How Long Does A Recruitment Website Take To Make?

When I had my first professional website built in 2013 for my old recruitment agency, I asked two initial questions: how much will it cost and how soon will it be finished? 

Ask a developer this and they’ll say, “it depends…”. 

The amount of time it takes to build a recruitment website can vary greatly depending on the complexity of the site and the resources available. A simple recruitment website with a few pages or sections and basic features could potentially be built in just a few days or weeks, while a more complex site with many features, integrations and custom design elements could take several months to complete.

This process will involve several stages: firstly, researching a group of relevant web design agencies and selecting one you trust & feel will do a great job, deliver on-time and on-budget. Secondly, initial communication with the design agency, delivering the brief and goal setting. Thirdly, creating an action plan for when everything will be delivered, check-ins, etc. Fourthly, looking through design mockups, feedback on those designs and repeating until everyone is happy. The fifth stage will be the development team working on your website, building it, testing, deploying to staging, etc. And finally, review and revision of the product until everything is signed off. 

There are many factors that can impact the timeline for building a recruitment website, such as the size of the team working on the project, the availability of resources, expertise, communication and the complexity of the site's features and design. It's important to have a clear understanding of your project requirements and resources before beginning development. This enables us to plan the timeline accordingly.

Any recruitment design agency will probably have a continuing pipeline of work, much like any recruitment agency will always have several jobs they’re working on at any time. This pipeline may only be one or two projects or could be several depending on the size of the agency, strength of the economic climate and time of the year. This pipeline of work may mean a delayed start to your project so it’s always worth bearing in mind. 

Another key factor in how long a website will take to build is solely down to you - how long it takes you to put together the initial brief and how long it takes you to respond to the developer’s questions and provide content & images. Building a website without provided content and images isn’t impossible as the developer can use placeholder images and text but it’s certainly a lot easier when you’re working with the finished images & copy.. 

In conclusion it’s best to provide a full & completed brief to your website designer & developer, provide finished images & content early in the process, respond quickly to requests, keep all communication channels open at all times and keep changes in design/direction to a minimum in order to ensure your website is built as quickly as possible. 

Get in touch with us to discuss how quickly we could develop your new recruitment website.