Heidrick.com - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
79% 
Page quality
76% 
Page structure
71% 
Link structure
37% 
Server
55% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.89 s
File size
196.50 kB
Words
1092
Media files
3
Number of links
159 internal / 22 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Heidrick & Struggles | A Top Retained Executive Search Firm
The length of the page title is perfect. (542 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Heidrick & Struggles is a leading retained search firm specializing in executive search and on-demand talent, leadership coaching & development, and workplace culture consulting.
The meta description is too long: 1106 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.heidrick.com/en
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Canada
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
The specified alternate links have no errors.
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 markup is not in the first line of your HTML document. There must be no white spaces before the doctype markup.
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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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 1092 words. That's ok.
25.4% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
6 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 23.88 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 22 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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

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...ickCom/assets/public/images/nav-logo.svgHeidrick & Struggles Homepage
...stmanagementconsultingfirmbadge-2024.jpgWorld's Best Management Consulting Firm logo
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 27 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Services
H2 Industry Expertise
H2 About
H2 Most Recent Content
H2 Find a consultant
H2 Explore careers
H3 Empty heading
H3 Chief people officer of 2030: Building a tool kit to get from here to there
H3 The connecting leader: Five imperatives for leaders today
H3 Board Monitor US 2024: Navigating Shifting Sands
H3 Today’s CEO: The growing importance of character, learning, and leading in a contested world
H3 AI Thought leadership
H3 2024 Global Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Executive Organization and Compensation Survey
H3 Treating your leadership pipeline as a strategic asset
H3 Aligning culture with the bottom line
H3 We are honored to be included in the Forbes and Statista 2024 list of the World's Best Management Consulting Firms.
H3 CEO of the future: A conversation with Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko, president & CEO of Marimekko
H3 Consumer sector focus: Redefining leadership in experiential luxury
H3 Government and corporate affairs focus: Finding leaders who can effectively manage political and regulatory risk
H3 New leadership needs in biopharma: The connecting leader
H4 Insights from more than 50 CPOs at leading companies suggest three areas where CPOs should focus as they evolve their role and function to deliver both strategic and operational performance.
H4 How leaders around the world are leveraging connecting capabilities to help their organizations thrive.
H4 Heidrick & Struggles’ 15th annual Board Monitor US report explores six ways boards are reshaping their processes to thrive now.
H4 In 2024, one capability stands out above the rest: those who travel the route to the top today must demonstrate the ability to lead across the boundaries that divide us.
H4 AI is transforming business models at a rapid pace, with most companies using it in some capacity but few deploying it organization-wide. The biggest challenge is finding talent—not just AI experti...
H4 Our fourth annual report examines both organizational structure and compensation for executive roles around the world with artificial intelligence, machine learning, or data analytics responsibilit...
H4 Companies increasingly risk becoming net exporters of effective leaders due to rising retention challenges and a lack of understanding about how to develop and retain leadership in the face of rapi...
H4 Our second survey of CEOs around the world underscores the deep links leaders see between culture and financial performance.
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 22 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.heidrick.com/enAnchor content
https://www.heidrick.com/enAnchor footer
https://www.heidrick.com/enNo Text
https://www.heidrick.com/IMG-ALT Heidrick & Struggles Homepage
https://leaders.heidrick.com/l...New window External Subdomain Profile Login
https://leaders.heidrick.com/r...New window External Subdomain Create Your Profile
/en/global-site-selectorGlobal Site Selector
/en/contact-usContact
https://connect.heidrick.com/s...External Subdomain Heidrick Connect
https://www.heidrick.com/ja/日本語
/en/products/heidrick-navigatorHeidrick Navigator
/en/insightsInsights
/en/peoplePeople
/en/officesOffices
/en/careersCareers @ Heidrick
https://investors.heidrick.com/New window External Subdomain Investor Relations
https://heidrick.mediaroom.com/New window External Subdomain Newsroom
/en/services/executive-searchExecutive Search
/en/services/executive-search/...Chief Executive Officer & Board of Directors
/en/services/executive-search/...Digital Officers
