MyRecruiter — Reputation Follows the Recruiter
A Healthgrades-style reputation directory for individual recruiters. The core thesis: a recruiter's reputation belongs to the recruiter, not the agency. WordPress, MyListing theme, JetEngine custom data models.
Back Story
Recruitment is a reputation business. But that reputation is locked inside agency brands — when a recruiter moves, their five-star track record stays with the old firm. MyRecruiter was designed to change that: a public directory where individual recruiters own their reviews, ratings, and professional identity, independent of whatever agency they work for.
Inspired by Healthgrades (doctor reputation) and Glassdoor (employer reviews), the platform gives recruiters verified profiles, candidate-sourced ratings, and a discoverable search presence — without requiring them to build their own website.
The Build
- Selected and configured MyListing theme — a WordPress directory framework built for listing-type sites with custom post types, advanced search, and user-submitted content.
- Extended with JetEngine for custom data models: recruiter profiles with specialisms, sectors, agency affiliations, and verified-badge logic.
- Designed a review system with candidate-sourced ratings — structured to prevent self-review gaming while keeping the barrier low enough to build early momentum.
- Defined a seed strategy: curated initial recruiter profiles from existing networks, with explicit opt-in for public listing.
- Hosted on HostGator shared hosting (migration to Azure planned as part of the infrastructure pipeline).
Headline Tasks
- Product plan, data model, and review system designed and documented in the central INSIGHTS.md blueprint.
- MyListing theme configured with custom recruiter listing types, search facets, and category taxonomies.
- DNS, SSL, and email (Google Workspace) configured via Cloudflare.
- Core WP plugins activated: Elementor for page building, JetEngine for dynamic data, listing submission workflows.