Recruitment Agency Website: Serving Employers and Candidates on One Site

A recruitment agency website is a site that serves two audiences at once: employers who need to fill roles and candidates who want their next job. It should include a clear split between those two paths, sector pages, current listings, honest proof of placements and short forms that let each audience take its next step.

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• Google's job posting structured data has 5 required properties: title, description, datePosted, hiringOrganization and jobLocation (Google Search Central job posting documentation).
• Google does not allow expired job postings; it lists 3 ways to expire one, including a past validThrough date or a 404 or 410 status (Google Search Central job posting documentation).
• WCAG 2.2, published by the W3C on 5 October 2023, organises accessibility guidance under 4 principles and 3 conformance levels (W3C WCAG overview).
• Building and previewing a site on AI Web Maker costs nothing; going live is $119 a year of hosting, with the domain paid separately.

What does a recruitment agency website need to do?

A recruitment site has to win trust from employers and candidates at the same time, without making either feel secondary. Each visitor should find their own path within seconds of arriving.

Most business websites speak to one kind of buyer, but a recruitment agency depends on two. Employers are judging whether the agency understands their sector and can deliver suitable people, while candidates are judging whether the agency has relevant roles and will represent them well. A site that only speaks to one side loses the other, and a site that blends both into one generic message often loses both. The structure, wording and calls to action all need to respect that split.

The goals of the two audiences also differ in timing. An employer usually arrives with a specific vacancy or a recurring hiring need and wants to start a conversation. A candidate may be actively searching that day or simply registering interest for later. Good recruitment sites accept both rhythms, offering employers a quick way to brief the agency and candidates a quick way to browse roles or register.

How should the home page split employers and candidates?

Put two clearly labelled paths near the top of the home page, one for employers and one for candidates. Each path should lead to its own set of pages with its own call to action.

A simple pattern is a headline that names your sectors, followed by two buttons such as "Hire talent" and "Find a job". Below that, a short job search or a link to current roles serves candidates, while a line about your sectors and process serves employers. The main navigation should repeat the split, so a visitor who scrolls past the top can still see where to go. Keep the wording plain, because a candidate on a phone between shifts will not decode clever labels.

Each audience also needs its own language and tone, which is a narrower question with its own guide in this family: how a recruitment website should talk to employers and to job seekers. Here the focus stays on structure. The rule of thumb is that no employer should have to scroll through candidate advice to find your process, and no candidate should have to read an employer pitch to find the jobs. When each page does one job, both audiences move faster.

What should the employer pages include?

Employer pages should show your sectors, your process, the services you offer and why a hiring manager can trust you with a vacancy. Close every page with a simple way to brief the agency.

Start with sector pages, because employers check specialism first. A page per sector or role family, such as finance, engineering or hospitality, lets you describe the roles you fill, the candidate pools you know and the questions you ask before a search. Then explain your process: how you take a brief, how candidates are sourced and screened, and what the employer sees before an interview. Executive search, technical hiring, volume hiring and temporary staffing need different workflows, so say which ones you handle.

Explain your terms in general language even if exact fees vary, for example whether you work on a contingency or retained basis and what drives the cost. Add proof that employers care about, such as the sectors and types of organisations you have served, and testimonials used with permission. Avoid figures you cannot support, such as live candidate counts or placement rates, unless they come straight from your own records and stay current. The page should end with a short employer form that asks for the role, the location, the timeline and a contact.

What should the candidate pages include?

Candidate pages should make it easy to browse current roles, understand your sectors, register or apply and trust that the agency will handle their details carefully. Keep every form short and mobile friendly.

Candidates want to know whether you recruit for roles like theirs, so link sector pages from the candidate path too, written from the job seeker's side. Each listing should state the job title, location, type of contract and a real description of the work. Registration should ask only for what you need at that stage, because long forms on a phone are where many applicants give up. Explain what happens after they apply, such as when they will hear back and whether you will call before sharing their details with an employer.

Trust matters on this side as much as on the employer side. State clearly whether candidates pay anything for your service, and link a privacy notice that explains how CVs and personal details are stored and shared. Add advice that genuinely helps, such as interview preparation for your sectors, because it shows expertise without asking for anything. Testimonials from placed candidates work well when they are real and approved.

