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Job Advertising Deadlines

Use these deadlines when planning to place your job notices in the appropriate ICMA newsletter.

Two electronic newsletters, the ICMA Newsletter or the Job Opportunities Bulletin (JOB), accept job placements linked from ICMA's Job Center.

The newsletters are delivered on alternate Mondays, unless of a change due to holiday schedules.  The deadline for getting your job advertisement into each newsletter is basically the Tuesday prior to the newsletter's mailing (pick the date you want, and subtract six days to find the deadline easily).

A detailed calendar for the year is available for reference below.

2012 Newsletter issue dates and advertising deadlines

ICMA Newsletter
JOB OPPORTUNITIES BULLETIN (JOB)
Issue Date Deadline Issue Date Deadline
January 3 (Tues.) December 28 (Wed.) January 9 January 3
January 16 January 10 January 23 January 17
January 30 January 24 February 6 January 31
February 13 February 7 February 20 February 14
February 27 February 21 March 5 February 28
March 12 March 6 March 19 March 13
March 26 March 20 April 2 March 27
April 9 April 3 April 16 April 10
April 23 April 17 April 30 April 24
May 7 May 1 May 14 May 8
May 21 May 15 May 28 May 22
June 4 May 29 June 11 June 5
June 18 June 12 June 25 June 19
July 2 June 26 July 9 July 3
July 16 July 10 July 23 July 17
July 30 July 24 August 6 July 31
August 13 August 7 August 20 August 14
August 27 August 21 September 3 August 28
September 10 September 4 September 17 September 11
September 24 September 18 October 1 September 25
October 8 October 2 October 15 October 9
October 22 October 16 October 29 October 23
November 5, 2011 October 30 November 12 November 6
November 19 November 13 November 26 November 20
December 3 November 27 December 10 December 4
December 17 December 11 No issue Dec. 24 N/A
December 31 December 26 (Wed.) January 7, 2013 January 2, 2013 (Wed.)