Decide what the best method to connect your corporate career page to Personio is, based on your requirements and preferences. If your company does not have a corporate career page, create a career page using Personio instead.

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Depending on the option you choose, you will need support from a web developer or your IT department.

Benefits

The table below gives you an overview of the different options, and what you should consider for each of them:

Option one: Connect via link

The easiest way to connect your corporate career page to Personio is by creating a link between them: 

• Required set up: Ask your website admin to create a link or button on your corporate career page. You can then insert the URL of your Personio career page (myaccount.jobs.personio.com).

• Jobs location: Your jobs are displayed on your Personio career page.

• Candidate experience: Candidates visiting your corporate career page click on the link or button. They are directed to your Personio career page. To apply, they fill in your Personio application form and upload the necessary documents.

• Information transfer: All provided data and documents are sent to Personio. It creates a candidate profile that gets assigned to the corresponding job.

Option two: Integrate via iframe

If you decide to use an iframe, the content of your Personio career page (jobs and description) will be embedded in your website.

• Required set up: You need programming skills or support from a web developer. All technical requirements for the integration are available in our Developer Hub.

• Jobs location: Your jobs are displayed on your website. This option offers limited design opportunities.

• Candidate experience: Candidates fill in the Personio application form. They enter their data and upload the necessary documents.

• Information transfer: All data and documents provided are sent to Personio. It creates a candidate profile assigned to the corresponding job.

Learn more about integrating jobs from Personio via an iframe.

Option three: Connect via XML

If you decide to use the XML method, Personio will transfer automatically your jobs into your corporate career page. Once the Personio XML interface is set up, you only need to enter the jobs' information on Personio. This avoids further website maintenance.

• Required set up: You need programming skills or support from a web developer. All technical requirements for the integration are available in our Developer Hub.

• Jobs location: Your jobs are displayed on your corporate career page according to your corporate design.

• Candidate experience: Candidates are redirected to your Personio career page. They fill in the application form and upload the necessary documents.

• Information transfer: All data and documents provided are sent to Personio. It creates a candidate profile assigned to the corresponding job.

Learn how to integrate jobs from Personio into your company website via XML.

Option four: Connect via XML and API

If you only want to use your corporate career page, you can use the XML interface and send data to Personio through an API. You will need to deactivate the Personio career page in the Recruiting settings. You do not need to set up the page.

• Required set up: You need programming skills or support from a web developer. Read our Developer Hub for comprehensive documentation of all parameters and endpoints. It also contains informative technical tutorials.

• Jobs location: Your jobs are displayed on your corporate career page according to your corporate design.

• Candidate experience: Candidates stay on your corporate career page throughout the application.

• Information transfer: The API sends candidate data to your Personio account. It only accepts candidates for jobs published in Personio.

Learn more about the Personio Recruiting API.