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Recruitment Agency Website Development

Your ATS and Website Don't Talk — So Candidates Apply Elsewhere

3x
More Applications
vs. template sites
<1s
Page Load
Job search results
95+
Lighthouse Score
Performance target
40%
Lower Bounce Rate
Optimized candidate UX
What Recruitment Website Development Actually Fixes — And What It Won't

Your job post goes live in your ATS. Five minutes later, it's on your website — indexed, mobile-optimized, and auto-filtered by location and salary band. Your candidate lands on a nursing job in Austin, one-clicks to apply with LinkedIn, and gets a status dashboard without a single email to your team. That's recruitment website development that closes the gap between your ATS and your applicant funnel. We're talking real-time job sync, resume parsing that cuts apply time to 30 seconds, and SEO-generated location pages that rank for the exact searches your candidates are making. Not a templated job board that looks like every competitor's. Not a site that forces recruiters to duplicate postings by hand. Your business runs on speed — if your website makes candidates wait, filter manually, or email for status updates, you're bleeding applicants to platforms that don't.

Waar projecten falen

Your ATS and website don't talk to each other Manually duplicating job posts wastes recruiter hours and creates stale listings that frustrate candidates.
Job search is slow and hard to filter Candidates give up and apply through Indeed or LinkedIn instead, and you lose that relationship entirely.
No candidate portal or self-service tools Your team buries itself in email threads just to track application status, references, and document submissions.
Your template site looks like every competitor's Clients and candidates can't tell you apart, so you end up competing on price.
The mobile experience is broken for job seekers Over 60% of job searches happen on mobile — a clunky experience kills applicants at the top of your funnel.
No SEO strategy for job listings or location pages You're invisible in organic search for high-intent queries like "nursing jobs in Austin" — the exact searches your candidates are making.

Compliance

ATS Sync

Bi-directional integration with Greenhouse, Lever, Bullhorn, or JobAdder. Jobs publish automatically and applications flow straight into your pipeline.

Advanced Job Search

Algolia-powered instant search with filters for location, salary, contract type, and industry. Results load in under 200ms.

Candidate Portal

A secure self-service area where candidates upload documents, track application status, and manage their profile — without emailing your team.

Employer Microsites

Dedicated landing pages for key clients that highlight their culture, open roles, and employer brand, driving higher-quality referrals.

Analytics Dashboard

Track application sources, conversion rates by job listing, and where candidates drop off. Data you can actually do something with.

GDPR & Data Protection

Consent management, automated data retention policies, and candidate data deletion workflows built into every form and portal interaction.

Wat we bouwen

Sync jobs from your ATS every 5 minutes with auto-expiration

Your recruiters stop manually duplicating job posts across platforms

Parse resumes and LinkedIn profiles in under 30 seconds

Candidates complete applications in one click and never email for status updates

Generate SEO-optimized pages for every city and region you recruit

Your agency ranks organically for high-intent searches like 'nursing jobs in Austin'

Track referrals with unique links and automated reward notifications

Your referral program attributes placements and automates bonus notifications

Build candidate portals with self-service status and document upload

Your team stops fielding 'what's my application status' calls and emails

Deploy interactive salary estimators that position your agency as the market authority

Your content hub drives organic traffic with salary guides and hiring trend analysis

Ons proces

01

Discovery & ATS Audit

We map your recruitment workflow, audit your current ATS setup, and nail down integration requirements. We talk to recruiters and hiring managers to find out what's actually slowing things down.
Week 1
02

Architecture & Design

Information architecture for job taxonomy, candidate flows, and employer pages. High-fidelity designs that differentiate your brand without making the UX harder than it needs to be.
Weeks 2–3
03

Build & Integrate

Next.js front-end with ATS API integration, Algolia search indexing, and candidate portal development. Every job listing is a statically generated page built for SEO.
Weeks 4–7
04

Test & Migrate

Cross-browser testing, ATS sync validation, load testing with 10,000+ job listings, and 301 redirect mapping from your existing site. No traffic gets left behind.
Week 8
05

Launch & Optimize

Deployment to the Vercel edge network, search console submission, and 30 days of post-launch monitoring. We track application conversion rates and fix underperforming pages.
Week 9+
Next.jsSupabaseVercelGreenhouse APILever APIAlgoliaTailwind CSSSanity CMS

Veelgestelde vragen

How does ATS integration work with a custom recruitment website?

We connect to your ATS through its API — Greenhouse, Lever, Bullhorn, and most major platforms have solid APIs. Jobs sync on a schedule you control, typically every 5 minutes. When a candidate applies on your site, the application, resume, and metadata go straight into your ATS pipeline. Zero manual entry.

Can candidates apply without creating an account?

Yes. We build one-click apply using LinkedIn profile data or resume parsing, so candidates can submit in under 30 seconds. Account creation is optional — useful for candidates who want to track status or save searches, but never a barrier to applying.

How do you handle SEO for hundreds of job listings?

Every job listing gets its own statically generated page with structured data markup (JobPosting schema). We also build location and category hub pages that pull together related roles. Expired listings return proper status codes and redirect to relevant active searches, so dead pages don't pile up.

Will my site handle high traffic during major hiring pushes?

Absolutely. We deploy on Vercel's edge network with static generation for job pages, so your site handles millions of requests without slowing down. Search runs on Algolia's distributed infrastructure, which means filtering stays fast no matter the traffic volume.

How long does a recruitment website project take?

A typical recruitment agency site with ATS integration, job search, and a candidate portal takes 8–10 weeks from kickoff to launch. Simpler builds without a candidate portal can ship in 6 weeks. The main variables are ATS integration complexity and the number of custom features.

Can I manage content and landing pages without a developer?

Yes. We build with a headless CMS — typically Sanity — that gives your marketing team full control over blog posts, team pages, employer microsites, and landing pages. Job content syncs from your ATS automatically. Your team only manages the marketing content they should be managing.

Recruitment Sites from $12,000
Fixed-fee. ATS integration included. 30-day post-launch support.
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