What is the recommended naming convention when setting up a subdomain for a customer’s Career Site Builder site?

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What is the recommended naming convention when setting up a subdomain for a customer’s Career Site Builder site? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.
A . careers.<company>.com
B . <company>.careers.com
C . jobs.<company>.com
D . <company>.com/jobs

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Answer: A C

Explanation:

When setting up a subdomain for a customer’s Career Site Builder site, the recommended naming convention is to use either careers.<company>.com or jobs.<company>.com, where <company> is the name of the customer’s organization. These naming conventions are preferred because they:

Indicate the purpose of the site, which is to showcase the career opportunities and the job openings of the customer.

Enhance the search engine optimization (SEO) of the site, which helps to rank higher in the search results and attract more traffic and candidates.

Maintain the branding and identity of the customer, which helps to build trust and recognition among the candidates and the visitors.

Simplify the domain management and maintenance, which reduces the complexity and the cost of the site administration.

The other two options are incorrect because:

<company>.careers.com: This naming convention is not recommended because it uses a generic top-

level domain (TLD) of .com, which does not indicate the specific country or region of the customer.

This could cause confusion and ambiguity among the candidates and the visitors, especially if the

customer operates in multiple markets or locations. Moreover, this naming convention could conflict

with other existing domains that use the same TLD and the same prefix of careers.

<company>.com/jobs: This naming convention is not recommended because it uses a subdirectory

or a subfolder of /jobs, rather than a subdomain. This could affect the performance and the security

of the site, as well as the SEO ranking. For example, using a subdirectory could slow down the

loading speed of the site, as it shares the same server and the same resources with the main domain.

It could also expose the site to more risks and vulnerabilities, as it inherits the same security settings

and the same certificates as the main domain. Furthermore, using a subdirectory could lower the

SEO ranking of the site, as it competes with the main domain and the other subdirectories for the

same keywords and the same authority.

Reference: SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting: Candidate Experience 2H/2023

SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting: Candidate Experience 2H/2023

[THR84 – SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting: Candidate Experience Academy]

[THR84 – Unit 2: Site Setup]