Job Board Configuration

Overview

The PCRecruiter Job Board is the portion of the PCRecruiter hosted platform which is made visible to candidates and jobseekers either by directly linking to it or, more commonly, by using an ‘iframe’ (inline frame) and accompanying JavaScript to insert into a page on a website. It is through this portal that job data is made visible to the public, as well as through which incoming candidates are entered into the system and attached to the appropriate position pipelines. This document covers the implementation of the stock PCRecruiter Job Board features but does not touch on custom integrations or other capabilities leveraging the public API.

Setup

Configuration of the job board requires top-level administrative access to PCRecruiter. Once logged in, you’ll find all the required panels under the SYSTEM option in the main PCRecruiter menu.

The following panels are found under the JOB BOARD submenu:

  • Job Board Results: Controls the layout of the search results / job list and related items such as filters and sorting.
  • Job Board Search: Controls the job search form and custom-filtered URLs.
  • Job Details: Controls the layout of the individual job display, social login options, and structured schema data (Google Jobs, etc.)
  • Job Board Register: Controls the layout and fields used in the basic candidate data forms for applying, passive info submission, and updates.
  • Job Board Messages: Customization of intro text (to appear above the results list), Thank You screen, and message for empty search results.
  • Inquiries/Apply: Controls the email notification to users or system admins when a candidate applies.
  • Job Board Style: Editing of stylesheets and header scripts.
  • Job Board Options: Specify Profile data sheets for registering and applying, and disable/enable return login button.
  • Job Board Import/Export Settings: Upload or download configuration files for the Job Board.
  • Custom Forms: Create and embed one-way record entry forms in external web pages.
  • Job Board EEOC: Configuration and enabling of fields for EEOC demographics and source tracking.
  • Position Life Span: Optional maximum days for jobs to remain public.
  • Landing Pages: Defines the URL(s) for the system’s iframe URL redirection.

General Notes

  • The job board is built using Bootstrap 3.2 and layouts for the various screens use this framework for responsive layouts. It is highly recommended that any job board setup be checked on both desktop and mobile devices before deployment.
  • On any panel with an HTML editor, you may click the < > button to view and edit the HTML source. In many cases, some hand-editing of the source will be required.
  • On most HTML editor screens, the Template button in the editing toolbar inserts sample layouts that can be used as a starting point for customization.
  • On the HTML editor screens, the Insert Fields button in the editing toolbar includes the various fields that can be inserted into that screen. The Insert Fields button includes other screen-dependent inserts which are outlined below.
  • When inserting a field, you may replace the text label of that item by simply altering it in the editor. You may also choose to insert the merge tag for the field directly (e.g. [[positions.title]]) in order to wrap it with your own custom HTML.
  • Most panels include an “Open Website” link in the Action menu at the upper right corner which will launch the job board link for viewing. If the older Classic Extensions are currently enabled on the database, adding &forcenew=y to the job board URL will allow viewing of the newer board. Some panels also include a “Preview Mobile” and “Preview Desktop” option for loading the Job Board in a pre-sized modal dialog.
  • Comments regarding WCAG compliance can be found at the end of this document.

Job Board Results

When the job board is loaded, the initial screen is a list of the available job openings (Status = ‘Available/Open’, Number of Openings not equal to zero, Show On Web = Show). This panel defines how this job list / search results screen is laid out.

The primary area of the screen is an HTML editor in which the designer creates the format for a single job, which will be repeated for each job in the resulting list.

Special items to be aware of in the Insert Fields list here are the Position_Logo and Company_Logo inserts, which will return an image uploaded to the job or company, and also the Web_Notes, which can be used for adding text-only excerpts or short descriptions.

