Web Quality Index
Scan complete · Scanned May 14, 2026 · 38 of 38 standards scored (62 didn’t apply)

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careers.cern

Corporate / B2B site based in Switzerland, served through cloudflare.

Site typeCorporate / B2B
Built onwordpress
Hosted byCERN-LAN1
Hosted fromSwitzerland
Online sinceJanuary 2017
Managed hostCERN-LAN1
CDN / WAFcloudflare
Web Quality Score
53/100
Needs work
Some essentials are in place, but several key standards are failing.
Check breakdown
50 scored
A further 27 standards didn’t apply to this site — most are accessibility and privacy tests that need page contents to evaluate.
Is email from this domain trustworthy?
24
Needs work
13 standards behind this question
Review1Fail4
Fail

Stops scammers from emailing customers as you

You have DMARC set up, but in monitor-only mode — it's not actually rejecting spoofed mail.

WEBQ-01
Fail

Lists who's allowed to email as your business

No SPF record is published, so nothing tells mail providers who's allowed to send as you.

WEBQ-03
Fail

You email from your own domain, not Gmail

Your published contact email is on a free service, not your own domain.

WEBQ-75
Fail

Your email is being forwarded, not hosted

We didn't detect any mail forwarding — your inbox provider is unclear.

WEBQ-85
Review

A clickable email link on your site

We couldn't find a tap-to-email link anywhere on your site.

WEBQ-84

8 additional standards didn't apply to this site

Can people find this site?
54
Needs work
15 standards behind this question
Pass3Fail5
Fail

Hidden labels that explain your business to Google

Your homepage doesn't publish any Schema.org structured data. Search engines and AI tools fall back to guessing what your site is — and they guess wrong more often than not.

WEBQ-12
Fail

Whether your behind-the-scenes labels are valid

We didn't find any structured-data tags on your homepage.

WEBQ-39
Fail

A trail showing where visitors are on your site

No breadcrumb schema is published. Search engines can't show breadcrumb trails under your listings, and visitors lose the trail to important pages.

WEBQ-40
Fail

Telling Google which language a visitor should see

You serve multiple languages but don't publish hreflang tags. Search engines may show the wrong version to visitors in other countries.

WEBQ-42
Fail

How well your site feeds AI the right facts

We couldn't find any organization details in your page's structured data.

WEBQ-45
Pass

How your site appears when shared or in search results

Your homepage has the title, description, OG, Twitter, and canonical tags.

WEBQ-11
Pass

A clear headline on every page

Your homepage has a clear H1 heading — search engines and screen readers know what the page is about.

WEBQ-13
Pass

How easy it is to reach your deepest pages

Important pages are reachable in just a click or two from your homepage.

WEBQ-43

7 additional standards didn't apply to this site

Is it fast?
63
Solid
14 standards behind this question
Pass3Review1Fail3
Fail

Your site uses the newest connection style

Your server still serves over the older HTTP/2 protocol — not the newer, faster HTTP/3.

WEBQ-30
Fail

Your photos are saved in modern formats

Your images are served as JPEG or PNG when modern formats (WebP, AVIF) would cut their size by 30–60% with no visible loss.

WEBQ-32
Fail

Photos lower on the page wait their turn

Images below the fold aren't lazy-loaded — visitors download them up front even if they never scroll that far.

WEBQ-35
Review

How fast your site loads on a phone

Your homepage is mid-pack on mobile. Reasonable but Google's ranking signal rewards faster sites.

WEBQ-08
Pass

Pages get squeezed before they're sent

Your server compresses pages with Brotli or gzip — visitors download a fraction of the raw size.

WEBQ-10
Pass

Reachable on the modern internet

Your domain is reachable on IPv6.

WEBQ-31
Pass

Your homepage isn't bloated

Your homepage downloads at a reasonable size.

WEBQ-37

7 additional standards didn't apply to this site

Does it respect visitor privacy?
63
Solid
6 standards behind this question
Pass1Review1Fail1
Fail

You have a terms of service page

No terms of service page found. Without one, you have no contractual basis for the relationship with your visitors.

WEBQ-48
Review

How many outside companies you let watch your visitors

Your homepage loads a moderate number of third-party trackers. Worth auditing what each one is for.

WEBQ-49
Pass

You have a privacy policy page

Your privacy policy page is reachable from the homepage.

