hays.com
Live audit data and AI mention tracking from Surfaceable. SEO audited 10 November 2026. AI snapshot checked 19 days ago.
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Analysis
Hays scores 98/100 in our latest SEO audit of hays.com, ranking #1 of 3 Recruitment Agencies brands we benchmark, 5 points above the industry average of 93. Its strongest area is accessibility (100/100) and its weakest is on-page SEO (95/100).
The audit flagged 1 warning-level issue; the most important is “Meta description too long (166 chars)”. 4 checks passed.
All 3 AI platforms that answered in the latest check mention Hays.
Its SEO score has held at 98 since tracking began on 19 October 2026.
Trend
Weekly checks since September 2026.
| Week of | SEO score |
|---|---|
| 19 Oct | 98 |
| 26 Oct | 98 |
| 9 Nov | 98 |
| Week of | AI presence rate |
|---|---|
| 28 Sept | 100% |
| 26 Oct | 100% |
AI Visibility
ChatGPT
mentioned
Claude
mentioned
Perplexity
mentioned
Estimated presence rate
What ChatGPT says about Hays
Checked 19 days ago
“Hays is a leading global recruitment agency specialized in recruiting professionals across various sectors and industries. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in London, the company operates in 33 countries, focusing on areas such as engineering, construction, information technolog…”
Findings
Meta description too long (166 chars)
May be truncated. Aim for 150-160 characters
Why it matters: Titles, descriptions and headings are the first things search engines and AI crawlers read to work out what a page is about.
on-page SEO
95
structured data
100
accessibility
100
Industry ranking
SEO scores for the 3 Recruitment Agencies brands Surfaceable benchmarks weekly.
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Hays's current SEO score is 98/100, based on a Surfaceable audit covering technical SEO, on-page signals, Core Web Vitals, and schema markup.
Hays is mentioned by 3 of 3 AI platforms that answered in the latest check (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity), giving an estimated presence rate of 100%.
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