Below the HTML editor you’ll find additional options:

  • Rows Per Page: Indicates, in multiples of 12, the maximum number of results that will be included in a single page of listings.
  • List Jobs Before Searching: By default, the first page of jobs will appear automatically when the job board loads. When set to ‘Never Show’, job listings will only appear after the user performs a search.
  • Allow Blank Searches: When set to ‘Yes,’ submitting the search form will return all of the available openings. When set to ‘No,’ at least one search criteria must be entered. This switch can be helpful if you wish to hide the sum total of available openings by requiring the jobseeker to filter them in some way before seeing them.
  • Container Size: This switch relates to the Bootstrap framework and indicates the screen width breakpoint used in determining whether to switch to a single-column layout. Most PCR job boards, when framed into another website, use Medium, Small, or Extra Small.

Sort and Filter

In the Action menu at the upper right corner of the Job Board Results frame you will find the Sorting Options panel. The first two dropdowns define what order the positions will appear in upon initial load. Common settings are to sort by Date Posted, Desc (i.e. newest first) and then to use State, Asc (i.e. states starting with A first) as a secondary sort.

The Custom Sort Bar section allows the insertion of a configurable sort feature, which will appear at the top of the listing. The ‘Template’ button will insert a stock example, and the Insert Fields button on the editor is used for inserting the fields which will be available as sort options. Note: If a tilde (~) is used in this setup, it will be converted to a pipe (|) on the display side.

The Insert Fields button on this screen also includes a Filter option, which adds a Filter link into the sort bar. Clicking the Filter link loads a panel that is used for further refining search results. To adjust which fields appear in the Filter panel, use the ‘Filter’ option on the left.

This editing panel is used for building the job search form, which appears at the top of the job list. Special items to be aware of in the Insert Fields list are the “Go” insert, which places the button for running the search, and the “Clear” insert, which inserts a button that empties all selections in the search form.

Below the editor, you’ll find the Auto Complete Locale switch. If the form is being configured to use one of the postal/zip code searches with a radius, PCRecruiter defaults to using a US/Canada zip code radius database. This switch can be changed if the postal search is being used in one of the other supported locales.

The Show Search Box option defaults to ‘Always Show Search.’ If set to ‘Hide Search,’ the search form will be hidden when the page loads. Instead, a ‘Search’ button will appear. Clicking the button will cause the form to expand into view. Hiding the search is recommended when only one or two pages of jobs are available.

In the Action menu at the upper right corner of the frame you will find the Custom Filters panel. This panel can generate job board URLs that are filtered to a specific query. Common uses for this utility include location or industry-specific links, job boards that include internal positions, and so on. To use this panel, enter an SQL query into the box (e.g. positions.state = ‘OH’) and click ‘Generate Search URL’ to retrieve the filtered link URL. By default, this URL will retain the filter regardless of the user’s searching or other actions. If the ‘Do not retain search’ box is checked when generating the search URL, the jobseeker will be able to view the un-filtered default job content by running a new search or otherwise leaving the initial result list generated by the filter.

Job Details

This panel contains the following sub-sections:

Design

This section controls the layout of the individual job pages. As with other panels, the ‘Template’ button in the toolbar inserts stock examples, and the Insert Fields button places the individual fields into the screen.

Special Items in the Insert Fields on this panel include:

  • Social_Share_Bar: This will insert a “Share This Position” button into the layout. Adjustments to placement and CSS are often necessary to make sure that the button is sized appropriately and that it doesn’t move to a strange location on smaller devices.
  • Position.Apply.Button: By default, the ‘Apply’ button is automatically added at the bottom of the page below all other elements. Inserting this item into the layout hides the default button and adds an Apply button at the insertion point. It’s also possible to insert more than one button – for example, one at the top and one at the bottom for sites with very long descriptions.

Apply Button

When a jobseeker clicks ‘Apply’, the first screen they are presented with will be a selection of social networks to log in with. Logging in with a social network saves time in entering contact info and creates an OAUTH secure login key so that they may return with that social network in the future and avoid creating a duplicate record in the system.

