The Gold Standard Employer Membership
Hire faster. Attract better talent. Be seen as an employer of choice in golf.
Are you posting job ads and hearing crickets - or getting applicants who aren’t even close to what you need?
Are you struggling to stand out from and compete with similar companies for the best talent?
Are you worried that your hiring isn’t reflecting the reputation or values of your organisation?
You’re not alone.
Hiring has changed. Jobseekers expect more transparency, more clarity, more fairness.
And when they don’t get that?
They scroll past.
That's why we've launched the Golf Jobs Gold Standard Employer membership.
It’s more than a badge.
It’s your commitment to hiring better - and your shortcut to standing out, attracting better candidates, and saving thousands along the way.
Want to find out more about joining the membership? Complete this form today.
The problem with hiring in golf today
Great employers are losing great candidates every day.
Why? Because most job ads - and hiring processes - just aren’t good enough.
Long, generic and redundant swathes of text that are difficult to scan and sometimes completely impossible to read on mobile devices.
Vague or jargon-filled job descriptions.
No salary or benefits information. Sometimes even no location information!
Poor communication with applicants or, worse again, 'ghosting'.
Missing DEI policies.
Very little evidence of fantastic workplaces, exciting cultures and career development.
The list, sadly, goes on.
A new way to show the job market you are different
Gold Standard Employer is a new membership from Golf Jobs that helps you:
✅ Attract better, more qualified candidates
✅ Stand out as a credible, people-first employer
✅ Hire faster - and save thousands
You get a badge that actually means something, plus the job ads, promotion, and expert support to make sure your employer brand is firing on all cylinders.
Why it works
We built Gold Standard Employer around what today’s golf candidates actually want - and what great employers are already trying to do.
The research speaks for itself:
- It takes the average candidate just 14 seconds to decide whether to keep reading your job ad or move on
- 82% are more likely to apply when a salary is listed
- 73% trust employers more when pay is transparent
- 61% of jobseekers say they’ve been ghosted after interviews
- 53% want to see DEI commitments in the job ad
- 78% say the hiring process reveals how much a company values people
This is your opportunity to do what most other employers in golf are not - commit to best practices and transparency to turn your organisation into an employer of choice.
How it works
Step 1: Commit to best practice
By joining the membership you are committing to meeting the following criteria in your job advertising and hiring process:
- Clear, easy-to-read job descriptions for all devices
- Transparent salary range information in all job ads
- Communication with all applicants post application
- DEI policy clearly stated
- Outlined process of what to expect in the hiring process
- Clearly stated responsibilities, requirements, culture
- Information about the company and culture to expect
Step 2: Join the membership
You sign up to become a Gold Standard Employer - and we get to work.
Step 3: Get ongoing support and promotion
We’ll review your ads, help with copy if needed, and promote you on our platform, socials, blog, and mailing list - all year round.
Step 4: Stay accountable
We actively monitor your ads. If your listings stop meeting the standard, we’ll step in to help. If needed, we’ll remove the badge.
It only works if it means something.
What you get (worth over £15,000/year)
Here’s everything included in the Gold Standard Employer membership - a complete job advertising and employer branding package worth over £15,000 per year.