Author: Devisree J

Organizations always intend to grow and hiring is a usual process that caters to their growth. Most companies now have a career page on their website which makes candidates approach them directly with ease. Now, setting up a career page might look like a task, but here is an easy way to go about it – if your site runs on WordPress, this plugin would help you create a career page without any hassle. 

The plugin is none other than our WP Job Openings – a plugin that enables you to have a career or job listing page on your website within a matter of seconds.

The Need for Career Pages

There are various reasons why a career page is important for your website, which we have discussed earlier. One of the main benefits of having career pages on your website is its utility and efficiency in getting job listings done. You can display job listings directly on your website and the interested candidates can approach you without third-party registration. 

Another great advantage of having a career page on your website is that it brings traffic and lets the visitor go through other content available on your site! Traffic is the key and a career page is a great source to bring that. 

Whatever be your reason, the WPJO plugin allows you to set up the career page without code or editor. This article will help you understand the plugin better and how you can use it to have a thriving career page. 

WP Job Openings Plugin

I am excited to talk about this in-house, gem of a plugin! I see my team, work day in and out to make this plugin efficient and I can’t be prouder! 

So, what exactly is WP Job Openings? It is a simple, yet powerful plugin for your WordPress site to add a career page. It is a great way to drive traffic to your site, and also to display job listings without third-party registration. The plugin comes in two layout styles – grid and list. Both are mobile-friendly, easy to view and completely customisable. 

Some excellent features come with the plugin which include: 

• Easy to set up and use
• Modern Layout Styles
• Unlimited Job Specs
• Clean Design and Functionality
• Unlimited Filtering Options
• Search Functionality
• AJAX Powered Job Listing and Filtering
• Default Form for Application Submission
• Email Notifications
• Application Listings
• Structured for SEO
• WPML Support
• Developer Friendly
• Works With All Top Plugins and Themes

These are all features of our free version! There is a premium/pro version that comes with more interesting features; you can take a look at it if it interests you. 

Here’s the tutorial on how to install and use the WPJO free plugin. We hope this makes your work easier. 

Adding Career Pages to Your Site – Step by Step Tutorial

Step 1: Install and Activate

The first and foremost step is to install and activate the plugin. All you need to do is go to your WordPress website’s admin dashboard, click on the plugins page and find the search field on the top of the page. Type the name of the plugin and once it pops up, install and activate it. 

Step 2: Configure the plugin on the settings page

After installing and activating the plugin, the next step is to configure the plugin according to your liking. For this, you need to go to the settings page right under the Job Opening section on the left side of the dashboard. Under Settings, you will find five options to configure: 

• General 
• Appearance
• Job Specifications
• Form
• Notifications

Let’s go through them quickly one by one.

General 

The ‘General’ tab has all the common configurations for the plugin. You can go through them and make selections as per your job posting requirements – how it can be displayed, performed etc. 

Appearance

Under this tab, you can configure the appearance of the job listings page. There are various filters to choose from, so you can go through them all before you make a final decision. 

Job Specifications

All the job specs can be added and removed under this tab. You can add as many specs as you like, as this tab has the option to add as many as you want. 

Form

There is a built-in form that comes with the plugin and under this tab, you can configure it as per your requirements. 

Notifications

When an applicant applies for a job listed on your site, an in-built notification email will appear on your mailbox. Under the notifications tab, you can configure this and make it the way you like it. 

Step 3: Add a New Job Opening

Once you configure the settings, you are ready to add a new job opening to your career page. Under the Job Opening tab, you will find the ‘New Job Opening’ tab where you can add the new job opening. The job editor will open where you could add a title and the description of the job available.

You can even add an expiration date for the job! 

Once all the specifications are added, click on the ‘Publish’ button and the job opening will appear automatically on the career page. If you

Step 4: View Your Career Page that’s now live

Your career page is now live and you can see how it looks. The page will appear based on your chosen choice – a grid, or a list. To fill up the page, you can add job openings over time. Now, your career page is ready and it will be displayed beautifully on your website!

If you want to make any changes further, you can always go back to the settings page and change as per your requirements. 

