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Report Summary

  • 27

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    46% of other websites

  • 86

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 61% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    35% of websites

  • 91

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    70% of websites

social.hays.com

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Page Load Speed

68.2 sec in total

First Response

9.1 sec

Resources Loaded

58.7 sec

Page Rendered

416 ms

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Key Findings

We analyzed Social.hays.com page load time and found that the first response time was 9.1 sec and then it took 59.1 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 95% of websites can load faster. Unfortunately, there were 32 request timeouts, which can generally increase the web page load time, as the browser stays idle while waiting for website response.

Performance Metrics

social.hays.com performance score

27

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.7 s

29/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value10.8 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value9.5 s

12/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value970 ms

28/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.084

93/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value14.1 s

9/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

social.hays.com

9079 ms

css2

60 ms

bootstrap.css

9011 ms

style-metrolium.css

10021 ms

style.css

8050 ms

Our browser made a total of 89 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 61% of them (54 requests) were addressed to the original Social.hays.com, 15% (13 requests) were made to Viz.tools.investis.com and 6% (5 requests) were made to Tags.tiqcdn.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (19.9 sec) belongs to the original domain Social.hays.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 841.3 kB (32%)

Content Size

2.6 MB

After Optimization

1.8 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Social.hays.com main page is 2.6 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 55% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 1.4 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-86%

Potential reduce by 106.6 kB

  • Original 123.6 kB
  • After minification 112.9 kB
  • After compression 17.0 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. HTML code on this page is well minified. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 106.6 kB or 86% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-8%

Potential reduce by 111.6 kB

  • Original 1.4 MB
  • After minification 1.3 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Social Hays images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-50%

Potential reduce by 384.1 kB

  • Original 761.8 kB
  • After minification 748.0 kB
  • After compression 377.7 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 384.1 kB or 50% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-78%

Potential reduce by 239.0 kB

  • Original 304.6 kB
  • After minification 278.3 kB
  • After compression 65.5 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Social.hays.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 239.0 kB or 78% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 37 (66%)

Requests Now

56

After Optimization

19

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 56 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Social Hays. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 27 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 12 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

