Rec.uk.com - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
73% 
Page structure
87% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
96% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.47 s
File size
243.00 kB
Words
1781
Media files
53
Number of links
152 internal / 7 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | REC | Recruitment and Employment Confederation
The length of the page title is perfect. (528 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
We are here to empower recruiters to be brilliant. We’re striving to ensure that every candidate is given the best chance of success through good recruitment.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (968 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.rec.uk.com/
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 is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
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
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
descriptionWe are here to empower recruiters to be brilliant. We’re striving to ensure that every candidate is given the best chance of success through good recruitment.
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og:titleHome :: The REC
og:descriptionWe are here to empower recruiters to be brilliant. We’re striving to ensure that every candidate is given the best chance of success through good recruitment.
og:urlhttps://www.rec.uk.com/
og:site_nameThe REC
og:ttl2419200
og:imageEmpty
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: We are here to drive standards and empower recruiters to be brilliant....
This page contains 1781 words. That's ok.
36.8% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
23 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 20.65 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=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 36 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
7 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
...mes/rawnet/app/images/interface/logo.svgREC logo
...mes/rawnet/app/images/interface/logo.svgREC logo
...es/rawnet/app/images/interface/strap.svgRecrutiment & Employment Confederation
...interface/menu/[email protected]No alt attribute provided
...interface/menu/[email protected]No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64Professional body for recruitment
data:[...] Base64shutterstock 1256570878
data:[...] Base64REC0218
data:[...] Base64REC0490
data:[...] Base64shutterstock 2021639264
data:[...] Base64Brad Shackleton Header (Future of Recruitment) (1)
data:[...] Base64Recruiters pattern home padded card
data:[...] Base64Employers pattern home padded card
data:[...] Base64Jobseekers pattern home padded card
/6017/0628/3358/REC-Manifesto-WebBanner.jpgNo alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64nGage Tim Cook
data:[...] Base64nGage Tim Cook
data:[...] Base64Jacqueline Hilton FREC
data:[...] Base64Jacqueline Hilton FREC
data:[...] Base64Ian Sackree 1k
data:[...] Base64Ian Sackree 1k
data:[...] Base64Curo Graham Smith
data:[...] Base64Curo Graham Smith
data:[...] Base64chef on the way logo white
data:[...] Base64chef on the way logo white
data:[...] Base64Anthony McCormack, Macstaff 1k
data:[...] Base64Anthony McCormack, Macstaff 1k
data:[...] Base64Bennett Staff
data:[...] Base64Bennett Staff
data:[...] Base64Kelly Dunn KD Recruitment 2
data:[...] Base64Kelly Dunn KD Recruitment 2
data:[...] Base64Kelly Knopp
data:[...] Base64Kelly Knopp
data:[...] Base64Steve, Connectwell
data:[...] Base64Steve, Connectwell
data:[...] Base64Robert Kean
data:[...] Base64Robert Kean
data:[...] Base64nGage Tim Cook
data:[...] Base64Jacqueline Hilton FREC
data:[...] Base64Ian Sackree 1k
data:[...] Base64Curo Graham Smith
data:[...] Base64chef on the way logo white
data:[...] Base64Anthony McCormack, Macstaff 1k
data:[...] Base64Bennett Staff
data:[...] Base64Kelly Dunn KD Recruitment 2
data:[...] Base64Kelly Knopp
data:[...] Base64Steve, Connectwell
data:[...] Base64Robert Kean
...ils/02e419dfad02818cd6d622541ad74fb5.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ils/aa371057f9927ffea1c296ef4653ad56.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...pp/images/interface/cyber_essentials.pngCyber Essentials Certified Plus

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
We're making great work happen.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 We're making great work happen.
