1. The Page Titles You Create Should
Describe the content of your page in an accurate manner Unique by page Brief but Descriptive Sample job page title: Front End Web Developer Job. The page title describes the job in an accurate manner using relevant keywords. Common job page mistake: Careers at MyCompany.com: The page title does not reference the job and is usually repeated on each page of the site.
2. Use Descriptive Meta Tags
Description meta tags are very important as they provide search engines such as Google a summary of what a certain page is about. While the content isn’t usually used for ranking purposes, it is usually displayed as a descriptive snippet of a site in search results. You should: Summarize the content of your page in an accurate manner Use unique descriptions for each page Attract the online job seeker to your page
3. Structure Your URLs Properly
It is very important to structure your URLs properly because it enables search engines to understand your page’s context. In addition, they enable people to know whether or not a page is worth checking out as they are able to know the content of a certain page. Your URLs should: Include keywords such as job titles Relate to the content of your page Be easy to read i.e. has proper sentence structure Be concise as shorter is usually better Exclude dynamic parameters when possible e.g. “type=blog&id=44”).
4. Improve Your Website Navigation
Good website navigation enables search engine bots to index your site in an efficient way when they crawl your pages. It also makes it easier for users to find your content. Providing users with ‘breadcrumb lists e.g. “Home> Resources> Articles> Blog” Make it possible to remove part of the URL i.e. for a URL such as mycompany.com/jobs/atlanta/softwarejob1 you can get rid of the last part and the result needs to return a real page at mycompany.com/jobs/atlanta (the page will list all the job openings in Atlanta). Create two sitemaps: one for search engines and the other for users. Create a hierarchy that flows naturally Instead of complex javascript menus or image links, use mostly text for navigation.
5. Create High-Quality Content
If you offer high-quality content, you are likely to achieve a high search engine ranking. Keep in mind that online users will understand your content differently. Offer original and informative content. For a career site, such content includes information about the work environment, employment videos, and culture. High-quality content is: Unique and doesn’t replicate content from other sites Useful and valuable Informative and useful (think 5W’s, answer questions) Engaging (has widgets, images, and interactive features) Credible (has things like testimonials) Error-free (does not have spelling errors or grammatical errors)
6. Create Good Anchor Text
Anchor text refers to the readable text of a link as it appears on a page like, “view our available jobs.” Good anchor text is important as it makes it easy for you to convey content that is linked. Use descriptive text instead of “click here.” Be concise Make anchor text easy to spot by formatting it i.e. underline anchor text and make the font blue Also, consider anchor text for internal links For instance, if you have a list of open jobs and each of the links to the job description page, the anchor text needs to be the title of each of the open jobs.
7. Consider Image Optimization
Using the “alt” attribute in the HTML can help you provide image-related information. So, if you want to provide information about any image, use it. Adding alt attribute can be done easily by using any HTML Editor. The file names and alt text you use should be concise but descriptive Supply an Image Sitemap file When you use images as links, supply alt text