social.hays.com

social.hays.com

9079 ms

css2

css2

60 ms

bootstrap.css

bootstrap.css

9011 ms

style-metrolium.css

style-metrolium.css

10021 ms

style.css

style.css

8050 ms

mmenu.css

mmenu.css

8056 ms

colorbox.css

colorbox.css

10042 ms

style.min.css

style.min.css

9056 ms

geotarget-public.css

geotarget-public.css

17060 ms

frontend.min.css

frontend.min.css

16060 ms

flatpickr.min.css

flatpickr.min.css

17025 ms

select2.min.css

select2.min.css

17079 ms

public.css

public.css

19524 ms

public.css

public.css

19525 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

19526 ms

jquery-migrate.min.js

jquery-migrate.min.js

19525 ms

selectize.min.js

selectize.min.js

19525 ms

flatpickr.min.js

flatpickr.min.js

19526 ms

select2.min.js

select2.min.js

19526 ms

api.js

api.js

67 ms

13208060326.js

13208060326.js

92 ms

notice

notice

129 ms

geotarget-public-min.js

geotarget-public-min.js

19570 ms

frontend.min.js

frontend.min.js

19570 ms

public.js

public.js

19570 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

58 ms

jquery-migrate-1.4.1.min.js

jquery-migrate-1.4.1.min.js

51 ms

jquery-ui.min.js

jquery-ui.min.js

63 ms

bxslider.js

bxslider.js

19569 ms

colorbox.js

colorbox.js

19569 ms

back-to-top.js

back-to-top.js

19569 ms

customscroll-js.js

customscroll-js.js

19570 ms

jobseeker-cookie.js

jobseeker-cookie.js

19569 ms

mmenu.js

mmenu.js

19569 ms

main.js

main.js

19569 ms

custom-scroller.js

custom-scroller.js

19569 ms

frame-manager.js

frame-manager.js

19569 ms

iframeResizer_child_v2.js

iframeResizer_child_v2.js

19568 ms

videoMainConfig.js

videoMainConfig.js

92 ms

video-js.js

video-js.js

19568 ms

wp-emoji-release.min.js

wp-emoji-release.min.js

18532 ms

ar-2023-sp-thumb-v2.jpg

ar-2023-sp-thumb-v2.jpg

159 ms

hays-logo-2022.png

hays-logo-2022.png

9100 ms

carrer-workplace.png

carrer-workplace.png

8402 ms

Hays-BlogBanner-CV-Guide-1024x171.png

Hays-BlogBanner-CV-Guide-1024x171.png

10227 ms

Hays_BlogBanner_1_02-1024x172.png

Hays_BlogBanner_1_02-1024x172.png

9129 ms

join-hays.jpg

join-hays.jpg

10109 ms

unrivalled-signpost.jpg

unrivalled-signpost.jpg

18416 ms

recaptcha__en.js

recaptcha__en.js

152 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

224 ms

sprite.png

sprite.png

18031 ms

ah.jpg

ah.jpg

17223 ms

Contractor-CV-Tips-Avoid-common-CV-mistakes.jpg

Contractor-CV-Tips-Avoid-common-CV-mistakes.jpg

18243 ms

How-to-show-your-skills-in-a-job-application.jpg

How-to-show-your-skills-in-a-job-application.jpg

19928 ms

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what-to-do-if-mind-goes-blank.png

18228 ms

Graduate-jobseeker-first-job-search.jpg

Graduate-jobseeker-first-job-search.jpg

19928 ms

How-to-build-a-strong-graduate-CV.jpg

How-to-build-a-strong-graduate-CV.jpg

19929 ms

Hays-ManCity-Women-Personal-statement.jpg

Hays-ManCity-Women-Personal-statement.jpg

19929 ms

How-to-ask-for-a-letter-of-recommendation.jpg

How-to-ask-for-a-letter-of-recommendation.jpg

19929 ms

What-to-wear-to-a-job-interview.jpg

What-to-wear-to-a-job-interview.jpg

19928 ms

What-is-an-aptitude-test-and-how-do-you-prepare-for-one.jpg

What-is-an-aptitude-test-and-how-do-you-prepare-for-one.jpg

19928 ms

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How-can-we-tackle-plastic-pollution.jpg

19929 ms

What-are-people-skills-and-why-are-they-important-scaled.jpg

What-are-people-skills-and-why-are-they-important-scaled.jpg

19929 ms

Work-appraisals-what-to-expect-and-how-to-prepare-scaled.jpg

Work-appraisals-what-to-expect-and-how-to-prepare-scaled.jpg

19929 ms

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Should-I-include-my-hobbies-on-a-CV.jpg

19929 ms

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a582891733.html

141 ms

font

font

73 ms

globalScripts.js

globalScripts.js

27 ms

videoplayer.css

videoplayer.css

23 ms

matchMedia.js

matchMedia.js

103 ms

jquery.deviceDetection.js

jquery.deviceDetection.js

36 ms

ga.js

ga.js

35 ms

jquery.gaCode.js

jquery.gaCode.js

37 ms

jquery.readXMLFile.js

jquery.readXMLFile.js

32 ms

imagesloaded.min.js

imagesloaded.min.js

34 ms

jquery.videoCode.js

jquery.videoCode.js

102 ms

jquery.brightcoveData.js

jquery.brightcoveData.js

35 ms

jquery.youtubeData.js

jquery.youtubeData.js

157 ms

jquery.videoDataCtrl.js

jquery.videoDataCtrl.js

371 ms

utag.js

utag.js

65 ms

i.gif

i.gif

468 ms

utag.9.js

utag.9.js

34 ms

utag.13.js

utag.13.js

36 ms

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utag.14.js

46 ms

sync

sync

19 ms

utag.v.js

utag.v.js

4 ms

i.gif

i.gif

24 ms

i.gif

i.gif

4 ms

videos

videos

53 ms

Accessibility Review

social.hays.com accessibility score

86

Accessibility Issues

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Best practices

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Impact

Issue

High

[user-scalable="no"] is used in the <meta name="viewport"> element or the [maximum-scale] attribute is less than 5.

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Some elements have a [tabindex] value greater than 0

Best Practices

social.hays.com best practices score

75

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

SEO Factors

social.hays.com SEO score

91

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Social.hays.com can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Social.hays.com main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

social.hays.com

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of Social Hays. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: