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3520280 - Incorrect Job Posting Formatting on LinkedIn using Recruiting Posting

Symptom

In the SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting environment, users have been experiencing ongoing challenges with the display of job posts on LinkedIn job board . This issue has been observed in the form of incorrect formatting,

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Posting

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Post a job on LinkedIn via SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting.
  2. View the job post on LinkedIn web site.

Cause

The way in which job postings are displayed on LinkedIn is not influenced by Recruiting Posting system. It is crucial to comprehend that our system submits the job offers to job boards exactly as data is entered in Recruiting Posting system.

Nevertheless, due to LinkedIn's lack of control over the <p> tag HTML, which determines the formatting of a paragraph, your job posting may appear on their website not exactly as it is displayed in SuccessFactors

Resolution

2 possible solutions are available : 

  1. Reach out to the job board and request an update on their system to handle correctly the <p> tags
  2. Remove all <p> tags on the description and replace them by <br> when it is necessary. 

See Also

3276360 - Self Service Job Boards Logs - Recruiting Posting

Keywords

Job post, LinkedIn, SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting, incorrect format, paragraph tag, job board, display issue. , KBA , LOD-SF-RPO-JSM , Job Boards/Schools Management , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Posting all versions