/en/services/executive-search/...Financial Officers
/en/services/executive-search/...Human Resources Officers
/en/services/executive-search/...Legal, Risk, Compliance & Government Affairs
/en/services/executive-search/...Marketing, Sales & Strategy Officers
/en/services/executive-search/...Supply Chain & Operations Officers
/en/services/executive-search/...Technology Officers
/en/industriesView all Industry Expertise
/en/services/leadershipLeadership
/en/services/leadership/agile-...Agile Leader Potential
/en/services/leadership/board-...Board Effectiveness
/en/services/leadership/ceo-su...CEO Succession Planning
/en/services/leadership/chief-...Chief Executive Acceleration
/en/services/leadership/coachingCoaching
/en/services/leadership/digita...Digital Leadership
/en/services/leadership/leader...Leadership Assessment
/en/services/leadership/leader...Leadership Development
/en/services/leadership/merger...M&A Talent Planning
/en/services/leadership/team-a...Team Acceleration
/en/services/corporate-transfo...Corporate Transformation
/en/services/corporate-transfo...Carve-Outs
/en/services/corporate-transfo...Cost Advantage
/en/services/on-demand-talentOn-Demand Talent
/en/services/on-demand-talent/...Interim Executives
/en/services/on-demand-talent/...On-Demand Project Leaders, Consultants, and Experts
/en/services/organization-cultureOrganization & Culture
/en/services/organization-cult...Culture Shaping
/en/services/organization-cult...Organization Acceleration
/en/services/organization-cult...Organizational Simplicity
https://businessfourzero.com/External Purpose-Driven Change
/en/services/inclusive-leadershipInclusive Leadership
/en/servicesView all Services
/en/industriesText duplicate View all Industry Expertise
/en/about-usLearn more about Heidrick & Struggles
/en/industries/consumer-marketsConsumer Markets
/en/industries/frontier-techFrontier Tech
/en/industries/financial-servicesFinancial Services
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/en/industries/industrialIndustrial
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/en/industries/technologyTechnology
/en/industries/venture-capitalVenture Capital
/en/industriesView All Industries
/en/industriesText duplicate View all Industry Expertise
/en/about-usText duplicate Learn more about Heidrick & Struggles
/en/about-us/inclusion-belongi...Inclusion & Belonging at Heidrick & Struggles
/en/about-us/our-heritageOur Heritage
/en/about-us/our-purpose-visio...Our Purpose, Vision, and Values
/en/about-us/sustainability-at...Sustainability at Heidrick & Struggles
/en/about-usLearn about the firm
/en/about-usText duplicate Learn more about Heidrick & Struggles
/en/products/heidrick-navigatorText duplicate Heidrick Navigator
/en/insightsText duplicate Insights
/en/peopleText duplicate People
/en/officesText duplicate Offices
/en/careersText duplicate Careers @ Heidrick
https://investors.heidrick.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Investor Relations
https://heidrick.mediaroom.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Newsroom
https://leaders.heidrick.com/l...External Subdomain Text duplicate Profile Login
https://leaders.heidrick.com/r...External Subdomain Text duplicate Create Your Profile
/en/global-site-selectorText duplicate Global Site Selector
/en/contact-usText duplicate Contact
https://connect.heidrick.com/s...External Subdomain Text duplicate Heidrick Connect
https://www.heidrick.com/ja/Text duplicate 日本語
/en/services/executive-searchText duplicate Executive Search
/en/services/leadershipText duplicate Leadership
/en/services/corporate-transfo...Text duplicate Corporate Transformation
/en/services/on-demand-talentText duplicate On-Demand Talent
/en/services/organization-cultureText duplicate Organization & Culture
/en/services/inclusive-leadershipText duplicate Inclusive Leadership
/en/servicesText duplicate View all Services
/en/industriesText duplicate View all Industry Expertise
/en/about-usText duplicate Learn more about Heidrick & Struggles
/en/industries/consumer-marketsText duplicate Consumer Markets
/en/industries/frontier-techText duplicate Frontier Tech
/en/industries/financial-servicesText duplicate Financial Services
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/en/industries/professional-te...Text duplicate Professional & Technology Services
/en/industries/social-impactText duplicate Social Impact
/en/industries/sustainability-...Text duplicate Sustainability & Climate
/en/industries/technologyText duplicate Technology
/en/industries/venture-capitalText duplicate Venture Capital
/en/industriesText duplicate View all Industry Expertise
/en/about-usText duplicate Learn more about Heidrick & Struggles
/en/about-us/inclusion-belongi...Text duplicate Inclusion & Belonging at Heidrick & Struggles
/en/about-us/our-heritageText duplicate Our Heritage
/en/about-us/our-purpose-visio...Text duplicate Our Purpose, Vision, and Values
/en/about-us/sustainability-at...Text duplicate Sustainability at Heidrick & Struggles
/en/about-usText duplicate Learn more about Heidrick & Struggles
/en/peopleText duplicate People
/en/officesText duplicate Offices
/en/careersText duplicate Careers @ Heidrick
https://investors.heidrick.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Investor Relations
https://heidrick.mediaroom.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Newsroom
https://leaders.heidrick.com/l...External Subdomain Text duplicate Profile Login