This panel defines the social network options page. The ‘Template’ button includes a full-color and monochrome version of the social network screen. The social icons may be added, removed, styled, and rearranged as with any other screen layout. If this configuration panel is left entirely empty, the ‘Apply’ button will skip ahead directly to the apply/register form.

Login Screen

This panel serves the same function as the ‘Apply Button’ panel above but controls the options available for returning users if the Log In option has been enabled. In many cases, the Login Screen and Apply Button screen will be identical, but the separate configurations allow different instructions or options on the two screens.

Schema

This panel configures the Job Schema JSON data for the job detail page. This is primarily for the benefit of Google, which will recognize this data and include the jobs in their job search tool. Fields with red asterisks are required, while those with blue asterisks are ‘recommended’ by Google. The Reset Schema option in the Action menu at the upper right corner will pre-set the Title, Description, Date Posted, Identifier, City, Postal Code, and Country fields to the most common choices. We also recommend setting Employment Type and Region/State if possible. The ‘Hiring Organization > Name’ item is required. You may simply enter the name of your company into the box to the right or select Position Predefined: Company Name from the dropdown to allow Google to see the actual company name from the database. Note that configuring this panel is not a guarantee that Google will list the jobs, but it does guarantee that the job’s data will be in the proper format for their search spider if they index the page.

NOTE: The Resume First panel has been deprecated and will be phased out in upcoming versions.

Job Board Register

This panel contains the following sub-sections:

Register

This section defines the self-entry form for jobseekers who are not applying to a specific position, but are passively submitting their information. Attaching an asterisk to any field will make it required for the form submission.
The Insert Fields button on this panel includes a number of special items:

  • Name.Upload_Attachment: Inserting one of these items generates a file upload button that can be used for collecting cover letters, certifications, or other non-resume files. Although the interface offers numbered attachments up to 10, you may add more by simply incrementing the numbers. Bear in mind that allowing many file uploads could impact performance of the form.
  • Name.Reg_Memo_Field: Inserting one of these items generates a textarea question. This may be useful for long-form answers that do not correspond to any standard 255-character field and are applicable to this candidate regardless of the job (i.e. “List any special skills, memberships, or certifications.”) These answers will be stored in an attachment on the Name record.
  • Name.Upload_Resume: This field adds an ‘upload’ button to the registration form that stores the uploaded document in the Resume area of the record. After selecting the file, a tab with the filename appears next to the field to confirm that it’s been selected. If the jobseeker returns to the site within 14 days, the indicator will remain visible. After that, they will need to upload a new resume if they want to submit the form again.
  • Name.Upload_Cover_Letter: This field adds an ‘upload’ button to the registration form that works just like the ‘Upload_Attachment’ insert described above, but the attachment’s “Description” will be set to “Cover Letter.”
  • Name.Password / Name.Confirm_Password: If you are allowing candidates to register without using any social network, their Email and Password will be used for identifying them. The Password field will only appear if the Login item under Job Board Options has been turned on, and only if the registrant did not select any social network.
  • Name.History: These items insert the History Fields blocks, which are configured under System > History Fields.

Apply

This section performs the same functions as the ‘Register’ panel described above but is used when the candidate is applying to a specific position (i.e. clicking the Apply button on a job rather than a general ‘submit resume’ link.)

The Insert Fields button here includes Name.Apply_Memo_Field inserts which work just like the Reg_Memo_Field choices but are collected on a per-job basis. Apply_Memo boxes are blank when the screen loads, whereas Reg_Memo responses are retained from one application to the next. Apply_Memo_Field inserts are for questions like “What makes you a fit for this job?” or “Describe your skills in this particular industry.”

NOTE: “Dropdown” custom fields will appear as Select answers on registration forms with the field name/label as the displayed initial value. You may wish to convert these to radio selections instead, particularly if the question is very long, or if the item is a simple yes/no. You may turn the field into a “pick only one” multi-select list by switching to the HTML source view and appending (Radio) to the data-field=”” parameter.

