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The Blocks in Hiring's Careers Page

Learn about each block in Indigo Hiring's Careers page and their settings, to help you build the best Careers page for your company.

Written by Marie Claire Saliba

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The Different Block Types

Blocks are preset sections that can be added to a webpage to show content. There are several types, and each of them can be tailored to suit your needs. You can also change their position on the page and insert as few or as many as you want—so have fun experimenting to find the best combination that will make your Careers page stand out from the crowd!

🧠 Reminders

  • For the general settings applicable to all blocks, see The Careers Page Builder in Indigo Hiring.
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  • While each block is structured differently, editing the content works the same for all: click on the relevant ✏️ edit icon on the block itself.

Learn about the individual settings for each block type below. 👇

Visual-based Blocks

Hero

The Hero 🦸🏻 block takes up the best space on the Careers page, ready to champion 🏆 your company's message and show off your active job posts to the fullest.

This block's settings are:

  • Block Style: choose from BG image (Hero Block V1) or Side by side (Hero Block V2).

  • Content Settings: add, change, or delete pictures in your block from here.

    • Image size: up to 2MB.

    • Image formats: PNG, JPEG, WEBP.

    • Recommended aspect ratio: 15:4 for desktop, 4:5 for mobile.

  • Text Alignment: choose from left aligned or centred.

  • Remove the Overlay: On/Off. (Off by default)
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Jobs

Showcase all your open positions with the Jobs block.
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The Jobs block's settings are:

  • Block Style: List, 2-Columns, Grid.
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  • Content Settings: Desktop image, Mobile image.
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  • Layout Options: Accent Background, Enable Search, Block Description, Enable Filters.
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  • Job Card Options: Company Logo, Benefits, Post Date, Company Name, Location, CTA Button.

Image + Text

With Image + Text blocks, you can place an eye-catching picture 📷 while having text beside or below it.
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These are the Image + Text block's settings:

  • Block Style:

    • Text Right: the image is placed on the left with text on the right; available aspect ratios are 1:1, 16:9.

    • Text Left: the text is on the left while the image is on the right; available aspect ratios are 1:1, 16:9.

    • Centred: the image and text are centred, with the text set below the image; available aspect ratio is 2:1.
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  • Content Settings:

    • Image size: up to 2MB.

    • Image formats: PNG, JPEG, WEBP.

    • Recommended aspect ratio: 1:1 (Text Right, Text Left), 2:1 (Centred).
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  • Block Description: only available for Centred style. On/Off.
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Banner

Another type of visual display, use a Banner block to include a large image without any extra text above, below or around it. When a picture is worth a thousand words, this is the block to use!
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The Banner block's settings:

  • Block Style: N/A.
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  • Content Settings:

    • Image size: up to 2MB.

    • Image formats: PNG, JPEG, WEBP.

    • Recommended aspect ratio: 16:5 (desktop), 4:5 (mobile).
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Video

The Video block lets you link a video hosted on a third party site, so that visitors can watch it directly on your Careers page.

The Video block's settings are:

  • Block Style:

    • Big Video: set your video in a large format. If Block Description is on, this will show above the video.)

    • Video + Text: have a smaller video format, accompanied by text right below it.
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  • Content Settings:

    • Enter video link text box (currently only YouTube or Vimeo videos are supported).

    • Block Description: On/Off, add some text to introduce your video.

Gallery

Create your own photo gallery on your Careers page to brighten it up.

This block's settings are:

  • Block Style

    • Big image: your gallery will consist of one large image—make sure to pick something with a big WOW factor!

    • Carousel: set a selection of images on sliding rotation.

    • Grid: your chosen pictures will be shown in a neat grid of 6.
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  • Content Settings: add, update or delete images in your Gallery.

    • Image size: up to 2MB.

    • Image formats: PNG, JPEG, WEBP.

    • Recommended aspect ratio: 16:9 (Big image), 1:1 (Carousel), 2:1 (Grid).

    • Max. images: 6.
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  • Block Description: On/Off; include text to contextualise your gallery.
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Text-based Blocks

Features

Use the Features block to list things about your company worth highlighting. If you want to shout about it, this is the place to put it.

Settings for the Features block:

  • Block Style: choose between showing your job posts in a Grid, or arranged as a List.
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  • Card Style: pick what to show on the left side of each card, whether Numbers, Text, or Images.
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  • Content Settings:

    • Amount: choose how many items to include, from 2 to 8.

    • Block Description: an On/Off toggle; when On, this adds some text to the top of your Features block.

    • Description Text: an On/Off toggle; when On, this gives a short explainer for each featured item.

    • Hide Number Background: On/Off.
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Benefits

List your company's benefits package in the Benefits block to give potential applicants an idea about your work environment and company culture.

The Benefits block's settings are:

  • Block Style: One Column, Two Columns.
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  • Block Position: move up or down, delete.
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  • Content Settings:

    • Amount: choose the number of benefits to list; from 2 to 16.

    • Block Description: On/Off; this is a great place to write about the goals your company aims for with the benefits provided to employees.
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Socials

Share your company's social media profiles in the Socials block, so anyone visiting the Careers page can see where to follow for company news.

The Socials block's settings are:

  • Block Style: Middle, Aligned, Low profile.
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  • Content Settings:

    • Edit social buttons button: add, edit, or remove the buttons for your socials.

    • Original logo colours: On/Off, off by default. Choose between your brand's colours or the respective social media platform's original logo colours.

Add or Edit Social Buttons

To add or edit the social buttons:

  1. In Content Settings, click Edit social buttons.

  2. When the Social media links pop-up opens, click + Add socials.
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  3. A dropdown labelled 'Select social media' and a text box labelled 'Enter your link' will appear in the same pop-up. Choose a social media from the dropdown and enter the corresponding link in the text box.

    • The social media options are Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), and Website.
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  4. Repeat step 3 for each social you'd like to add.

    • To remove a social media link after you've added it to the list, click the 🗑️ Delete icon to the right of the entry.

  5. When you're ready, click Save.

The pop-up will close and show your newly added social media button (or buttons) in your Socials block.

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