H2 Sorry! That content is for Professional members only
H2 Sorry! That content is for Professional members only Duplicate text
H2 Sorry! That content is for Professional members only Duplicate text
H2 Sorry! That content is for Professional members only Duplicate text
H2 Supporting your business
H2 Future of Recruitment
H2 How we help
H2 What's new
H3 Legal advice
H3 Training & qualifications
H3 Networking & events
H3 Aim Hire - Creating business advantage through strong recruitment partnerships
H3 Join us for an in-person REC Masterclass
H3 Recruiters
H3 Employers
H3 Jobseekers
H3 REC Awards
H3 Our work on EDI
H3 Be an REC member, be amongst the best
H3 Report on Jobs: Salary growth sustained, but at slower rate as demand for staff declines
H3 REC Legal update and advice for members in light of the recent civil unrest
H3 Legal Update: Pay Rises in Education and Healthcare
H3 Surge in permanent hiring intentions among London employers could be a bell-wether for the rest of the country
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 7 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.rec.uk.com/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.rec.uk.com/IMG-ALT REC logo
https://www.rec.uk.com/searchCan we help you find something?
https://recawards.evessiocloud...New window External Subdomain RECAwards
/jobseekers/member-directoryMember directory
https://www.rec.uk.com/cartBasket 0 item(s) in basket
https://www.rec.uk.com/my-accountMy account
https://www.rec.uk.com/Text duplicate IMG-ALT REC logo
/about-the-recAbout the REC
/about-the-recText duplicate About the REC
/about-the-rec/working-recWorking at the REC
/about-the-rec/awarding-organi...Awarding Organisation
/about-the-rec/awarding-organi...Information for centres
/recruiters/training-and-quali...Our accredited centres
/about-the-rec/code-practiceCode of practice
/recruiters/compliance/code-pr...New window Subdomain No Text
/about-the-rec/boardBoard & governance
/about-the-rec/board/rec-advis...REC Advisory Council - Terms of Reference
/about-the-rec/board/rec-advis...REC Advisory Council
/about-the-rec/our-historyOur history
/about-the-rec/our-leadership-...Our leadership team
/about-the-rec/our-account-man...Our account managers team
/about-the-rec/rec-annual-repo...REC Annual Report and Accounts
/about-the-rec/equality-divers...Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
/about-the-rec/equality-divers...Unlock the power of inclusive recruitment – for your business, clients and candidates
/about-the-rec/equality-divers...Pride in recruitment
https://www.rec.uk.com/recruitersFor recruiters
https://www.rec.uk.com/recruitersText duplicate For recruiters
/recruiters/legalLegal
/recruiters/legal/legal-guideLegal guide
/recruiters/legal/template-doc...Template documents
/recruiters/legal/legal-resourcesLegal factsheets and briefings
/recruiters/legal/legal-helplineLegal helpline
/recruiters/legal/ir35IR35
/join?redirect=/recruiters/leg...Become a member
/my-account/login?redirect=/re...Login
/recruiters/legal/legal-news-a...Legal news and views
/recruiters/training-and-quali...Training and qualifications
/recruiters/training-and-quali...Qualifications
/recruiters/training-and-quali...Training
/recruiters/training-and-quali...Apprenticeships
/recruiters/business-supportBusiness support
/recruiters/business-support/s...Starting an agency
/recruiters/business-support/g...Growing your agency
/recruiters/business-support/s...Selling your agency
/recruiters/business-support/s...Sector specific guidance
/recruiters/business-support/a...Aim Hire - Creating business advantage through strong recruitment partnerships
/recruiters/business-support/r...RECLive24: Success in a changing market
/recruiters/complianceCompliance
/recruiters/compliance/audited...Audited services
/recruiters/compliance/code-pr...Code of Professional Practice
/recruiters/compliance/complaintsComplaints
/recruiters/compliance/complia...Compliance assessment
/recruiters/networking-and-eventsNetworking and events
/recruiters/networking-and-eve...Talking recruitment webinars
/recruiters/networking-and-eve...Sector group meetings
/recruiters/networking-and-eve...Member Network
https://rec.uk.com/awardsNew window Subdomain REC Awards
/recruiters/REC-professionalSupport for your career
/join/professional-membershipProfessional membership