How should job listings work on the site?

Listings should be current, specific and easy to read on a phone, with expired roles removed promptly. If you want them in Google's job search features, they also need correct structured data.

Google's job posting documentation lists five required properties for the markup: title, description, datePosted, hiringOrganization and jobLocation. It says the title should be the job's title, without codes, addresses, dates, salaries or company names, and that the description should be the full description of the role. It also says expired postings are not allowed and that failing to act on them may lead to a manual action. That makes a regular clean up of filled roles part of running the site, not an optional extra.

Many agencies run listings through dedicated recruitment software or a job board feed, and in that case the software should handle the markup. If you post roles as ordinary pages, check whether your platform outputs job posting markup before relying on Google's job features, and keep listings accurate either way. Google also uses the mobile version of a site for indexing and ranking, according to its mobile first indexing guidance, so a listing that reads well on a phone serves both candidates and search. Write each description for the person reading it, not for a keyword count.

How do you make the site accessible and trustworthy?

Follow recognised accessibility guidance and keep every claim on the site accurate. Both audiences judge an agency by how carefully it handles details.

Recruitment sites reach a wide range of people, including candidates who use screen readers, keyboard navigation or larger text. The W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines organise their success criteria under four principles, including that content must be perceivable and operable, at levels A, AA and AAA. Practical steps include descriptive link text, labelled form fields, enough colour contrast and job descriptions that are text rather than images. These choices help every visitor, not only those who rely on assistive technology.

Trust also comes from honesty about what you do. Avoid claiming technology or results you cannot show, such as automated matching or average time to hire, unless they are real parts of your service and you can explain them. Name your team with photos and sectors, because both employers and candidates want to know who they will deal with. A clear address, phone number and service area help both sides judge whether you are local to them.

How does AI Web Maker help build a recruitment site?

You describe your agency and AI Web Maker builds a complete website with pages, sections, text and photos, which you then edit. You can shape the employer and candidate paths and sector pages before anything goes live.

The draft gives you a starting structure that you adapt to the two path layout described above, with sector pages and separate calls to action. Your edits add what only you know: your sectors, your process, your terms and your real testimonials. AI work in the editor, such as rewriting a section for a different audience, uses credits at about $0.65 a credit. Once live, the AI SEO tools can help you check page titles and descriptions for sector searches.

Be honest with yourself about scope. A website builder makes a strong public face for the agency, but it is not an applicant tracking system, and agencies that need candidate databases, job board multiposting or compliance workflows usually run specialist recruitment software alongside the site. In that setup the website explains the agency and links to the system that manages applications. Choose the combination that matches the volume of roles you handle.

Questions recruitment agencies ask

These are the questions agencies raise most often when planning a site.

Should employers and candidates have separate pages?

Yes. The two audiences want different information and different next steps. Separate paths, linked from the home page and the navigation, stop either side from wading through content meant for the other.

Do job listings need structured data?

Only if you want them eligible for Google's job search features. Google lists five required properties and does not allow expired postings. Many agencies rely on their recruitment software to output the markup.

Should we publish our fees?

Many agencies describe their model, such as contingency or retained search, rather than exact figures. Explaining what drives the fee helps employers self qualify. Be clear with candidates about whether they pay anything.

Can we show placement numbers?

Only figures you can support from your own records and keep current. Out of date or unverifiable counts damage trust when an employer asks about them. Specific, approved testimonials are often more persuasive.

How often should listings be updated?

Remove filled or expired roles as soon as they close. Google says expired postings are not allowed and that ignoring them may lead to a manual action. A weekly review is a sensible habit for most agencies.

Where to start with your agency site

Map your two audiences and your sectors first, then build the home page split and one sector page for each side. Add listings and proof once the structure works.

Write the two home page buttons and the first line for each audience before anything else, because they set the direction for every other page. Next, draft the employer process page and the candidate registration page, keeping both forms short. Preview the site on a phone and ask one employer contact and one candidate to try their path while you watch. When both can reach their next step without help, publish the site and keep the listings current.