Stepstone

Professional and early-career hiring across European markets.

  • stepstone.de
  • Generalist
  • AT, BE, DE, NL
  • Contract and Paid
  • Quick Apply

Stepstone is paid inventory, and the useful comparison starts with market and role type. Campus is restricted to early-career hiring; it is not a discounted professional advert. For an established role, begin with the professional product in the relevant country, then pay for added placement or runtime only when the search conditions justify it.

Paid products and verified prices

Campus is built and priced for graduate and trainee hiring, so it is not a smaller version of Pro: a professional vacancy starts at Pro whatever its seniority, and the German ladder holds nothing between the two. Pro Plus and Pro Ultimate add placement, push and days on site rather than a different audience. Runtimes vary by market, so read the duration column before you compare two rows.

Market
Product Duration Buying direct Through TalentGleam
Campus Early-career campaign with a mid-run refresh and targeted candidate notification. 30 days Price buying direct: €219 €195 10% less
Pro Professional campaign with a refresh, targeted notification and retargeting. 30 days Price buying direct: €1,449 €1,299 10% less
Pro Plus Prioritised distribution and two candidate notifications for a stronger applicant flow. 30 days Price buying direct: €1,749 €1,549 11% less
Pro Ultimate Maximum 60-day campaign with two refreshes and prioritised distribution. 60 days Price buying direct: €2,499 €2,199 12% less

Prices exclude VAT.

Publishing options

Contract

Employers with an eligible Stepstone agreement can publish through their own contract after it is connected to TalentGleam. Stepstone continues to govern inventory, eligibility and billing; TalentGleam keeps the advert and applications with the wider vacancy workflow.

Paid

Employers without suitable contract inventory can book country-specific Stepstone products through TalentGleam. Every placement is paid, and the useful comparison is market, role eligibility, duration and added placement rather than a supposed organic baseline.

Questions

Is Stepstone Campus suitable for an experienced role?
No. Campus is an early-career product. Use the relevant professional product for an established vacancy, even when Campus appears cheaper.
Are Stepstone products the same in every country?
No. Names, durations and prices vary by market, so select the hiring country before comparing the available products.
What do higher Stepstone products add?
For professional roles, higher product levels can add stronger placement, another visibility push or a longer runtime. They do not change the underlying audience, so compare those benefits against the vacancy's actual search conditions.
When is Stepstone unlikely to be the best use of budget?
Consider another channel for hourly volume, a regional role already receiving enough response or a repeated advert whose offer has not changed. A specialist, regional or performance-priced board may fit those cases better.
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