Winner. Best Use of AI in Search, 2026 APAC Search Awards.
Recognised for AI-first SEO and Answer Engine Optimisation work that puts brands in front of customers wherever they search.
Your free Growth Plan shows where you rank in Google and ChatGPT, and how to win more clients.
Hiring managers searching for a recruitment partner start with a role and a market, and they shortlist from whoever demonstrates they already fill that role. Kia Ora Digital makes sure your agency is in that shortlist.
Recruitment is a two-sided market, and search serves both sides. Candidate traffic is cheap and high volume; client traffic is scarce and valuable. Running them on the same pages wastes both.
Our SEO and AI search work is judged on revenue. That means better qualified traffic, a stronger presence in the AI answers buyers now read first, and a pipeline you can plan around.
Our team has delivered thousands of campaigns across dozens of sectors, from single-town service businesses to national retailers. You work with people who have already solved the problem in front of you.
Every campaign is built around KPIs agreed with you up front, so there is never any doubt about what we are chasing or whether it is working. Say Kia Ora and we will map a strategy around your business, your margins and your capacity.
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Book a Free Strategy CallAI assistants now answer questions like which agencies specialise in a given role in a given city. Getting named requires content proving specialisation rather than claiming breadth.
Clients buy on evidence: time to fill, retention rates, sector depth and the roles you have actually placed. IR35 status determination is another question clients search constantly and few agencies answer well.
At Kia Ora, we build search and AI visibility for recruitment agencies:
We separate the candidate and client journeys deliberately, so neither dilutes the other.
Our SEO and AI search work helps agencies become the name hiring managers find when they need a specific role filled in a specific market.
We measure client enquiries and placements, backed by experience in competitive UK recruitment markets. Ready to grow? Say Kia Ora.
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Search Engine Optimisation, or SEO, in recruiting is a strategy for improving the visibility of your recruitment agency online. It makes your job listings and website easier to find for the candidates and clients who use search engines like Google to look for jobs or recruitment services.
At Kia Ora, we deliver leading SEO services for recruiters. Our team uses targeted keywords, optimises website content, improves the user experience, and runs effective link building strategies to help your recruitment agency rank higher in SERPs. That not only drives more traffic to your site, it strengthens your brand’s reputation and gives you a competitive edge.
As part of our process, we run thorough keyword research to understand what candidates and clients are searching for online. We then optimise your job listings, website content, and meta descriptions around those keywords to make them more visible on search engine results pages (SERPs).
Another key piece is improving your website’s user experience. Search engines favour sites that deliver a good experience, which means making sure your site loads quickly, navigates easily, and works well on mobile.
We also use analytics to track how your site performs and adjust strategy as needed. Finally, we put link-building strategies in place to grow your site’s authority and ranking. Together, these steps can meaningfully strengthen your recruitment efforts.
Hiring managers search a role and a market: warehouse recruitment Manchester, locum nursing agency. Pages built around the roles you genuinely fill, with salary benchmarks and time-to-fill data, are what rank and what AI assistants cite when shortlisting.
Both, on separate paths. Candidate traffic is higher volume and cheaper to win, and it supplies the desk. Client traffic is worth far more per visit. Keep them on distinct pages so neither dilutes the other.
By publishing the numbers. Time to fill, retention at 12 months and the specific roles placed in the last year do more than any capability statement, and they are what AI assistants cite.
Yes. Salary guides are among the highest-volume searches in recruitment, they attract both candidates and hiring managers, and they earn press links without outreach.
Very. Hiring managers search IR35 status determination constantly and most agency sites handle it superficially. Clear, current guidance captures client-side traffic that competitors are leaving on the table.
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