Update

This section is used for configuring which fields will be available for returning candidates to alter when using the ‘Update My Information’ link. The update function is only visible if the ‘Candidate Menu’ is enabled under Job Board Options.

Indeed

This section is used for configuring add-on fields to be collected when using PCRecruiter’s direct-apply integration with Indeed.com. It is configured in the same manner as the Apply and Register panels, but does not have any visual effect on the job board itself.

NOTE: The LinkedIn and No Resume panels have been deprecated and will be phased out in upcoming versions.

Job Board Messages

This panel contains the following sub-sections:

Introduction

Text entered into this area will appear at the top of the Results page above the search form and job list. The only items found in the Insert Fields panel here are the “Submit_Resume_Link” item (inserts a link to register without selecting a job using the ‘Register’ form described above), and the “Update_Information_Link” (inserts a link to update existing info for those who are logged in, using the ‘Update’ form described above).

Thank You

Text entered into this area will appear at the end of the apply process. The “Insert Fields” button may be used for inserting details from the job or candidate submission. Bear in mind when composing the message that job-related field inserts will be omitted if the candidate is not applying to a specific position.

By default the “Finish” button at the end of the apply process goes back to the initial job search, but an alternate URL may be entered into the box below the HTML editor.
If you need to add any confirmation scripts or conversion tags to the job board, you will be able to do so by using the < > source editing button on this screen.

No Jobs Found

Text entered into this area will appear if no positions are active or if the jobseeker runs a search that returns no results. The only items found in the Insert Fields panel here are the “Submit_Resume_Link” item (inserts a link to register without selecting a job using the ‘Register’ form described above), and the “Update_Information_Link” (inserts a link to update existing info for those who are logged in, using the ‘Update’ form described above).

Inquiries/Apply

This panel defines who, if anyone, is emailed when someone applies to a position. In order for any of these automated notifications to function, the panel under SYSTEM > Outgoing Mail Settings must have a valid SMTP server and credentials, as well as a System Administrator Email. See https://learning.pcrecruiter.net/database-outgoing-mail-setup for instructions.

Configure

Send Inquiry to System Admin defines whether the email address set in the Outgoing Mail Settings gets notified. This is commonly set to “Do Not Send Copy.”
Email Position Inquiry has several options:

  • Use Default Settings: Sends an email to the individual specified as the Contact on the Position’s record (often the client or a field manager). If no contact is specified here, the email goes to all additional contacts. Additional contacts can be associated by going to the ‘Associations’ option in the navigation menu on the position and using the ‘Associated Records’ tab. When creating a new association, the Source Description must contain the word ‘Contact’ in order to be recognized as an additional contact for the Position. If no contact emails are available, the email goes to the System Administrator.
  • Do Not Send Mail: Disables the email notification entirely.
  • Send Email to User Name: Sends the email to the address of the User whose Username is on the Position record. This is the most common setting.
  • Send Email to Primary Position Contact: Sends an email to the individual specified as the Contact Name on the Position’s record
  • Send Email to All Position Contacts: Sends an email to the Contact Name on the Position’s record, AND other contacts specified for the Position.
  • Send Email to Username or Position Contact if Username is EMPLOYER: Sends an email notification to the User specified on the position record. If the user name is EMPLOYER (such as may happen if clients or managers are allowed to enter jobs via the manager portal) then the email notification is sent to the Contact Name specified on the Position record instead.

Email

The system uses a stock layout for the notification email, but you may use the ‘Email’ option on the left side to compose an alternative. At the bottom of this area are two checkboxes:

  • Reply to Candidate Email Address: Checking this box causes the system to insert the candidate’s own email in the ‘Reply-To’ field so that the person receiving the notification may reply back to the candidate directly. Be aware that this also means any bounce message will go to the candidate if the user’s email is unreachable.
  • Remove Notification Email: Checking this box and saving the page will clear out the custom notification and revert to the stock version.

