How Do Recruitment Agencies Get Found in AI Search Results?
Schema markup for recruitment agencies packages start at just £49 and are implemented in 48 hours. We translate your industry specialisms, temp/perm capabilities, and professional accreditations into machine-readable code, ensuring AI assistants recommend you to employers and candidates alike.
Why Recruitment Agencies Are Missing Out on AI Visibility
The "Jack of All Trades" Problem
AI rewards specificity. If your website lists "Recruitment Services" without defining your niches, you'll struggle to rank. Service schema allows us to explicitly define your expertise—whether that's "Construction Labour," "Legal Headhunting," or "Marketing Recruitment." This helps you attract employers looking for specialist knowledge.
Temp vs. Perm Confusion
Many agencies offer both temporary and permanent staffing, but AI often conflates them. We use distinct Service schema to separate "Temporary Staffing Solutions" from "Permanent Placement" and "Executive Search." This ensures you appear for urgent temp requests without confusing clients looking for long-term hires.
Employer vs. Candidate Messaging
Most recruitment sites are candidate-heavy. AI often assumes you are a job board rather than a consultancy. By marking up your B2B services (e.g., "RPO," "Salary Benchmarking," "Talent Mapping") with specific schema, we signal to search engines that you are a service provider for businesses, not just a portal for CVs.
Trust & Compliance Visibility
In a regulated sector, trust is key. Employers want to know you are compliant. Organization schema allows us to highlight your REC or APSCo membership, GLAA licence, and insurance status. This data proves to AI that you are a legitimate, safe partner for workforce solutions.
How AI Visible Helps Recruiters Be Seen
We audit your agency to identify your core sectors and service lines. We implement Organization schema configured as EmploymentAgency to establish your professional standing. We use Service schema to detail your specific offerings (Temp, Perm, Contract). We add "knowsAbout" tags to highlight your industry knowledge (e.g., "Python," "Prince2," "HGV Class 1"). Finally, we use AggregateRating schema to showcase your testimonials from happy clients and candidates.
📊 What You Get:
EmploymentAgency Organization schema with REC ID • Service schema for temp, perm, and executive search • Sector specialism tagging • "knowsAbout" skills markup • AggregateRating schema for reviews.
48-Hour Implementation Process for Agencies
We know the recruitment world is fast-paced. Our process is designed to keep up, following our New Rules of SEO 2026 framework. Day 1 involves a digital audit where we gather your sector focus, compliance details, and service hierarchy. We map this data to the relevant schema types for the recruitment industry.
On Day 2, we generate the JSON-LD code, validating it against Google's structured data guidelines and testing it with our internal AI prompts ("Find a supply teacher agency in [City]"). Once verified, we deploy it to your site. In the following weeks, we monitor your visibility for sector-specific queries and employer intent.
Essential Schema Types for Recruitment Firms
Organization Schema: Your Professional ID
Configured as EmploymentAgency, this schema establishes your business type. We include your registration numbers with bodies like the REC, your founding date, and your office locations. This tells AI you are a consultancy, not an automated job board.
Service Schema: Defining Your Product
We use Service schema to break your offerings into clear products. "Temporary Staffing," "Retained Search," "Payroll Services," and "On-Site Management" are all defined separately. This allows AI to match you to the specific pain points of employers.
Specialism Tagging: "knowsAbout"
This is unique to knowledge-based businesses. We use the 'knowsAbout' property to tag your agency with the skills and industries you recruit for. If you recruit for "Java Developers," we tag it. This helps AI understand your niche and recommend you for relevant mandates.
Review Schema: Validated Success
Social proof matters. We ensure your 5-star Google or Trustpilot reviews are visible to AI engines using AggregateRating schema. Whether it's a glowing testimonial from an HR Director or a happy candidate placement, we make that success visible to AI.
Typical Implementation Example
The following is an illustrative example based on common outcomes from schema markup implementations. Individual results may vary.
The Scenario: A specialist tech recruitment agency wasn't getting enough CVs for senior developer roles.
The Diagnosis: Their job listings were invisible to Google for Jobs because they lacked `JobPosting` structured data.
The Solution: We implemented EmploymentAgency schema and automated `JobPosting` markup for every live vacancy.
The Outcome: Applications from organic search **increased by 50%**, reducing their reliance on expensive job board ads. (Source: REC Industry Report)