A small company wants its careers page to update whenever a recruiter or HR team member adds or removes a job opening. I've been asked to rebuild that part of the website so job listings and application forms appear on the public site quickly, but I'd prefer not to create a custom admin panel because that would introduce extra security, authentication, and maintenance work. The site is built with Next.js and deployed on Vercel, and the company typically has around five to seven open roles. What approach would be most practical?
2 Answers
I’d strongly consider using an established applicant-tracking or job-board service instead of building the whole system yourself. Services such as Greenhouse or Lever can manage job postings, application forms, and security, while you embed their listings or consume their feed on the careers page. That keeps HR’s workflow simple and avoids maintaining an admin system and candidate data yourself.
Since the site uses Next.js, you could also connect it to a small headless CMS or a hosted database with authentication. HR would edit job records through the provider’s existing dashboard, and the Next.js page could fetch the listings through an API. For only five to seven roles, an ATS integration is probably the lowest-maintenance choice, while a headless CMS gives you more control over the page design and fields.
The site is built with Next.js and deployed on Vercel. Since the company is fairly small and usually has only five to seven roles open, I’m trying to avoid setting up something more complicated than necessary.