Overview

• Recruiting's default tracking links can be pretty long. If you want shorter links, Recruiting has a built-in link shortener to use whenever you generate a Tracking Link.
• This provides you with a short link you can post wherever you normally post a tracking link, like on a job board.
• If you post your jobs in print media or print ads, we strongly recommend using these shortened links because it is much easier to type in.
• Shortened links are more manageable, take up less space (important for social media), and ultimately promote more sharing of your jobs.
• Recruiting offers link shortening for tracking links and for Gravity referral links shared on Twitter.

How to Create a Shortened Tracking Link?

1. Create a Tracking Link. 

2. In the Tracking Links popup window, click Show short link.

3. If your organization uses our Gravity app, we automatically shorten the job links generated for Twitter since you're limited to tweets up to 140 characters long. 

• The shortened link looks something like http://bit.ly/2kkL3uU, shown in this sample image:

Notes:

• Craigslist blocks shortened links due to concerns over shortened links potentially leading to spam, malware, etc., so you cannot post shortened links on Craigslist.
• However, Craigslist does accept hyperlinking, so if you want a shorter link on Craigslist, use HTML to create a hyperlink to the job.
• Example: "To apply, please <a href=http://newton.newtonsoftware.com/career/JobIntroduction.action?id=8a3b93ee4867dd5a01487f9b58ad2bd9&source=Craigslist”>click here</a>" is changed to this: To apply, please click here.