:
Talroo (Standard Package): USA, Puerto Rico, and Guam
Joveo: USA and Canada
Boost Your Job Opening
To Boost a job Opening, follow the steps below:
Select the Sourcing tab located in the top navigation bar, then select Job Postings located in the left menu.
Important Note
You can also access Boost when you login to your Fountain account. Select the Opening you'd like to Boost, and then select Post to Job Boards. Proceed to the next steps.
Select Boost.
Select the Opening you'd like to add your Boost to from your list of Openings and click Next.
Determine a budget for your Boost.
Important Note
The Standard Package budget will be allocated to Talroo's programmatic advertising network, which reaches job seekers across Talroo's owned sites (Jobs2Careers, ReadySetHire, EssentialWorkerJobs) and partner publishers.
Talroo has a minimum spend of $150 for 30-day campaigns.
You can also allocate additional budget to other job board options:
Joveo: Programmatic advertising across major and niche job boards (USA and Canada, $100 minimum, 30-day fixed duration)
CareerBuilder: Direct posting to CareerBuilder (30-day fixed duration)
Free Job Boards: No-cost posting options
Once you determine and set the parameters for your budget, select Next.
Input or confirm the existing job details in our system, and complete any missing job details.
The Posting Title can be different from the Opening name in Fountain. This is what job seekers will see in search results on job boards.
The salary can be a range or an exact number; it can also be left blank. (We recommend including the salary with your job details to attract more applicants.)
If you'd like to change the address associated with the job, go back to the original Opening created to edit the location.
Determine the Payment Method you want to use for the Boost. You can use a credit card or add the Boost as a line item to your monthly invoice.
Click Pay & Boost Now or Schedule for Later. Your Boost campaign will be active.
Talroo Sponsored Postings
Talroo is the programmatic job advertising platform powering Boost's Standard Package. With the second-largest unique candidate audience, Talroo reaches job seekers that other platforms miss through its owned-and-operated sites and extensive publisher network.
Talroo's Distribution Network:
Owned Sites: Jobs2Careers, ReadySetHire, EssentialWorkerJobs
Partner Publishers: Job boards, blogs, news sites and apps, associations, and programmatic advertising partners
Key Features:
Minimum Spend: $150 (you can allocate higher amounts)
Duration: 30 days (fixed)
Coverage: USA, Puerto Rico, and Guam
Location Requirements: Physical address required; remote jobs are not supported
Your Talroo postings will automatically distribute through this network when you create a Boost campaign with the Standard Package.
Joveo Sponsored Postings
Joveo is a programmatic job advertising platform available as an additional job board option in Boost. Joveo distributes your job posting across a comprehensive network of major and niche job boards to maximize visibility and reach qualified candidates.
Joveo's Distribution Network:
Major Job Boards: Indeed, Monster, LinkedIn
Niche Job Boards: Specialized industry and community sites (e.g., Nurse.com, diversity-focused platforms)
Syndication Networks: Additional smaller job boards that extend your reach
Programmatic Advertising Partners: Dynamic ad placement across multiple networks to optimize ROI
Key Features:
Minimum Spend: $100 (you can allocate higher amounts)
Duration: 30 days (fixed)
Coverage: USA and Canada
Location Requirements: Physical address required; remote jobs are not supported
Your Joveo postings can be selected as an additional job board option when you create a Boost campaign. Joveo can be used individually or in combination with the Standard Package, CareerBuilder, and Free Job Boards.
Important Note: For accounts with multiple brands, each brand can only view its own Joveo campaigns.
Adding a Coupon to Your Boost Demonstration
Managing a Boost
To manage a Boost, follow the steps below:
Select the Sourcing tab located in the top navigation bar, then select Job Postings located in the left menu.
On the Job Postings tab, select the Opening you'd like to add your Boost to from your list of Openings. Boosted jobs are identified with the blue lightning bolt icon in the Type column. On this tab, you can view the number of applicants you received from various job boards, as well as cancel your Boost.
Things to Remember:
Boost is not refundable. We recommend letting a Boost expire naturally as your Boost is paid for up-front and will not be refunded.
Boost edits will not be applied to active listings on Job Boards. If you want the edits to be included on active job boards, you will have to cancel and redo your Boost. For assistance with this, contact your CSM.
Boost Cancellation takes up to 24 hours. Once you cancel a Boost, it can take up to 24 hours to remove the job listing from job boards.
Attributing Applicants
Applicants who apply via Boost can be identified by looking at the UTM source on the Applicant Table and in the details section of their applicant profile. This will display the individual job board on which the applicant applied for your Opening. In addition, on the Applicant Table, applicants who apply via Boost are designated with the blue lightning bolt icon.
Best Practice: Application Form
Our sourcing feature does not use the application form you have created: to ensure that applicants via Boost answer your required questions, we suggest creating a data collection stage with the same questions that are on your application form. If you are using the same Opening for both sourced and non-sourced applicants, and don't want everyone to land in the new data collection stage, you can create a rule stage to filter applicants to different stages.
Try It Out!
Click the image below to try out Boost:
