HireClix, a leading recruitment marketing services company, today announces the launch of its Second Chance Page functionality – a career site enhancement that automatically directs candidates who click on closed job listings to openings that match closely with the job for which they were originally searching. This feature transforms the candidate experience, maintaining engagement and ensuring qualified job seekers never hit a dead end during their engagement with an employer’s career site.

According to HireClix’s recent 2025 Candidate Experience Survey, 36% of job seekers abandon an application due to length or poor navigation. In a dynamic labor market, even small improvements to the career site experience can translate to significant gains in qualified applicants.

“Today’s job seekers are fickle, so every touchpoint in the candidate experience matters,” said Neil Costa, CEO and Founder at HireClix. “When a job seeker hits a dead end, they often abandon the search entirely or move on to a competitor’s career site. Our Second Chance Pages are designed to build trust, provide smart options, and create a positive employer brand journey. Building career sites that provide candidates with a better overall experience while giving employers a second opportunity to engage those job seekers will drive a greater number of qualified applicants. A strong career site is built to make a great first impression, but no one wants to miss out on top talent simply because one specific job opening was filled – and now they don’t have to.”

The Second Chance Pages are deployed as a part of HireClix’s enterprise career site solution. The enhancement leverages snippets of data from the original job the candidate was interested in and provides a personalized set of alternative openings, redirecting candidates to relevant open roles. HireClix’s Second Chance Pages can deliver these similar roles by adjusting the factors related to job title, job category, location, or other job details.

Rather than landing on a 404 error page, job seekers remain engaged within the employer’s ecosystem, naturally improving application rates and ensuring qualified candidates aren’t turned away. Second Chance Pages also improve employer branding as a poor candidate experience can lead to abandonment, similar to an e-commerce transaction.

“Regardless of the ATS each client uses, employers have let these 404 errors happen for years with a total disregard for the candidate experience. That ends today with the launch of HireClix’s Second Chance Pages. We believe the candidates and the employers deserve better,” Costa continued.

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