How SAIS built an intuitive, low-maintenance, revenue-generating job board
with Clay Gibney, Director of Technology
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1000
new job listings in the first six months
120%
increase in job board revenue
99%
reduction in support tickets
Meet SAIS, the largest regional independent school association in the U.S
SAIS (Serving & Accrediting Independent Schools) is a professional organization that provides industry-leading accreditation, resources, and professional programs to schools of all sizes.
Membership overview:
220,000+ students
14 states
380+ member schools
Revenue earned from our job board has exceeded our expectations! We have been pleased to see many of our employers purchase the higher priced ‘featured jobs’ packages. This is something we were not able to offer in our previous job board.
Challenge
SAIS needed a new platform that would be more user-friendly for admins and members
SAIS ran a regional job board using a different platform. While their members appreciated the board, SAIS found it difficult to manage. Members found it confusing to use, key features broke and weren’t fixed for months, and SAIS staff could not perform simple administrative tasks — like changing configurations — without contacting the developer.
Solution
We created a job board that checks all their boxes
SAIS took advantage of SmartJobBoard’s full-feature free trial. They were impressed by the platform’s intuitive interfaces — for both admins and users — and switched to it before their free trial ended.
Replace their high-maintenance job board platform
Build, host, and manage a reliable regional job board
Create a new revenue stream by switching to paid job posts
Offer premium “Featured Employer” and “Featured Listing” options
Impact
The job board generates substantial revenue with minimal hands-on management
SAIS continued to find SmartJobBoard simple and easy to use, and their members quickly adjusted to the platform and its new pay-to-post features. Within a few months, SAIS’ new job board was practically running on autopilot, and has since delivered some big results.
Employers posted nearly 1,000 new jobs within 6 months
Revenue exceeded expectations, with a surprising number of employers choosing premium paid listings
SAIS reduced their help desk tickets from 10/month to almost 0 within 6 months thanks to SmartJobBoard’s intuitive and user-friendly interface
We continue to be very pleased with SmartJobBoard. Since our launch employers have posted nearly 1,000 jobs. We love seeing a lot of our members take advantage of the Featured Employer or Featured Jobs options, which they seem to like.
And our end users find the system intuitive — our previous job board would often generate 10 helpdesk tickets a month from employers needing assistance. Now, we rarely receive any helpdesk tickets because the new system is far more intuitive and user friendly.
And our end users find the system intuitive — our previous job board would often generate 10 helpdesk tickets a month from employers needing assistance. Now, we rarely receive any helpdesk tickets because the new system is far more intuitive and user friendly.