View all applications whenever you want!

The WPJO plugin comes with an option to house all the applications submitted to all available job openings in one place. You can scroll down to the Applications tab under the Job Openings tab and you can view the information whenever you want. 

Wrapping Up

Having a career page is a great idea both for your website as well as business. And WP Job Openings will be an excellent addition to your site. If you have any thoughts or queries about the plugin, please feel free to contact us. 

Having a career page on your company website has many advantages that could directly benefit your organization. When searching for a job, coming across a solid career page is considered a valuable resource, agrees 64% of job seekers. The page will not only create a positive impact among your prospective employees but also make your clients understand your business effortlessly. The presence of such a page brings more value to your brand and builds trust in your clients. 

Firstly, What’s a career page? 

A Career page is part of your website where job openings are listed. It could be a single landing page, a microsite, or a hybrid page with details about your company, your values, why your employees love working with you, the skills expected from the new applicants, and what is in store for them.

For me, this information part is of utmost importance as it would help me tremendously to decide whether to ‘Apply’ for the job or not, and I am sure, this would be the deal-breaker for most job seekers too!

Now, let me take you through the importance of a career page on your website in detail.

1. Make Hiring Easy

With a career page on your website, you automatically cut out all the complex situations involved in a hiring process. You present the best version of yourself and let the job seekers find what is suitable for them and apply accordingly. There is no complicated process here and everything is transparent between you and the job seeker. 

2. Tell Your Story to The Job Seekers, The Way You Want

Your site’s career page is the first place where your potential employees come in touch with you. Hence, it has to be extremely impressed with all the details they would like to know about you.

You can tell your story the way you want here, with all the important information. This page is the best place to present the most stunning version of your story!

3. Save Time and Money

Usually, when you are looking for hiring someone new, the organic process is to advertise through online portals or newspapers. However, these may cost you money and a lot of time in receiving applications. With a career page on your website, this process is made easy and applicants can reach you directly through your site.

4. Increase in Organic Web Traffic

When a job seeker is looking for a job, they usually get into the search engine and search for the industry and job title. If you have a career page with SEO-friendly titles and keywords, it will only increase the web traffic to your site organically and keep you on top of the search results. 

5. Indirectly Boost your Business

From a client’s point of view, if an organization has an active career page, it means the business is steadily growing and it wouldn’t be a bad idea to associate with them. Their trust increases and they are ready to do business with organizations they have faith in. This only helps in the growth of your organization! 

6. Engage Visitors

Once you ensure that your career page has engaging content, it will automatically serve as the best platform to engage visitors. Your story will be well explained without putting in extra effort and you will have smooth hiring as well. 

7. Improve Brand Image

The best talents in the industry most likely will have their job preferences set right. When they land on your career page they find your brand reliable, resulting in the retention of the site visitor. This also means you get to hire the right people for your organization at no extra cost. 

8. Track Visitors to Your Career Pages

Since the career page is built into your organization’s website, visitor statistics can be easily tracked including demographics, locations, engagement data, and so on. These metrics will help you in customizing your website for your audience. 

9. Your HR will Thank You Immensely

With a career page on your website, the life of your HR is made easy! Otherwise, they will have to go into multiple online and offline portals, respond to umpteen inquiries, and spend a lot of time on emails and phone calls. A career page will help you procure as many potential candidates as possible and also allow you to choose the best among the lot. 

10. Future Possibilities

Sometimes people will randomly land on your career page, and check out your entire website without an intention to seek jobs. However, with an excellent career page, you can bring them back to your website, when they are actually looking for a job! 

11. Build A Great Organization with the Career Page

By now, you might have understood that a career page can help you hire the best candidates in the industry for your organization, and help you build it slow and steady. With a simple plugin like WP Job Openings, you can create a career page on your website at a reasonable cost. The tool allows you to list jobs on your website and manage it easily from your dashboard. 

Wrapping Up

An efficient career page will be easy to find, have all the details of the organization, have jobs listed seamlessly, and help job seekers make wise decisions. It improves your relationship with your clients and also brings in excellent talents to your organization. Together, you can build your business and take it to greater heights.