Job Board Style

This screen is used for inserting CSS, JavaScript, and other tags into to the <head></head> tag of all job board pages for styling and functionality. The job board already includes the jQuery 1.9 library, so jQuery format scripts may be used here.

Job Board Options

  • Apply Mode: This defaults to ‘Apply Button’. The ‘Button Group’ mode is an earlier configuration that may be deprecated in the future.
  • Profiles: Profile forms are customizable forms often used for job applications, skill checklists, and other data collection beyond the basic apply and registration forms. This panel allows the insertion of one “Registration Profile,” which will appear after the initial data entry form for passive candidates has been completed, and/or one “Apply/Inquire Profile” which will appear after the initial data entry form for job applicants. The ‘Apply’ profile will be required each time the candidate applies to a job, whereas the ‘Registration’ profile will only be collected upon initial creation of their record. Furthermore, job-specific profiles may be collected by attaching a profile to a job using the Edit Inquiry navigation option on the Position record.
  • Login: By default, candidates who attempt to submit a passive registration or an application using one of the social network buttons will be automatically logged in if that account is found in the database.
    • Enabling the ‘Candidate Login’ option adds a “Login” button to the top of the job list so that returning candidates see a clear path to reconnect to their existing account before proceeding. It also enables the ‘’Password / Confirm Password’ fields in the Apply and Register screens. Candidates who re-register using an email and password that match an existing account will also be logged in automatically.
    • Enabling the ‘Candidate Menu’ gives candidates who log into the system a ‘Menu’ button rather than a ‘Logout’ button. The menu gives access to viewing and updating their record, based on the fields defined in the ‘Update’ panel under ‘Job Board Register.’

Regarding Duplicate Handling:

  • The Job Board uses either a candidate’s social network login or a combination of email/password to verify their identity.
  • Any candidate that registers or applies using a social network or email/password combination that is not already on file will be handled as a new record.
  • If their email address or resume are an exact match for one already in the database, an ‘Association’ will be created on the new record, pointing to the suspected duplicate. If more than one record in the database matches the email or resume, the connection will point to the oldest match found.
  • A purple icon will appear next to the name in any lists or search results indicating that they are a suspected duplicate. Clicking on this purple icon will display the two records that appear to be a match, and the user may then select the two records and use the Merge action to combine the records.
  • PCRecruiter does not automatically merge records with suspected duplicates during the apply process, as this could expose a candidate’s data to someone else using their email or resume.

Job Board Import/Export Setting

The “Download Configuration” button on this screen will export all of the primary job board settings and layouts into an .XML file for backup. The “Upload Configuration” option restores these XML files into the job board, replacing the current configuration. This feature is also helpful for moving or copying configurations between databases or locations.

Custom Forms

Custom Forms allow for one-way submission of Name and Company data into the database via an embedded web form. This is useful for contact forms, simple resume submission forms, or employer/client entry forms. Unlike the rest of the job board, the Custom Form is not embedded using an iframe, but rather a copy/paste JavaScript. This form will be displayed as part of the page it is placed in, rather than being pulled into a frame from the PCRecruiter server.

Click “Add” to create a new form. The following items are included in the panel:

  • Form Name: This is an identification for internal purposes only and will not be visible on the form itself.
  • Form Content: This area works just like the “Register” or “Apply” panels described above. Please note that inserting the COMPANY fields into this form will generate a new Company record and place the newly generated Name record under that company. If no Company fields are specified, the Name will be added to the database’s Default Company.
  • Allowed Domain: Enter the domain where this form will be used. Doing so prevents the form from being submitted via other domains and potentially introducing spam to the database.
  • Notification Emails: Any email address entered into this box, comma-separated, will receive an email containing all of the submitted values when the form is completed.
  • Autoplan: This dropdown allows for the triggering of an Automation Plan upon form completion.
  • Submission Message: This text is displayed on the page after successful submission of the form.
  • Submission Redirect URL: As an alternative to the Submission Message, the form can redirect to the specified link after submission.
  • Custom CSS / Custom JS: These panels are used for adding Cascading Stylesheet and JavaScript code to the form.
  • Load Bootstrap / LoadjQuery: It is best to avoid loading two separate versions of the Bootstrap framework and/or the jQuery library in the same web page, as this can cause code conflicts. If the web page where this form will be displayed already contains jQuery or Bootstrap, set the dropdown to “No.”

