What is Patently Jobvious?
Patently Jobvious is the completely free online job board for direct IP attorney jobs.
Patently Jobvious only features direct IP attorney jobs (listings made by the ultimate employer and not a recruitment agency), allowing candidates to know the identity of the employer from the outset and to apply directly to employers they’re interested in.
Candidates don’t apply “through” Patently Jobvious, but contact the employer directly using an email address given in a job listing.
Does Patently Jobvious work?
In a word, “yes”! We’re delighted to have received the anonymised feedback below from a candidate who secured a role thanks to Patently Jobvious:
“Changing jobs in the IP profession is obviously not a step one should take lightly. However, sometimes a firm is looking for something quite specific; if that matches your skills, background or interests, it is definitely worth investigating further. This was the situation in my case for a role which I wouldn’t have known existed had I not found it on Patently Jobvious. I am now settled and very happy in my new role.”
Benefits for Employers
Save money on recruitment:
- Patently Jobvious is completely 100% free to use.
- No job posting fees.
- No “featured listing” fees.
- No commission.
- No catches.
Full control over your listings – word and edit them how you wish. No monthly publication deadlines.
Job postings automatically disappear after 30 or 90 days (your choice) to make sure listings on Patently Jobvious stay current. If the role’s still available when the listing expires, you can re-post it (for free!). You should receive an automated email when the listing is due to expire, but please keep a note of the expiry yourself, in case the email reminder isn’t received.
If you’re an employer and would like to list a job with Patently Jobvious, please get in touch.
Benefits for Candidates
Know exactly who the employer is before you apply – no more uncertainties around who that “leading IP firm” is.
Full control of your application – you choose who you contact, who you don’t contact, and what information you provide.
If Patently Jobvious is really completely free to use, how does it make money?
It doesn’t and hasn’t been set up to make money! It’s been set up to help connect the relatively small pool of candidates and employers in the IP profession.
If you find Patently Jobvious useful, then please consider making a charitable donation to your choice of charity in lieu of what you might otherwise have spent on hiring.
Patently Jobvious relies heavily on word-of-mouth within the IP profession to raise awareness. If you find it useful, then please spread the word.
If you secure a role or recruit a candidate via a listing on Patently Jobvious, please let us know. We love to hear success stories.
As an employer, can I still use a recruitment agent or advertise the job on other websites (including my own) if I’m using Patently Jobvious?
Absolutely. Hopefully having your job listed on Patently Jobvious will help you attract great candidates, but feel free to use any other recruitment channels you like in parallel.
What’s the history behind Patently Jobvious?
Iain Russell, Alan Cucknell and Alastair Burgess created the first version of Patently Jobvious in 2016. The first version used a smart algorithm to match employers and candidates – like online dating, but for IP attorney jobs. The first iteration allowed employers to save money on recruitment by charging a lower recruitment success fee than is traditionally charged by recruitment agents in the IP profession.
The current iteration of Patently Jobvious builds on these foundations, but circles back to the original aim of simply making recruitment in the IP profession easier, cheaper, and more transparent. Patently Jobvious is now operated by Russell IP.