Happydance Careers Site GP: The SEO GP Podium winners

Four weekly showdowns. One global championship. And the final checkered flag of the Happydance Careers Site Grand Prix 2025 has dropped.  

This week has been a finale like no other. The SEO GP provided the ultimate test in search performance and visibility. From metadata to mobile indexing, our teams were challenged to prove that they can not only build great candidate experiences, but get them seen on search, too. 

The results are in. The SEO GP Podium: 

🥇 Global Payments 

🥈 Wells Fargo 
 
🥉 Mountain America Credit Union 

And this week’s Fastest Lap also goes to Mountain America Credit Union. The team gained +30 points in just one week, proving that smart, technical adjustments can make a huge difference to how your careers site gets seen. 

Head to the official Careers Site Grand Prix site to see the championship leaderboard. 

Why SEO matters 

You can’t convert candidates that can’t find your site. That’s why visibility is the final pillar of performance—and a non-negotiable in the race for top talent.  

SEO for hiring means aligning your careers site with how people actually look for work—and most of the time, job searches start on Google. Candidates search with intent and look for real answers to their questions. But SEO isn’t just about keywords anymore. As we enter a new AI-powered search era, candidates are using tools like ChatGPT and Gemini to find jobs conversationally, so careers sites need to evolve their candidate experience to keep up with expectations.  

This week’s SEO GP winners proved their careers site is built to be seen—and ready for the future of talent discovery.  

What’s next: The Championship reveal 

The four GPs are done. The points are on the board. Now the stewards are reviewing every move before the final results go green. Stay tuned—the championship isn't over until the FIA says it is! 

On Monday, June 9, we reveal the final results of the entire championship and crown our winners:  

🏆 The 2025 Careers Site Champion—the winning brand in the driver’s seat 

🏆 The 2025 Vendor Champion—the tech partner behind the winning platform 

The 2025 Careers Site Champion will take home the ultimate prize: Four corporate hospitality tickets to the iconic British Grand Prix at Silverstone, July 6, 2025. 

Watch this space! 

Thank you, partners 

This race wouldn’t be possible without our incredible partners, so thank you again to Gem, JobPixel, SocialTalent, Recruitics, Humanly, and CultureHQ for powering the race.