https://leaders.heidrick.com/r...External Subdomain Text duplicate Create Your Profile
/en/global-site-selectorText duplicate Global Site Selector
/en/contact-usText duplicate Contact
https://connect.heidrick.com/s...External Subdomain Text duplicate Heidrick Connect
https://www.heidrick.com/ja/Text duplicate 日本語
/en/about-usAbout Heidrick & Struggles
/en/services/executive-searchLearn more
A-TITLE Heidrick & Struggles Executive Search Services
/en/insights/human-resources-o...Trivial anchor text
Read more
A-TITLE Read about the chief people officer of 2030
/en/insights/leadership-develo...Text duplicate Learn more
/en/insights/boards-governance...Read the report
/en/insights/chief-executive-o...Text duplicate Learn more
A-TITLE Today's CEO
/en/insights/technology/insigh...View our latest AI insights
A-TITLE Heidrick & Struggles Insights on AI
/en/insights/compensation-tren...See the survey results
A-TITLE Link to 2024 data, analytics, and artificial intelligence executive compensation study
/en/insights/leadership-develo...Text duplicate Learn more
/en/insights/culture-shaping/a...See the findings
A-TITLE Link to Aligning culture with the bottom line
https://www.forbes.com/lists/w...New window External Subdomain View the complete list
A-TITLE Link to Forbes Best Management Consulting Firms 2024
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/en/services/on-demand-talentText duplicate On-Demand Talent
/en/services/leadershipText duplicate Leadership
/en/services/inclusive-leadershipText duplicate Inclusive Leadership
/en/services/corporate-transfo...Text duplicate Corporate Transformation
/en/services/organization-cultureText duplicate Organization & Culture
/en/servicesText duplicate Learn more
/en/industries/consumer-marketsText duplicate Consumer Markets
/en/industries/financial-servicesText duplicate Financial Services
/en/industries/healthcare-life...Text duplicate Healthcare & Life Sciences
/en/industries/industrialText duplicate Industrial
/en/industries/private-equityText duplicate Private Equity
/en/industries/professional-te...Text duplicate Professional & Technology Services
/en/industries/social-impactText duplicate Social Impact
/en/industries/sustainability-...Text duplicate Sustainability & Climate
/en/industries/technologyText duplicate Technology
/en/industries/venture-capitalText duplicate Venture Capital
/en/industriesText duplicate Learn more
/en/insights/videos/ceo-of-the...CEO & Board of Directors CEO of the future: A conversation with Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko, president & CEO of Marimekko Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko, CEO of Marimekko, di...
/en/perspectives/hospitality/r...Hospitality & Leisure Consumer sector focus: Redefining leadership in experiential luxury Experiential luxury is blurring the lines among traditional high-en...
/en/insights/legal-risk-compli...Legal Officers Government and corporate affairs focus: Finding leaders who can effectively manage political and regulatory risk Addressing the shifting gover...
/en/perspectives/biopharmaceut...Biopharmaceuticals New leadership needs in biopharma: The connecting leader As open innovation transforms the sector, biopharma companies need leaders who ca...
/en/insightsView more
/en/peopleSearch now
/en/careersExplore careers
/en/contact-us/thought-leadershipSubscribe to Leadership Agenda
/en/servicesServices
/en/industriesIndustry Expertise
/en/insightsText duplicate Insights
/en/about-usAbout
/en/peopleText duplicate People
/en/officesText duplicate Offices
/en/careersText duplicate Careers @ Heidrick
/en/careersText duplicate Careers @ Heidrick
/en/legal-notice/ethics-lineEthics Line
/en/privacy/information-securityInformation Security
https://investors.heidrick.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Investor Relations
http://heidrick.mediaroom.com/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Newsroom
/en/about-us/inclusion-belongi...Pay Equity
/en/contact-usText duplicate Contact
/en/privacy/privacy-notice-eng...Privacy Notice
/en/legal-noticeLegal Notice
/en/california-residents-do-no...California Residents - Do Not Sell or Share My Data
http://www.linkedin.com/compan...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://twitter.com/heidrickNew window External X (Twitter)
http://www.youtube.com/user/He...New window External Subdomain YouTube

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.heidrick.com/en"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.89 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.
This page loads 4 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (197 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 268 referring domains.
This page has 776 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 243 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

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Disallow:

Sitemap: https://www.heidrick.com/sitemap.xml

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www.heidrick.com
Heidrick & Struggles | A Top Retained Executive Search Firm
Heidrick & Struggles is a leading retained search firm specializing in executive search and on-demand talent, leadership coaching & development, and workplace culture consulting.

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Executive Search Firm64%Check
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Leadership54%Check

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