How to Get Your Job Listings on Google for Jobs

What is Google for Jobs?

Google for Jobs is a powerful feature that displays job listings directly in Google search results.

When job seekers search for positions, Google shows a special jobs box with rich information including company names, locations, and salary details. Getting your jobs listed here can significantly increase your visibility and applications.

Prerequisites

Before your jobs can appear on Google for Jobs, ensure you have:

✅ A WordPress website with the Recruitly plugin installed

✅ Active job listings published on your site

✅ Access to edit your theme's functions.php file

✅ Google Search Console account (recommended for monitoring)

Step-by-Step Implementation Guide

Step 1: Add the Structured Data Code

Add the following code to your WordPress theme's functions.php file. You can access this through:

• WordPress Admin → Appearance → Theme Editor → functions.php, or
• Via FTP/cPanel in /wp-content/themes/your-theme/functions.php

/**
 * Add Google Jobs structured data to Recruitly job posts
 * Customize the values below according to your needs
 */
function custom_recruitly_google_jobs_structured_data() {
    if (is_singular('current-vacancies')) { // Recruitly post type
        global $post;
        
        // CUSTOMIZE THESE VALUES
        $agency_name = 'Your Agency Name'; // Replace with your agency name
        $currency = 'USD'; // Change to your currency: GBP, EUR, AUD, etc.
        $default_country = 'US'; // Default country if none specified
        
        // Map your job types to Google's employment types
        $employment_type_map = array(
            'Full Time' => 'FULL_TIME',
            'Part Time' => 'PART_TIME',
            'Contract' => 'CONTRACTOR',
            'Temporary' => 'TEMPORARY',
            'Intern' => 'INTERN',
            'Freelance' => 'CONTRACTOR',
            'Permanent' => 'FULL_TIME',
            // Add more mappings as needed
        );
        
        // Get job meta data
        $job_type = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'jobType', true);
        $posted_on = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'postedOn', true);
        $company_name = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'companyName', true);
        $min_salary = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'minSalaryRange', true);
        $max_salary = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'maxSalaryRange', true);
        
        // Location data
        $country = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'country', true) ?: $default_country;
        $city = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'town', true);
        $region = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'county', true);
        $postal_code = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'postCode', true);
        $remote_working = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'remoteWorking', true);
        
        $employment_type = isset($employment_type_map[$job_type]) ? $employment_type_map[$job_type] : 'FULL_TIME';
        
        // Build structured data
        $structured_data = array(
            '@context' => 'https://schema.org/',
            '@type' => 'JobPosting',
            'title' => get_the_title(),
            'description' => strip_tags(get_the_content()),
            'datePosted' => date('Y-m-d', strtotime($posted_on)),
            'employmentType' => $employment_type,
            'validThrough' => date('Y-m-d', strtotime($posted_on . ' + 60 days')) . 'T23:59:59'
        );
        
        // Organization - use agency name or company name
        $structured_data['hiringOrganization'] = array(
            '@type' => 'Organization',
            'name' => $company_name ?: $agency_name // Uses company name if available, otherwise agency
        );
        
        // Location
        if ($remote_working == 'true' || $remote_working == 1) {
            $structured_data['jobLocationType'] = 'TELECOMMUTE';
        }
        
        $location_data = array(
            '@type' => 'Place',
            'address' => array(
                '@type' => 'PostalAddress',
                'addressCountry' => $country
            )
        );
        
        if ($city) $location_data['address']['addressLocality'] = $city;
        if ($region) $location_data['address']['addressRegion'] = $region;
        if ($postal_code) $location_data['address']['postalCode'] = $postal_code;
        
        $structured_data['jobLocation'] = $location_data;
        
        // Salary (optional but recommended)
        if ($min_salary || $max_salary) {
            $salary_data = array(
                '@type' => 'MonetaryAmount',
                'currency' => $currency
            );
            
            if ($min_salary && $max_salary) {
                $salary_data['value'] = array(
                    '@type' => 'QuantitativeValue',
                    'minValue' => floatval($min_salary),
                    'maxValue' => floatval($max_salary),
                    'unitText' => 'YEAR'
                );
            } elseif ($min_salary || $max_salary) {
                $salary_data['value'] = array(
                    '@type' => 'QuantitativeValue',
                    'value' => floatval($min_salary ?: $max_salary),
                    'unitText' => 'YEAR'
                );
            }
            
            $structured_data['baseSalary'] = $salary_data;
        }
        
        // Output the structured data
        ?>
        <script type="application/ld+json">
        <?php echo wp_json_encode($structured_data, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_PRETTY_PRINT); ?>
        </script>
        <?php
    }
}
add_action('wp_head', 'custom_recruitly_google_jobs_structured_data');

$agency_name = 'Your Agency Name'; // Replace with your actual name

$currency = 'USD'; // Common options: GBP, EUR, AUD, CAD, INR

$default_country = 'US'; // Use 2-letter country codes: GB, AU, CA, IN

$employment_type_map = array(
    'Full Time' => 'FULL_TIME',
    'Part Time' => 'PART_TIME',
    'Contract' => 'CONTRACTOR',
    'Temporary' => 'TEMPORARY',
    'Permanent' => 'FULL_TIME',
    'Casual' => 'PART_TIME',
    'Fixed Term' => 'TEMPORARY',
    // Add your custom types here
);