Carerix fully supports Google for Jobs

Carerix optimally supports Google for Jobs

The Carerix plugin ensures that Google can optimally index the vacancy data at the back end. This way, your vacancies are easy to find in Google for Jobs!

The two components that you need to adjust yourself are the website and the vacancy texts. Curious how you can do this? We list it for you based on 5 most frequently asked questions.

What exactly does Google want to know?

With every new vacancy, you send information to Google. In fact, you send a piece of code to Google, which then translates it as Job Post. This piece of code must meet a number of requirements. First of all, it is important that the information you send matches the text of your vacancy. Furthermore, there are 10 things that Google would like to know. Of these, 6 are mandatory and 4 are desirable.

  • Date of publication
  • A full description of the vacancy in HTML. Please note: this includes responsibilities, duties and what you offer as an employer.
  • Company name. Do you normally prefer to talk about ‘our client’? Then you are 1-0 behind in Google for Jobs. 
  • The exact location where the candidate will be working.
  • A good job title
  • An application deadline (end date)

Desired technical data

With every new vacancy, you send information to Google. In fact, you send a piece of code to Google, which then translates it as Job Post. This piece of code must meet a number of requirements. First of all, it is important that the information you send matches the text of your vacancy. Furthermore, there are 10 things that Google would like to know. Of these, 6 are mandatory and 4 are desirable.

  • Salary. A minimum and maximum salary can be specified. If you do not specify this value, Google will show an amount based on comparable vacancies.
  • Type of employment. Is it a full-time position, part-time position, temporary position?
  • Vacancy ID. Your own reference to the vacancy.
  • Location. A field specifically for vacancies where candidates work 100% remotely.

Are my vacancies searchable?

Carerix offers structured vacancy data to your website. The website must then ensure that this data is made indexable.

Carerix Plugin

When you use the WordPress Plugin from Carerix, you can easily prepare your website for Google for Jobs. You can offer vacancies to Google for Jobs. This checkbox is in the plugin, if necessary, contact your web builder to check this box.

The WordPress Plugin does or does not pass the name of the Client to Google for Jobs, depending on whether you have checked the “Anonymous Vacancy” box for your vacancy.

You can choose to replace the name of the Client with your own organization.

You can choose to replace the name of the Client with your own organization.

Technical documentation
WordPress Plugin & Google for Jobs

  • Checked in Carerix: Vacancy anonymous » no client information to Google for Jobs
  • Checked in Carerix: Publish salary » salary data is sent to Google for Jobs

See further Technical documentation Carerix WordPress plugin & Google For Jobs

Fields mapping: Google » Carerix

  • description » intro
  • datePosted » pub date
  • validThrough » endDate
  • hiringOrganization » company (if not anonymous)
  • jobLocation:place:address: addressLocality » work location
  • jobLocation:place:address: addressRegion » region
  • jobLocation:place:address: postalCode » postalCode
  • jobLocation:place:address: addressCountry » country
  • If only minSalary or maxSalary is filled:
  • baseSalary:value » minSalary (if maxSalary is empty) or maxSalary (if minSalary is empty)
  • If minSalary and maxSalary are filled:
  • baseSalary:minValue » minSalary
  • baseSalary:maxValue » maxSalary
  • currency » salaryCurrency
  • unitText » salaryPeriodClassification (as HourTag » HOUR, DayTag » DAY, WeekTag » WEEK, MonthTag » MONTH and YearTag » YEAR)

Can I check if my website contains structured data?

Yes, you can. Check via Search Console whether the vacancies on your website are displayed in a structured manner. Do you get 0 error messages (‘Errors’) under the ‘JobPosting’ tab? Then your vacancies will soon be optimally searchable in Google for Jobs. You can also view a preview of the Google results.

Structured for Google for Jobs

I want to know more about the technical side of Google myself. Where can I find this technical documentation?

You can find all technical documentation of Google for Jobs via Google Developers.





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