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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
79% 
Page quality
75% 
Page structure
22% 
Link structure
78% 
Server
96% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.47 s
File size
79.30 kB
Words
650
Media files
18
Number of links
107 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Center for Career Services | Enrollment and Student Success | The George Washington University
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 881 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Center for Career Services offers comprehensive career development, experiential education, student employment services and resources.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (886 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://careerservices.gwu.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain name is very long.
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
descriptionThe Center for Career Services offers comprehensive career development, experiential education, student employment services and resources.
abstractThe Center for Career Services offers comprehensive career development, experiential education, student employment services and resources.
keywordsgw, george washington university, gwu, gw, gw university, george washington, dc universities, dc colleges, education, higher education
generatorVarbase
referrerorigin
rights©2025 Center for Career Services | Enrollment and Student Success. All rights reserved.
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
apple-mobile-web-app-capableyes
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:descriptionThe Center for Career Services offers comprehensive career development, experiential education, student employment services and resources.
twitter:titleCenter for Career Services | Enrollment and Student Success | The George Washington University
twitter:imagehttps://centraldata.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4176/files/2021-12/gw_open_graph.png
og:site_nameCenter for Career Services | Enrollment and Student Success
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://careerservices.gwu.edu/
og:titleCenter for Career Services | Enrollment and Student Success | The George Washington University
og:descriptionThe Center for Career Services offers comprehensive career development, experiential education, student employment services and resources.
og:imagehttps://centraldata.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4176/files/2021-12/gw_open_graph.png
og:image:urlhttps://centraldata.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4176/files/2021-12/gw_open_graph.png
og:image:altThe George Washington University Logo
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 650 words. That's ok.
22.3% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
8 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 18.33 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 13 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
5 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...gwu_blocks/images/gw-header-image-53.pngCenter for Career Services | Enrollment and Student Success site logo
...om/gwu_content_types/img/gw_mono_0_0.pngGW Home
/themes/custom/vartheme_bs4/logo-print.pngCenter for Career Services | Enrollment and Student Success
...20x500_OptionA_revised.jpg?itok=WpCI_BJANo alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64GW Career Exploration Expo Banner featuring the event logo and three photos from past eventsGW Career Exploration Expo Banner
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64Career Success StepsCareer Success Steps Homepage Icon
data:[...] Base64career-services_homepage-promo_headshot
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
...24-07/higtj.jpg?h=fee4874d&itok=g8DXqc09GW rising senior Alanna Moskowitz shakes hands with Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Rahul Gupta during her spring internship with the White House. (Submitted photo)
...116673_1920.jpg?h=6f3285a6&itok=VoXh5bKPBrendan Humphrey
...05/img_6420.jpg?h=a6facc40&itok=dkJy_ccVSophomore Shweta Raman
...1/img_4177.jpeg?h=5379dc9e&itok=R6mZuuaWGW senior international affairs major and French minor Oliver Haddow
..._1920x1280.jpeg?h=6f3285a6&itok=vYEhGyEcWomen’s basketball player and accountancy major Faith Blethen
...1/img_7984.jpeg?h=1b6b5d13&itok=TFnCzq9aInternational affairs and public health major Arzina Lakhani
...ooter_1920x700_OptionB.jpg?itok=LDatD3JrPeople walking around a conference hall
...zs4681/files/2022-12/gw-footer-image.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Home
H2 Undergraduate Employment and Education Outcomes
H2 Student Services
H2 Center for Career Services Success Stories
H3 9 out of 10
H3 $175,000+
H3 900+
H3 Career Exploration Expo - Employers
H3 Career Exploration Expo - Students
H3 Explore Career Preparation Resources
H3 See Your Plan for Career Success
H3 Make an Appointment for a Professional Headshot
H3 Find a Federal Work Study Job or Part-Time Job On-Campus
H3 Find an Internship or Job Off-Campus
H5 Center for Career Services
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://careerservices.gwu.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://careerservices.gwu.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT Center for Career Services | Enrollment and Student Success site logo
https://careerservices.gwu.edu/Subdomain Career Services Enrollment and Student Success
https://careerservices.gwu.edu/IMG-ALT GW Home
/aboutAbout
/university-career-centersUniversity Career Centers
/our-teamOur Team
/contact-usContact Us
/support-career-servicesSupport Career Services
/studentsStudents
/handshakeHandshake
/career-prepCareer Prep
/jobs-internshipsJobs & Internships
/funding-opportunitiesFunding Opportunities
/gw-career-connectGW Career Connect
/gw-career-questGW Career Quest
/gw-un-360GW UN 360
/student-employmentStudent Employment
/student-positionsStudent Positions
/student-employersStudent Employers
/student-employee-recognitionStudent Employee Recognition
/faculty-staffFaculty & Staff
/career-influencers-programCareer Influencers Program
/faculty-program-requestsFaculty Program Requests
/alumniAlumni
/resources-alumniResources for Alumni
/employersEmployers
/build-your-brandBuild Your Brand
/additional-resourcesAdditional Resources
/affinity-communitiesAffinity Communities
/parents-familiesParents & Families
/aboutText duplicate About
/university-career-centersText duplicate University Career Centers
/our-teamText duplicate Our Team
/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
/support-career-servicesText duplicate Support Career Services
/studentsText duplicate Students
/handshakeText duplicate Handshake
/career-prepText duplicate Career Prep
/career-option-sheetsCareer Option Sheets
/professional-competenciesProfessional Competencies
/professional-headshot-stationProfessional Headshot Station
/resume-cover-lettersResumes & Cover Letters
/interviewingInterviewing
/networking-strategyNetworking Strategy
/international-student-supportInternational Student Support
/graduate-student-career-seriesGraduate Student Career Series
/jobs-internshipsText duplicate Jobs & Internships
/how-search-job-or-internshipHow to Search for a Job or Internship
/professional-praxisProfessional Praxis
/global-job-internship-resourcesGlobal Job & Internship Resources
/internship-creditInternship Credit
/where-do-gw-students-internWhere Do GW Students Intern?