After completing the form and saving, the form is added to the list. Select “Edit” from the ‘Action’ dropdown and scroll to the bottom of the window. The resulting script will be displayed. Copy and paste this script into the web page where the form should appear. If you are using the PCRecruiter Extensions Plugin for WordPress, you can embed the form with a shortcode instead: [PCRecruiter link="{your UID value}" form="{your form's sid number}"]

Job Board EEOC

This panel enables the EEOC Collection screen, which collects Race, Gender, Source, Veteran Status, and Disability Status as required by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Position Life Span

By default, jobs remain visible on the job board indefinitely. Entering a number here causes the jobs to switch to ‘Expired’ status once the current date is the specified number of days past the Date Posted field on the position.

Landing Pages

Once the job board has been completely configured and is ready for the public, it can be embedded into a website using a combination of iframe and javascript code. This custom script prevents jobseekers from experiencing scrollbars on the iframe, and also allows direct traffic to the job board links to be redirected back to the designated parent page on the website for consistent branding and navigation.

If you are NOT using WordPress:

  1. Create/select a page on your website to act as the container for the PCRecruiter content. We recommend keeping the URL short – for example, www.mysite.com/jobs.
  2. Copy the following HTML code and paste it into the page where you want the PCRecruiter content to appear (the method for doing this will vary depending on the your website platform**): 
    <!-- START PCR -->
<script src="https://www2.pcrecruiter.net/pcrimg/inc/pcrframehost.js"></script>
<iframe frameborder="0"
host="https://host.pcrecruiter.net/pcrbin/{your unique UID}"
id="pcrframe" name="pcrframe"
src="https://www2.pcrecruiter.net/pcrimg/spacer.gif"
style="height:640px;width:100%;background-color:#fff;border:0;margin:0; padding:0"
onload="pcrframeurl();">
</iframe>
<!-- END PCR -->

    You will edit the host=”” to place your PCRecruiter Job Board URL between the quotes. For example, https://host.pcrecruiter/pcrbin/jobboard.aspx?uid=mydatabase.mycompany. Check with your PCRecruiter contact if you are not sure of your link.

  3. View your page. If you have implemented the code correctly, you should see the PCRecruiter content inside of your own page. The box should stretch vertically to accommodate the content as you navigate within the pages.

If you ARE using WordPress:

  1. Log into WordPress with administrative permission and select “Add New” from the plugins menu.
  2. Search for and install the PCRecruiter Extensions plugin.
  3. Activate the plugin.
  4. Create/select a page on your website to act as the container for the PCRecruiter content. We recommend keeping the URL short – for example, www.mysite.com/jobs.
  5. In the new page you’ve created, enter the following Shortcode: 
    [PCRecruiter link="{your unique uid}"]

    You will edit the link=”” to place your PCRecruiter UID between the quotes. The UID is usually a combination of the name of the database, followed by a period, and then the account ID (e.g. mydatabase.mycompany) and can be found at the end of all URLs under System > PCR Website Links.

NOTE: You do not need to enable or fill out anything in the ‘Settings’ panel for standard use of the PCRecruiter Extensions plugin. Only the steps above are required.

