Websites · 6 min read
Candidates and clients want different things. Stop making them share a page.
A job board that actually works and a CV pipeline consultants can trust.
The short answer
A website for recruitment agencies needs a fast, filterable job board with individual indexable pages per role, structured data so roles appear in Google for Jobs, and one-tap CV apply. Client-facing content — rates, sectors, compliance — should sit on separate pages, because candidates and clients are searching for different things entirely.
By Raja Wahab, Co-founder, Fixby Studios · Published · 6 min read
Two audiences, one site, usually done badly
Recruitment sites try to serve candidates and clients at once and often serve neither well. Candidates hit a slow job board with stale roles; clients can't find rates, sectors or compliance information without digging through job listings aimed at someone else entirely.
- "recruitment agency [town]"
- "warehouse jobs [town]"
- "temp agency near me"
- "[sector] recruitment agency UK"
What a website for recruitment agencies needs
- A fast, filterable job board with individual pages per role and JobPosting structured data, so roles can appear in Google for Jobs.
- One-tap apply with CV upload that actually works on a phone.
- Separate client-facing pages: rates, sectors covered, compliance, how you source candidates.
- Sector pages, since both candidates and clients search the sector before the agency name.
- Automatic expiry of filled roles — nothing damages trust faster than applying to a job that closed in March.
Unsorted CV inbox
- — Applications pile up unsorted
- — No acknowledgement sent
- — Consultants dig through manually
Parsed application pipeline
- — CVs tagged automatically
- — Candidate gets instant reply
- — Consultants see a shortlist
Why the application pipeline is the real product
Applications parsed and tagged automatically, with instant acknowledgement to the candidate, mean consultants see a shortlist rather than a pile of unsorted CVs. That is usually worth more to an agency than any amount of extra job-board traffic.
“Each role needs its own indexable page, not a list buried in a filter tool.”
Cost
A job board with structured data and a CV pipeline is available on our monthly plans with no upfront build fee — see our monthly plans at /plans.
Why stale listings cost more than they seem to
A candidate who applies to a role that closed weeks ago doesn't just waste their own time — they lose trust in the agency and are less likely to apply again. Automatic expiry protects both the candidate experience and the agency's reputation.
The same discipline applies to client-facing pages. Rates, sectors and compliance information that haven't been reviewed in a year read as neglected, even if the service behind them hasn't changed.
Structured data is a technical detail worth getting right
JobPosting structured data is what allows a role to be picked up by Google for Jobs rather than sitting only on your own site. It's a small technical addition with a real effect on how many candidates see each vacancy.
Your questions
- Will our jobs actually appear in Google for Jobs?
- We add the structured data Google requires for job listings, which gives you the technical eligibility. Appearing depends on Google's own indexing, which no agency can guarantee.
- Can filled roles be removed automatically?
- Yes, roles can be set to expire or be marked filled on a date you choose, so the board doesn't fill up with dead listings.
- Do candidates and clients need separate login areas?
- Not usually logins, but separate page structures work well: a public job board for candidates and a distinct set of pages for client-facing information.
Raja Wahab is co-founder of Fixby Studios, a Huddersfield studio building websites, SEO, social media and business software for small, owner-managed businesses across West Yorkshire.
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