/join?redirect=/recruiters/REC...Text duplicate Become a member
/my-account/login?redirect=/re...Text duplicate Login
https://www.rec.uk.com/jobseekersFor jobseekers
https://www.rec.uk.com/jobseekersText duplicate For jobseekers
/jobseekers/member-directoryREC member directory
/jobseekers/choosing-recruitme...Choosing a recruitment agency
/jobseekers/careers-in-recruit...Careers in recruitment
/jobseekers/making-a-complaintMaking a complaint
/find-industry-supplierFind a supplier
/find-industry-supplierText duplicate Find a supplier
/find-industry-supplier/accoun...Accountancy and Finance
/find-industry-supplier/back-o...Back Office
/find-industry-supplier/consul...Consultancy
/find-industry-supplier/health...Health and Wellbeing
/find-industry-supplier/hrHR
/find-industry-supplier/insuranceInsurance
/find-industry-supplier/legalText duplicate Legal
/find-industry-supplier/researchResearch
/find-industry-supplier/right-...Right to work checks
/find-industry-supplier/skills...Skills Testing
/find-industry-supplier/techno...Technology
/find-industry-supplier/payrollPayroll
https://www.rec.uk.com/our-viewOur view
https://www.rec.uk.com/our-viewText duplicate Our view
/our-view/topicsTopics
/our-view/topics/labours-first...Labour's First 100 Days
/our-view/topics/back-officeBack to the workplace
/our-view/topics/mental-health...Mental health and wellbeing
/join?redirect=/our-view/topic...Text duplicate Become a member
/my-account/login?redirect=/ou...Text duplicate Login
/our-view/insightsInsights
/our-view/insights/legal-news-...Text duplicate Legal news and views
/our-view/insights/business-ad...Business advice
/our-view/insights/your-recrui...Your recruitment career
/our-view/insights/advice-for-...Advice for employers
/our-view/researchText duplicate Research
/our-view/research/research-hubResearch hub
/join?redirect=/our-view/resea...Text duplicate Become a member
/my-account/login?redirect=/ou...Text duplicate Login
/our-view/reports-jobsReport on jobs
/our-view/research/jobs-outlookJobsOutlook
/our-view/research/recruitment...Recruitment industry status report
/our-view/research/recruitment...Recruitment insights
/our-view/research/practical-g...Practical guides
/our-view/policy-and-campaignsPolicy and campaigns
/our-view/policy-and-campaigns...Our latest campaigning priorities
/our-view/policy-and-campaigns...Government and campaigns
/equalitydiversityandinclusionText duplicate Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
/our-view/policy-and-campaigns...Immigration
/our-view/policy-and-campaigns...Labour shortages and workforce planning
/our-view/policy-and-campaigns...REC Manifesto: Dynamic labour markets for growth
/our-view/newsNews
/our-view/news/press-releasesPress releases
/our-view/our-spokespeopleOur spokespeople
/our-view/news/news-our-busine...News from our business partners
/our-view/resource-hubResource library
/our-view/resource-hub/rec-pod...REC Podcast: Talking Recruitment
/our-view/resource-hub/recruit...Recruitment Matters Magazine
/our-view/resource-hub/webinar...Webinars on demand
/our-view/resource-hub/busines...Business Growth Webinars
/our-view/resource-hub/talking...Talking Recruitment Webinars
https://www.rec.uk.com/joinJoin the REC today
https://www.rec.uk.com/my-accountText duplicate My account
/about-the-rec/awarding-organi...REC Awarding Organisation
/about-the-rec/working-recText duplicate Working at the REC
/recruiters/compliance/complaintsText duplicate Complaints
/employers/grcGood Recruitment Collective
/recruiters/legalLegal advice Gain access to our team of recruitment law specialists, a comprehensive library of template contracts, and legal guides that covers all aspects ...
IMG-ALT shutterstock 1256570878
/recruiters/training-and-quali...Training & qualifications We can help you develop the skills you need to thrive in the recruitment industry – whether you've just started your journey, or ar...
IMG-ALT REC0218
/recruiters/networking-and-eventsNetworking & events Every year we host over 300 events for REC members and stakeholders, from our flagship annual conference and award ceremony, to legal sem...
IMG-ALT REC0490
/recruiters/business-support/a...Subdomain Aim Hire - Creating business advantage through strong recruitment partnerships The Aim Hire guide is designed to help businesses of all sizes and sectors mak...