Set your Landing Pages

At this point, your PCRecruiter links are styled and embedded in an iframe and will be available to anyone who visits the page on your website. However, if you were to visit a direct link to a specific page in the PCRecruiter content, such a job board or social network link to a particular job, you would see only the content of the frame and not the complete website. The “Landing Pages” in PCRecruiter allow the system to redirect the visitor back to the page on your website. Open the “Landing Pages” panel in the Job Board setup area and enter the following:

  1. In the “Secure Base URL” box, enter https://host.pcrecruiter.net
  2. In the “Primary Landing Page” box, enter the URL of the page on your website where the PCRecruiter content appears. For example, www.mysite.com/jobs.
  3. The remaining boxes may be left empty.

IMPORTANT: If your website is updated such that the URL of the PCRecruiter Landing Page is no longer correct, this will affect traffic to your job board. Please be sure to update the Landing Pages area of PCRecruiter if your job board page should change URL.

The WCAG and PCRecruiter

What is the WCAG?

The WCAG, or Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, are just part of the guidelines for web accessibility published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The W3C are the international organization that develops open standards for the Internet. The goal of these guidelines is to make the web more accessible to people with disabilities, but they are also helpful in providing a better online experience for web users in general through options such as keyboard shortcuts, alternate text for missing images, video transcripts, and support for a variety of devices.

What are the guidelines?

A ‘Quick Reference’ guide to WCAG 2 can be found at https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/quickref/.

The WCAG standards have been updated several times. The current version is WCAG 2.1, published in 2018, with version 2.2 anticipated in 2023. Within each standard are a dozen or so ‘guidelines’, each of which has testable criteria for success, labeled A, AA, and AAA.

The A, AA, and AAA levels are dependent on how much impact each criteria has on most users, with Level A being the broadest and simplest criteria to achieve, and AAA being the most detailed or narrow, and potentially complicated or expensive to achieve.

For example, in WGAC 2.1, the Guideline 3.3 section is about avoiding and correcting mistakes in web input. If a web form identifies an error and describes the error to the user in text, that meets Level A compliance. If the error is identified and suggestions for correcting the error are shown to the user, that meets Level AA compliance for that criteria. Level AAA compliance requires the offering of context-sensitive help, or allowing reversible / correctable submissions.

A web page can be Level AA compliant on one element, but only Level A on another. Furthermore, some guidelines are subject to interpretation, such that automated testing tools or checklists may not be a perfect indicator of compliance.

While it is practically impossible to expect Level AAA compliance with every single guideline, meeting Level A on all points is a necessity. Properly built websites should be able to achieve AA compliance with relative ease, and depending on the industry or jurisdiction, may be legally obligated to do so. Check with experts in your field or location for specific requirements.

Is the PCRecruiter Job Board WCAG Compliant?

As described above, ‘compliance’ is not one thing, but an indication of how well specific elements of a site meet specific criteria. The PCRecruiter Job Board is a mix of software-driven elements and user-defined elements, so compliance can vary from implementation to implementation, or even between job postings within a single board. 

Whether your own Job Board is compliant with a particular level of WCAG is up to you, but it is completely possible to achieve WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance with the PCRecruiter Job Board when proper attention is given to the matter.

Because a job board is by nature almost entirely composed of text, a great many of the accessibility guidelines are not applicable, as they are aimed at more rich-media driven content. The key items to review often involve navigation, color contrasts, text sizes, text organization, and the functionality of application forms. Wherever possible, PCRecruiter has been designed to either produce or support the production of compliant content.

In some cases, attention must be paid to the content entered by individual users, independent of the Job Board setup itself. For example, criterion 2.4.6 governs the use of headings, so any individual job description entered would need to use headings in their properly ranked order (i.e. not using a H2 second-level HTML heading tag without a preceding first-level H1 heading tag.)

Responsibility for compliance with WCAG or any other form of legal or regulatory requirement in PCRecruiter ultimately lies with the users and administrators of that database. We encourage you to consult with web accessibility specialists for best practices or to review your current Job Board configuration. The PCRecruiter web team are available to consult or assist with changes or questions as they arise.