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Configuring your careers page

This content reflects the new careers page editor. Still using the old careers page editor? Click here for help.

Your careers page is the first point of contact applicants will have with your company. It is a landing page where you can direct applicants to apply for your open positions. The most successful hiring managers configure their careers page to make their company stand out and show applicants how passionate they are about what they do.

Watch this 3-minute video about the importance of a careers page.

Watch this video on how to configure your careers page or follow along below.

View your careers page

Your careers page link can be accessed from your Dashboard by clicking the Careers Page button in the top right of the screen.

If there are any changes you'd like to make to your careers page, click the down arrow icon and select Edit Careers Page from the drop-down menu.

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You can also edit your careers page by navigating to Settings > My Organization > Careers Page and clicking the Edit Careers Page button.

Gather assets

The best careers pages include photos, a company description, a company color, and (optional but strongly recommended) perks/benefits, employee testimonials, and a company video.

The most important content for your careers page is:

Your company's social media websites
4-5 company photos that highlight your company/employee culture (minimum of 1024x768 pixels; landscape orientation only; PNG, JPG, or GIF)
1 logo with a transparent background (minimum 300 pixels in width; PNG or JPG files only)
A couple of paragraphs advertising your company to prospective employees (not customers)
Color scheme for branding (Hex codes, for example #FFFFFF)
Company perks

Optional content for your careers page includes:

1 background image for the header area (minimum of 1600 pixels in width by 400 pixels in height, ideally a 4:1 ratio; JPG or PNG only)
Employee testimonials

The sections below describe how to add all of this content to your careers page.

Note: Only account administrators can make changes to careers pages.

Select your brand's main color

At the top of the page, click Main Color.

We recommend you input your primary company color hex code. If you do not know it, you can choose from the colors offered.

A useful tool to locate a color’s hex code is the Google Chrome extension called ColorPick Eyedropper — this tool allows you to drag your mouse over any color and it will give you that color’s exact hex code. You can then copy and paste the hex code into the blank under the color picker.

Note: This tool may only be used in the Google Chrome web browser.

Upload your logo

Click Logo, then click Upload image. Find your logo image on your computer. When you upload the image, your careers page will automatically update.

Configure the header

The Header Banner section allows you to add an image and/or a background color to overlay the image and header area.

Background images should be a minimum of 1600 pixels in width by 400 pixels in height (ideally a 4:1 ratio). The accepted file types are JPG and PNG.

The Header Content area allows you to add text to the header area.

After adding header content, you may need to play around with the header banner settings. You may find that after uploading an image it is hard to see the logo or read the headline or tagline. To mediate that, add a header banner background color that contrasts the text.

Below is an example of a careers page with a header title, subtitle, and header banner image:

Background images should be a minimum of 1600 pixels in width by 400 pixels in height (ideally a 4:1 ratio). The accepted file types are JPG and PNG.

Add a company description

We recommend configuring your company description before posting your first job in order to attract quality applicants. Your company description is displayed on all of your job postings and helps show potential applicants why they should work for you. This is your chance to describe your company and show off its unique culture.

To edit your company description, navigate to Settings > My Organization > Careers Page.

Click Edit Careers Page.

Open the Company Description section.

Use the text editor to create bulleted or numbered lists, create headings and subheadings, bold or italicize text, and more. When you're finished, click the Save button at the bottom of the page.

Here is what the company description will look like on your careers page:

Tips for writing a compelling company description

It is important to have a compelling company description — this is your opportunity to not only describe your company but also to show off your unique culture. Jobseekers have multiple options when applying for jobs, so it's best to set yourself apart.

Most importantly, you should be selling your company to prospective employees. The best company descriptions are honest, tell a great story, and answer the right questions for their intended audiences. What can the candidate stand to gain from working at your company? How will you help them advance their career? What benefits do you offer?

Add your company's social media websites

Open the Social Media section.

Here, you can add:

Your company website
A YouTube video showcasing your company
Your Facebook Business page URL
Your company LinkedIn page URL
Your company's Twitter URL
Your company's Instagram URL

Add company photos

Open the Image Carousel section.

Click Add to find a file on your computer to upload to your careers page. Save your changes.

JPG, PNG, and GIF are the only accepted file types. The recommended image size is at least 1024x768 pixels. Be careful not to stretch your photo and be mindful of the dimensions.

To ensure your job postings on social media are attractive and representative of your company, upload at least one photo to your image carousel.

The photos you add will rotate on your careers page.

To adjust the order of the photos, drag the images using the up-and-down arrow icons to the left of the thumbnail.

Add perks and benefits

Give the perks and benefits section a title. This can be anything from “Benefits” to “What We Offer” to “Why Work for Us?” The Subtitle and Description are not required.

Here is a sample of a careers page with added perks:

To add some perks, click the Add button. Make sure to include a title (the only required section). We recommend at least adding a title and an icon.

Commonly mentioned perks include:

Compensation
Bonus Potential
Retirement Savings Plans
Paid Time Off
Insurance Benefits
Employee Discounts/free benefits

For the icons, you can either choose a consistent icon for all perks (ex: a check mark) or you can use a different icon for each perk. We offer an extensive library of icons.

Click Save when you are finished.

Add testimonials

The Testimonials section has 5 blanks: Name, (Job) Title, Location, Testimonial, and Avatar. The only required fields are Testimonial and Name. Testimonials can really help sell your company to a job seeker.

Here's an example of a careers page with testimonials:

To add a Testimonial, click the Add button.

Job list settings

Job list settings dictate how your jobs are filtered on the job list page of your careers site.

You have 5 options for filtering job posts on the careers page. We recommend using the Zip Code Search and Narrow by Job Title, but any of the options may be used.

Advanced settings

If you have experience in HTML/CSS and want to explore further configuration options, open Advanced Settings.

Add custom CSS in the Custom Style Code field under Advanced code. We recommend only doing this if you have experience with CSS.

You can also disable reCAPTCHA from this drawer. CareerPlug uses reCAPTCHA to prevent fraud or spam applicant submissions, so we highly recommend that you do not disable reCAPTCHA.

Using the web widget

If you wish to get the code to place your CareerPlug careers page as a widget on your own company's website, navigate to Settings > My Organization > Careers Page.

Click Copy Code.