IMG-ALT shutterstock 2021639264
https://bit.ly/3zEsR7sNew window External Join us for an in-person REC Masterclass Our Masterclass will bring together leading experts in motivational sales and leadership coaching, Formula 1 and the...
IMG-ALT Brad Shackleton Header (Future of Recruitment) (1)
/what-we-do/recruitersRecruiters We provide legal advice, business support and training to help brilliant recruiters and to drive the growth of your business. We shine a light on ...
IMG-ALT Recruiters pattern home padded card
/what-we-do/employersEmployers Our Good Recruitment Collective is a network of employers united behind one common goal of recruitment best practice. Your in-house recruiters can ...
IMG-ALT Employers pattern home padded card
/what-we-do/jobseekersJobseekers We represent more than 3,300 UK recruitment businesses who live by the same values we do: professionalism and high quality service. If you're look...
IMG-ALT Jobseekers pattern home padded card
/www.rec.uk.com/our-view/polic...New window No Text
https://recawards.evessiocloud...External Subdomain REC Awards See the latest winners of our annual recruitment awards, which is one of the UK's most prestigious events in a recruiter's calendar. Open to REC M...
/about-the-rec/equality-divers...Our work on EDI The REC recognises that the recruitment industry sits at the heart of workplace equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). We are proud to wor...
https://www.rec.uk.com/joinJoin the REC
https://www.rec.uk.com/our-viewExplore all
/our-view/news/press-releases/...Subdomain News Report on Jobs: Salary growth sustained, but at slower rate as demand for staff declines Press releases 8th Aug 2024
/our-view/insights/legal-news-...Subdomain Insights REC Legal update and advice for members in light of the recent civil unrest Legal news and views 7th Aug 2024
/our-view/insights/legal-news-...Subdomain Insights Legal Update: Pay Rises in Education and Healthcare Legal news and views 6th Aug 2024 Members Only
/our-view/news/press-releases/...Subdomain News Surge in permanent hiring intentions among London employers could be a bell-wether for the rest of the country Press releases 5th Aug 2024
https://www.rec.uk.com/contactGet in touch
https://www.rec.uk.com/Anchor Accessibility Tools
https://www.rec.uk.com/joinREC membership
/contact/mediaMedia enquiries
/contact/become-business-partnerBecome an REC business partner
/about-the-rec/awarding-organi...Text duplicate REC Awarding Organisation
/about-the-rec/working-recText duplicate Working at the REC
/recruiters/compliance/complaintsText duplicate Complaints
/employers/grcText duplicate Good Recruitment Collective
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain REC Linkedin
https://twitter.com/RECPressNew window External REC twitter
https://www.facebook.com/recru...New window External Subdomain REC facebook
https://www.youtube.com/user/r...New window External Subdomain REC youtube
/terms-and-conditionsTerms & Conditions
https://www.rec.uk.com/privacyPrivacy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.rec.uk.com/"
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 (243 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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pragmano-cache
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External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,083 referring domains.
This page has 1,496,530 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,597 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
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Disallow: /application/authentication
Disallow: /application/bootstrap
Disallow: /application/config
Disallow: /application/controllers
Disallow: /application/elements
Disallow: /application/helpers
Disallow: /application/jobs
Disallow: /application/languages
Disallow: /application/mail
Disallow: /application/models
Disallow: /application/page_types
Disallow: /application/single_pages
Disallow: /application/tools
Disallow: /application/views
Disallow: /ccm/system/captcha/picture
Sitemap: https://www.rec.uk.com/sitemaps/sitemap.xml

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www.rec.uk.com
Home | REC | Recruitment and Employment Confederation
We are here to empower recruiters to be brilliant. We’re striving to ensure that every candidate is given the best chance of success through good recruitment.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
REC81%Check
recruitment70%Check
REC members62%Check
Join REC61%Check
Recruitment Employment60%Check
REC membership59%Check
recruitment business56%Check
Education Recruitment55%Check
Recruitment Employment Confederation55%Check
recruiters54%Check
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