Build a Job Board in 21 Days
Niche job board with posting fees, candidate profiles, and applicant tracking — your Wellfound for your vertical.
Why Job Board & Recruitment Platform development is hard to get right
Generic job boards (LinkedIn, Indeed) are too competitive — niche job boards dominate specific industries at a fraction of the cost to build
Revenue model matters architecturally: job posting fees vs. candidate database access vs. subscription — each requires different data flows
Email alerts (new job matching candidate criteria) require reliable background job scheduling — not just a cron tab
Applicant tracking system (ATS) built into the platform doubles scope but doubles retention
What we build — in detail
Job listings & search
Filterable by role, location, remote/hybrid, salary range, experience. Full-text search via Postgres. Individual job pages SEO-optimized for Google Jobs structured data.
Employer dashboard
Post jobs, manage applications, contact candidates, feature listings. Stripe for posting fees or subscription access.
Candidate profiles
Resume upload, skills, experience, open-to-work status. Searchable by employers on premium plans.
Applicant tracking (ATS-lite)
Application pipeline per job: applied → reviewed → interviewing → offered → hired/rejected. Email candidate at each stage.
Job alert emails
Candidates subscribe to criteria (role + location + salary). New matching job triggers an email within 10 minutes via Resend.
Google Jobs schema
Every job listing includes JobPosting JSON-LD. Jobs appear in Google's job search widget — massive organic traffic boost.
Admin panel
Job approval queue, employer management, revenue dashboard, featured job promotion.
Tech Stack
- →Next.js (web — SEO critical)
- →Supabase (Postgres + Auth)
- →Stripe Billing
- →Resend (email)
- →Vercel
What you get
- Job seeker-facing web platform
- Employer dashboard
- Admin panel
- Full source code
Frequently asked questions
How do you get jobs into Google's job search widget?
Every job page includes JobPosting JSON-LD schema with title, employer, salary, location, and application URL. Google indexes this and shows jobs in the 'Jobs' widget — huge organic traffic boost for niche boards.
What's the most profitable revenue model for a job board?
Pay-per-post ($99–$499/listing) for bootstrapped launch. Subscription (employer pays $299/month for unlimited posts + resume database access) once you have 50+ companies posting. We build for either model or both.
Free Job Board & Recruitment Platform resources
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Ready to build your job board & recruitment platform?
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