/funding-opportunitiesText duplicate Funding Opportunities
/knowledge-action-career-inter...Knowledge in Action Career Internship Fund
/application-processApplication Process
/selection-processSelection Process
/eligibilityEligibility
/internship-requirementsInternship Requirements
/financial-aid-and-tax-informa...Financial Aid and Tax Information
/travel-grantsTravel Grants
/presidential-fellowshipPresidential Fellowship
/gw-career-connectText duplicate GW Career Connect
/alumni-career-influencersAlumni Career Influencers
/gw-career-questText duplicate GW Career Quest
/gw-un-360Text duplicate GW UN 360
/student-employmentText duplicate Student Employment
/student-positionsText duplicate Student Positions
/federal-work-studyFederal Work Study
/how-find-and-apply-fws-positionHow to Find and Apply for a FWS Position
/off-campus-fwsOff-Campus FWS
/on-campus-fwsOn-Campus FWS
/federal-work-study-faqsFederal Work Study FAQ's
/non-federal-work-studyNon-Federal Work Study
/how-find-and-apply-non-federa...How to Find and Apply For a Non-FWS Position
/new-student-programming-resou...New Student Programming, Resources, & Common Questions
/time-reporting-payroll-benefitsTime Reporting, Payroll & Payment
/resources-student-employeesResources for Student Employees
/important-contacts-former-emp...Important Contacts & Former Employee Resources
/student-employersText duplicate Student Employers
/gw-departmentsGW Departments
/fws-partner-organizationsFWS Partner Organizations
/position-updatesPosition Updates
/student-work-hours-scheduleStudent Work Hours & Schedule
/student-employee-time-reporti...Student Employee Time Reporting & Benefits
/resources-student-employersResources for Student Employers
/student-employee-recognitionText duplicate Student Employee Recognition
/faculty-staffText duplicate Faculty & Staff
/career-influencers-programText duplicate Career Influencers Program
/faculty-program-requestsText duplicate Faculty Program Requests
/alumniText duplicate Alumni
/resources-alumniText duplicate Resources for Alumni
/employersText duplicate Employers
/build-your-brandText duplicate Build Your Brand
/additional-resourcesText duplicate Additional Resources
/affinity-communitiesText duplicate Affinity Communities
/parents-familiesText duplicate Parents & Families
/undergraduate-employment-educ...See Where a GW Degree Can Take You
/careerexpoCareer Exploration Expo - Employers
A-TITLE Spring 2025 GW Career Exploration Expo - Employers
/careerexpo-studentsCareer Exploration Expo - Students
A-TITLE Spring 2025 GW Career Exploration Expo - Students
/career-prepExplore Career Preparation Resources
A-TITLE Career Prep
/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4976/file...See Your Plan for Career Success
/professional-headshot-stationMake an Appointment for a Professional Headshot
A-TITLE Professional Headshot Booth
/federal-work-studyFind a Federal Work Study Job or Part-Time Job On-Campus
A-TITLE Federal Work Study
/how-search-job-or-internshipFind an Internship or Job Off-Campus
A-TITLE How to Search for a Job or Internship
https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/how-i-...New window External Subdomain How I Got the Job: Interning at Washington’s Hallowed Institutions
https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/how-i-...New window External Subdomain How I Got the Job: Graduating Mechanical Engineering Student Takes the Plunge
https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/how-i-...New window External Subdomain How I Got the Job: A Passion for Community and Public Health
https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/how-i-...New window External Subdomain How I Got the Job: Connecting with the World
https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/how-i-...New window External Subdomain How I Got the Job: From Court to Corporate
https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/how-i-...New window External Subdomain How I Got the Job: From Environmental Interest to the White House
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/gwcar...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/gwca...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/gwcareerce...External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/G...External Subdomain No Text
/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
A-TITLE Contact Us
https://www.gwu.edu/foggy-bott...New window External Subdomain Maps & Directions
https://www.gwu.edu/?utm_mediu...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://campusadvisories.gwu.e...New window External Subdomain Campus Advisories
https://compliance.gwu.edu/equ...New window External Subdomain EO/Nondiscrimination Policy
https://www.gwu.edu/privacy-no...New window External Subdomain Website Privacy Notice
https://www.gwu.edu/contact-gw...New window External Subdomain Contact GW
https://accessibility.gwu.edu/...New window External Subdomain Accessibility
https://www.gwu.edu/terms-use?...New window External Subdomain Terms of Use
https://www.gwu.edu/copyright?...New window External Subdomain Copyright
https://accessibility.gwu.edu/...New window External Subdomain Report a Barrier to Accessibility

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://careerservices.gwu.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.47 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (79 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
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cache-controlmax-age=2764800, public, s-maxage=86400
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x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
last-modifiedSun, 02 Feb 2025 17:55:52 GMT
varyCookie,Accept-Encoding
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 70 referring domains.
This page has 185 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 67 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

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careerservices.gwu.edu
Center for Career Services | Enrollment and Student Success | The G...
The Center for Career Services offers comprehensive career development, experiential education, student employment services and resources.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Services81%Check
Career80%Check
Career Services80%Check
Center68%Check
Employment Services67%Check
Student66%Check
GW Career64%Check
Student Success63%Check
Student Employment59%Check
Resources Student59%Check
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