{"id":25205,"date":"2021-07-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/google-bilgi-bankasi\/updating-our-job-posting-guidelines-to-improve-quality-of-results-for-job-seekers\/"},"modified":"2021-07-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T00:00:00","slug":"updating-our-job-posting-guidelines-to-improve-quality-of-results-for-job-seekers","status":"publish","type":"ar_kb","link":"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/google-bilgi-bankasi\/updating-our-job-posting-guidelines-to-improve-quality-of-results-for-job-seekers\/","title":{"rendered":"Updating our job posting guidelines to improve quality of results for job seekers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"gargardate\">Tuesday, July 13, 2021<\/p>\n<p>\n  Searching for a job can be a time-consuming process and the outcome of the application may be life<br \/>\n  changing. That&#8217;s why providing job seekers with authentic, fresh, and trustworthy content when<br \/>\n  they come to Google Search is our top priority.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  To better understand our user&#8217;s perspective, we asked tens of thousands of job seekers around the<br \/>\n  world to tell us more about their experience when applying to jobs online. Based on this feedback,<br \/>\n  we were able to identify common themes to help improve the quality of our results. Today we are<br \/>\n  announcing a <a href=\"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/google-bilgi-bankasi\/job-posting-jobposting-structured-data-for-job-search\/#direct-apply\">new structured data<br \/>\n  property<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/google-bilgi-bankasi\/job-posting-jobposting-structured-data-for-job-search\/#editorial\">new editorial content policy<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"new-directapply-property\" tabindex=\"-1\">New <code>directApply<\/code> property <\/h2>\n<p>\n  The <a href=\"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/google-bilgi-bankasi\/job-posting-jobposting-structured-data-for-job-search\/#direct-apply\"><code>directApply<\/code> property<\/a><br \/>\n  is an optional way that enables you to share if your job listing offers a <em>direct apply<\/em><br \/>\n  experience. We define a <em>direct apply<\/em> experience in terms of the user actions required to<br \/>\n  apply for the job, which means that the user is offered a short and straightforward application<br \/>\n  process on your page.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  You likely offer a direct apply experience if your site provides one of the following experiences:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The user completes the application process on your site.<\/li>\n<li>Once arriving at your page from Google, the user doesn&#8217;t have to click on apply and provide<br \/>\n    user information more than once to complete the application process.\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kb-gorsel\/g-0a2f9494a454.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Illustrations of acceptable direct apply processes\"><\/p>\n<p>As we work to integrate this information to Google, you may not see any effect in Google Search right away.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"new-editorial-content-policy\" tabindex=\"-1\">New editorial content policy<\/h2>\n<p>\n  To ensure users can understand your content and can easily apply for the job, we&#8217;re adding a<br \/>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/google-bilgi-bankasi\/job-posting-jobposting-structured-data-for-job-search\/#editorial\">new editorial content policy<\/a> for job postings<br \/>\n  on Google Search. The new editorial content policy include guidance around obstructive text and images,<br \/>\n  excessive and distractive ads, or content that doesn&#8217;t add any value to the job posting. Job<br \/>\n  listings should also follow basic grammar rules, such as proper capitalization.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This will help us improve the quality of our results and develop new functionality within the product.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  To provide sufficient time for implementation, the new editorial content policy will go into effect on<br \/>\n  October 1, 2021. For additional details, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/google-bilgi-bankasi\/job-posting-jobposting-structured-data-for-job-search\/#editorial\">developer<br \/>\n  documentation<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"top-issues-site-owners-can-address-to-improve-job-seeker-trust\" tabindex=\"-1\">Top issues site owners can address to improve job seeker trust<\/h2>\n<p>\n  Based on our research findings, you can improve job seeker trust by addressing the following<br \/>\n  aspects on your site:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Verify that there are no scammy or spammy job posts on your site<\/b>. These are job posts<br \/>\n    that don&#8217;t represent a real job opportunity. Make sure that you only markup pages with a single<br \/>\n    and actionable job opportunity. <\/li>\n<li><b>Ensure a good user experience.<\/b> According to our users, sites with poor user experience<br \/>\n    are those that ask for user information when it is not necessary, have poor quality pages (for<br \/>\n    example, excessive or obstructive ads), and\/or have complex application processes (for example,<br \/>\n    lead to many redirects). Poor user experience also reduces application completion rate.<\/li>\n<li><b>Remove expired job posts<\/b>. Don&#8217;t leave a job post open if it is no longer accepting new<br \/>\n    applications. Applying and not hearing back from the employer is a common complaint of job<br \/>\n    seekers. When you remove the job from your site, make sure to also remove the markup or update<br \/>\n    the <a href=\"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/google-bilgi-bankasi\/job-posting-jobposting-structured-data-for-job-search\/#valid-through\"><code>validThrough<\/code><\/a><br \/>\n    property. We encourage the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/apis\/indexing-api\/v3\/quickstart\">Indexing<br \/>\n    API<\/a> to update us on the change. Landing on an expired job post, especially after a few<br \/>\n    redirects, is a very frustrating experience.<\/li>\n<li><b>Make sure that the job&#8217;s posting date is genuine<\/b>. Users use freshness as a signal to<br \/>\n    assess if a position accepts new applicants, chances to get hired, attractiveness of the position<br \/>\n    and more. Don&#8217;t mask old jobs as new ones and don&#8217;t update the <a href=\"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/google-bilgi-bankasi\/job-posting-jobposting-structured-data-for-job-search\/#date-posted\"><code>DatePosted<\/code><\/a> property if there was no change to the job post.<\/li>\n<li><b>Don&#8217;t include wrong or misleading information in the job post or the markup<\/b>. This<br \/>\n    includes incorrect salary, location, working hours, employment type, or other job specific<br \/>\n    details. To avoid this make sure that the job post describes the job correctly and that the<br \/>\n    markup is an accurate representation of the job post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n  We work to ensure that the results presented on Google are trustworthy and provide a good<br \/>\n  experience for users. We have no doubt that this goal is shared with all sites that help job<br \/>\n  seekers find a job. If you have any questions or thoughts, reach out to us on the<br \/>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/community\" class=\"external-link\">Google<br \/>\n  Search Central Community<\/a> or on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/googlesearchc\" class=\"external-link\">Twitter<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-author\">Posted by Gilad Orly, Product Manager, Google Search<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Searching for a job can be a time-consuming process and the outcome of the application may be life changing. That&#8217;s why providing job seekers with authentic, fresh, and trustworthy content when they come to Google Search is our top priority. 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