WEBQ-47

3 additional standards didn't apply to this site

Does this look like a real business?
64
Solid
12 standards behind this question
Pass4Review1Fail4
Fail

Your listing on Google Maps and search

We couldn't find a Google Business Profile linked to this domain.

WEBQ-19
Fail

Your reviews on Yelp

We couldn't find a Yelp listing for this business. Local-business searches and recommendation engines lean on Yelp as a signal.

WEBQ-59
Fail

Your reviews on Trustpilot

We couldn't find a Trustpilot listing. Many consumers check Trustpilot before buying — a missing listing reads as a missing reputation.

WEBQ-60
Fail

Your listing on Apple Maps

We couldn't find an Apple Business Connect listing. Apple Maps visitors and Siri queries can't find you cleanly.

WEBQ-64
Review

Whether anyone's written about you lately

No news mentions of this domain in the last 30 days.

WEBQ-20
Pass

How long your site has been online

Your site has been online for years — public archives have a long history of it.

WEBQ-18
Pass

Whether you have a Wikipedia entry

Your business has a Wikipedia entry — a strong reputation signal.

WEBQ-21
Pass

Your company page on LinkedIn

Your LinkedIn Company Page is live with employees and followers — B2B prospects can verify you exist.

WEBQ-62
Pass

A contact form people can actually find

A visible contact form is reachable from your homepage.

WEBQ-83

3 additional standards didn't apply to this site

Is it safe to visit?
80
Excellent
21 standards behind this question
Pass8Review3Fail2
Fail

Visitors connect faster on the first click

Your server doesn't staple OCSP. Visitors' browsers may have to contact the CA themselves, slowing first connects.

WEBQ-91
Fail

Strict mode for your padlock check

Neither OCSP stapling nor Must-Staple is in play. A revoked cert wouldn't be caught quickly.

WEBQ-96
Review

Your padlock isn't using outdated keys

Your certificate uses outdated key strength or a SHA-1 signature. Reissue with a modern ACME-class cert.

WEBQ-89
Review

Your certificate is publicly logged

Your certificate carries only one embedded SCT — modern browsers want at least two. Reissue from a CA that includes them.

WEBQ-92
Review

Your padlock renews on a healthy schedule

Your certificate lifetime is on the longer end (> 90 days). ACME-class certs renew every 60-90 days and rotate cleanly.

WEBQ-95
Pass

Your padlock isn't about to expire

Your SSL certificate is valid and not close to expiring.

WEBQ-05
Pass

WordPress isn't leaking your usernames

Your WordPress REST API doesn't leak usernames — attackers can't list accounts without already being authenticated.

WEBQ-06
Pass

Private files aren't open to the public

None of the common admin or developer paths are publicly reachable.

WEBQ-07
Pass

Old TLS versions are turned off

Only modern TLS (1.2 and above) is offered — TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are turned off.

WEBQ-27
Pass

Forgotten subdomains aren't an open door

No forgotten or claimable subdomains were found.

WEBQ-28
Pass

Your padlock loads cleanly on every device

Your server sends the full certificate chain — every device builds the path to a trusted root cleanly.

WEBQ-90
Pass

Your padlock comes from a reputable vendor

Your certificate is issued by a tier-1 publicly trusted CA (Let's Encrypt, DigiCert, Google Trust, Sectigo, etc.).

WEBQ-97
Pass

Your site finishes its handshake quickly

Your TLS handshake completes quickly — under 300ms on a cold connection.

WEBQ-98

8 additional standards didn't apply to this site

Can everyone use it?
100
Excellent
7 standards behind this question
Pass5
Pass

Your photos have written descriptions

Every image on your homepage has alt text — screen readers can describe them.

WEBQ-54
Pass

Your headings are in a sensible order

Your heading levels are properly nested — H1, then H2s, then H3s — and screen readers can navigate the outline.

WEBQ-55
Pass

Text is dark enough to read

Text on your homepage meets WCAG AA contrast minimums — readable by visitors with low vision.

WEBQ-56
Pass

Your buttons and forms are labeled for screen readers

Interactive elements have proper ARIA labels — screen reader users get a clear description of each control.

WEBQ-57
Pass

A way to skip past the menu

A skip-to-content link is published — keyboard users land directly on the main content.

WEBQ-58

2 additional standards didn't apply to this site