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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 5 November 202626 issues · 83 checks
This review found 26 issues worth fixing on recruitee.com, 8 of them high impact, across 83 checks. The most urgent: use efficient cache lifetimes. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
85BClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2.2 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 146 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 149 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 146 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 146 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 141 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 147 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 148 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 149 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 150 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 152 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 148 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 146 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 147 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 149 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 149 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 148 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 148 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 149 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 150 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 153 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
Speed
Use efficient cache lifetimes
2.6 s · 436 KiB67 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (436 KiB).
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.6 s · 253 KiBAbout 253 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.6 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.3 s7 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.3 s.
Mobile performance score: 69
69/100Your mobile performance score is 69. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Reduce unused CSS
730 ms · 72 KiBAbout 72 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 730 ms faster on a phone.
1,523 HTML elements
The page has 1,523 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
tellent.com adds 0 ms
0 mstellent.com costs a phone 0 ms of main-thread work and 348 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Hubspot and Usercentrics CMP and others), adding 844 KiB and 251 ms of main-thread time.
Improve image delivery
183 KiB3 images could be 183 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Minify CSS
130 ms · 3 KiB3 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
5 long tasks on the main thread
5 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 70 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
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Main-thread work: 1.4 s
A phone's processor spends 1.4 s on main-thread work while loading, 676 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 10 ms
10 msYour server sent the HTML in 10 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Largest Contentful Paint: 11.9 s
11.9 sYour largest element takes 11.9 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “A better way to hire The customizable hiring software that …”.
Time to Interactive: 12.3 s
12.3 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 12.3 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 6.2 s
6.2 sVisually, the page fills in at 6.2 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Real-user LCP: 2.6 s
2.6 sReal visitors wait 2.6 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user TTFB: 914 ms
914 msReal visitors wait 914 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
28 images without width and height
28 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
+3%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 146 ms to 153 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+1%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.2 s to 2.2 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user INP: 160 ms
160 msReal visitors wait 160 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.8 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.001
0.001The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.001, good is under 0.1).
First Contentful Paint: 0.9 s
0.9 sThe first text or image appears after 0.9 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Total Blocking Time: 42 ms
42 msScripts block the page for only 42 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Images and page weight
2 images far larger than shown
127 KiB2 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example EN Homepage - Hero.png at 2,366 px wide, shown at 358 px. Resized copies would save about 127 KiB.
1 image below the first screen load straight away
1 image further down the page (90 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to it. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 0.6 g of CO₂ per visit
0.56 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.56 g of CO₂e: 67.1 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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Page weight: 2.0 MB in 105 requests
2.0 MBYour homepage downloads 2.0 MB in 105 requests on a phone: scripts 797 KiB (30), images 739 KiB (46) and fonts 326 KiB (5). That is a lean page.
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Accessibility
6 text elements with low contrast
6 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (10 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 10 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (1 element)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated minor by axe-core.
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Every image has alt text
All 71 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
52 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 56 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 52 passed and 4 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No social preview image
No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
6 links with vague text
6 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
112 internal links, 35 external
The homepage links to 112 pages on recruitee.com and 35 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 136 characters
Your meta description is 136 characters: “Tellent Recruitee helps you hire faster, work better together, and win top talent without the bottleneck; powered by AI…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “The customizable hiring software that helps you hire smarter and faster”.
Title: 54 characters
Your title is a healthy 54 characters: “Customizable ATS & hiring software | Tellent Recruitee”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://recruitee.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: FAQPage, Organization, WebPage and WebSite.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://recruitee.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
Parts of the site are closed to 2 AI crawlers
Your robots.txt lets ChatGPT (ChatGPT-User) and Perplexity (PerplexityBot) read the homepage but closes other sections to them, so answers about those pages can't cite you.
No llms.txt
There is no https://recruitee.com/llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
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Organization data: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (2,805 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 47 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
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Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 15 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
21 small tap targets
21 of 42 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
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No console errors
No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
No phone number on the homepage
A local customer looking to call finds no phone number on the homepage. Add one, ideally as a tap-to-call link.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No form on the homepage
There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
About 1,954 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,954 words of visible text.
5 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Pricing” and “Get a demo”.
17 calls to action
The homepage has 17 calls to action, for example “Pricing”, “Get a demo” and “Try for free”.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 94 testimonial or review blocks, 4 trust badges and “7,000+ companies”.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Risk reducer mentioned
A guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card or similar) is mentioned on the page.
Privacy and tracking
3 trackers load before any consent
3Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Tag Manager and HubSpot (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (Usercentrics) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
4 cookies set on arrival
4Opening the homepage sets 4 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
30 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 30 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
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Consent tool: Usercentrics
A consent management tool (Usercentrics) loads with the page.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at recruitee.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- CMS
- HubSpot CMS
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- HubSpot
Company
- Founded
- 2015
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