Recruiting Marketing, Radial search without exposing location

[ArjenVHooydonk]

A client has the requirement that I am not sure can be met using SuccessFactors Recruiting. They open a couple of stores per week and need to recruit staff. But when they recruit they don't want to share specific information where the store is. What they do on their custom site: candidate enters their home address and the site returns stores in a specific kilometer radius. The candidate cannot see the exact location of the store if it is not yet open.

Is there any way to replicate this with the career site builder? As far as I can see the candidate will always be able to see some location details like city and/or postal code.

Can this type of search be replicated?

[karthick_0905 · Accepted solution]

Hi @ArjenVHooydonk ,

Unfortunately, SAP Career Site Builder (CSB) does not natively support this kind of anonymous or fuzzy location search. Here's why:

Job postings on CSB always require a location field (city, state, postal code), and this is typically visible to the candidate.

The map search or radius-based search on CSB filters by proximity, but still shows the location on the job card or job detail page.

There’s no native feature to hide or mask the location field unless it's custom-coded or you use a workaround.

Possible workarounds:

1. Generic Location Naming (Partial solution)
standardize the location names in RMK to generic identifiers:

Instead of “123 King St, Toronto,” use “Toronto - Area A” or “Greater Toronto Region.”

You can map these to internal location IDs for filtering but not expose them directly.

Limitations: City or region still shows; can’t fully hide.

2. Custom Pre-Screen or Job Matching Tool (Best solution)
To replicate the flow you described:

Build a custom job-matching widget or external tool that:

Asks for the candidate's home address.

Performs a geolocation lookup (Google Maps API or similar).

Searches job data stored in a backend (with coordinates).

Returns anonymized roles within X km.

Host this on your own microsite or embed it into CSB as a widget or redirect.

Pros: Full control, hides sensitive info, gives great UX.
Cons: Requires developer effort, coordination with your ATS (SuccessFactors)

The closest option to get to your desired experience in CSB alone is using generic location labels and possibly removing maps or postal codes from the template. For a true geolocation + anonymized location solution, you’ll need a custom frontend layer or pre-screening tool, optionally integrated with CSB or hosted externally.

Hope this helps!! Kindly let me know if you have any queries.

Thanks,

kr,

karthick.

[ArjenVHooydonk · Accepted solution]

Posted the issue as an improvement request: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/#/idea/349656