Recruitment SEO Case Study

12 of 40 keywords into Google’s top 10 in just four months

Recruitment SEO Case Study
Project Overview
Platform
Wordpress
Industry
B2B
Services
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Website Rebuild and Site Structure, SEO Content and Blog Strategy, Technical SEO and Schema, Link Building, Analytics, GA4 and Conversion Tracking
Results at a Glance

What We Achieved

12 of 40 Keywords in Google top 10
79.1K Organic impressions
1.99K Organic clicks
143 Organic conversion events in 4 months
The Challenge

What Was the Problem?

Corestaff came to us with a website that was holding its growth back. The core problems were structural and foundational.

  • Thin content and poor keyword targeting. Key pages lacked enough descriptive text, missing the chance to rank for core keywords.
  • Weak content strategy. There were no dedicated pages to attract and rank for specific industries, which blocked a critical client-acquisition goal.
  • Foundational SEO gaps. Fundamental technical issues stopped search engines from crawling and indexing the site effectively.
  • Low non-branded visibility. The site ranked only for branded terms, with no presence for the valuable non-branded keywords that bring in new clients.
  • Weak backlink profile. A low backlink count and poor domain authority made it hard to compete with rivals or build trust with search engines.
Our Solution

How We Solved It

Rather than patch the old site, we rebuilt it with a stronger structure, then layered a full SEO programme on top.

1. Strategic website relaunch

  • Improved site structure. We added specific industry pages so we could create dedicated, highly relevant content targeting the keywords real prospects use in each industry.
  • Comprehensive URL mapping. We mapped every old URL to its new counterpart to prevent 404 errors.
  • 301 redirect implementation. Permanent redirects passed link equity and authority from the old pages to the new ones.

2. Keyword research

  • Identified high-value, intent-based keywords to build a solid content foundation.
  • Mapped those keywords to the new, strategically improved pages.

3. Rebuilt and optimised content strategy

  • Developed in-depth, high-quality content that targeted core keywords and built industry authority.
  • Created SEO-optimised blog posts to consistently attract new organic traffic and leads.
  • Crafted user-focused meta titles, descriptions and headings for every new page.

4. Post-launch technical SEO and site health

  • Verified indexation through Google Search Console.
  • Optimised meta tags, built a strategic internal linking structure, and applied schema markup for rich results.
  • Continuously improved Core Web Vitals, page speed and mobile-friendliness.

5. Strategic link earning and performance monitoring

  • Earned high-quality, relevant backlinks through outreach and content promotion, and monitored the link profile for health.
  • Set up GA4, Google Search Console and keyword rank tracking, with conversion key-event tracking via Google Tag Manager.
  • Tracked keyword rankings in SE Ranking alongside organic traffic and conversions to make data-driven decisions.
SEO Results

Organic Performance

+17.7% Organic clicks
x9.5 Organic Impressions

Comparing the last four months to the previous four months, organic clicks grew from 1.69K to 1.99K, while organic impressions grew from 8.3K to 79.1K, roughly a 9.5 times increase. The jump in impressions shows a large number of keywords now surfacing for the site’s pages, a notable result for a campaign only four months old.

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On keyword rankings, tracking across 40 keywords over a four-month window showed strong movement up the search results. Three keywords reached the top position, seven reached the top 3, eight reached the top 5, twelve reached the top 10, and twenty reached the top 30. Reaching 12 of 40 keywords in the top 10 exceeded the KPI of 4 of 40 by three times, and more keywords sitting in the top 20 signal further gains to come.

On conversions, no key events were formally set up in the prior period, so this is a clean baseline. Organic search drove 143 key events, around 74% of all conversions, made up of 66 form submissions, 46 email link clicks and 24 phone call clicks from Google, plus 5 form submissions and 2 email clicks from Bing.

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Key Takeaways

What We Learned

  1. A strategic, comprehensive plan can deliver significant SEO gains quickly, even within four months.

  2. Rebuilding with an improved structure and high-quality content attracts a more qualified audience and unlocks non-branded visibility.

  3. Post-launch technical SEO, link building and continuous monitoring are what capitalise on a new site’s foundation.

  4. The strategy exceeded the top-10 keyword KPI threefold and drove real business results, from form submissions to phone and email leads.

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