Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

7 PASS 3 REVIEW 3 FIX

Dark Mode Support

Action

Theme color only

FIX

Theme color only

Theme-color present but no dark variant

A theme-color is set but no dark-specific variant was found. The browser toolbar may not adapt for dark mode users.

Got: #9adbf5

No dark mode signals detected

Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles

External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

Dark ModePartial Dark Mode

color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Not detected ✗

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

Print Stylesheet

Action

No print styles

FIX

No print styles

No print-specific styles detected

When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

Print Stylesheet No Print Styles

Print stylesheet Not found ✗Inline @media print Not detected ✗

404 Error Page

Action

HTTP 404, custom page

REVIEW

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title Free Career Advice | Career Finder ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✗Homepage Link ✗Search Form ✗

Favicon & Branding

10 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

10 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

Multiple icon sizes detected

✓ favicon.ico Present

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✓ Manifest Icons Present

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

Web Manifest

Valid manifest

REVIEW

Valid manifest

Name present: The Muse

192x192 icon present

512x512 icon present

Display mode: standalone

PWA Install Criteria Not Installable

Name The Muse ✓192×192 icon ✓512×512 icon ✓Start URL ✗Display Mode standalone ✓

Name The Muse Display Mode standalone Theme Color #9adbf5 Background Color #9adbf5 Icons 2 icon(s)

A+

Landmark Structure

21 landmarks

PASS

21 landmarks

<main> landmark present

1 <nav> landmark(s) found

Skip navigation link present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

A+

Heading Hierarchy

28 headings

PASS

28 headings

Single H1 present

H1 Find workthat's worth it.
H2 Top Companies Hiring Now
H3 Morgan Stanley
H3 DTCC
H3 NIKE, Inc.
H3 Healthfirst
H3 Palo Alto Networks
H3 Zoom
H2 A smarter way to search for jobs
H3 What we offer job seekers
H3 What we offer employers
H3 How we do it better
H3 Sign up for our newsletter
H2 Discover companies that share your values.
H2 Featured Companies
H3 Hitachi Energy
H3 Fannie Mae
H3 Central New Mexico Community College
H3 GM Financial
H3 CRH
H2 Forge a career that exceeds your ambitions.
H2 Check out recent articles.
H2 Try Coach Connect
H3 Erica Walls
H3 Yolanda M. Owens
H3 Emily Liou, PHR, ELI-MP, CPC
H3 Martin McGovern
H3 Pamela Heward

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 46 images OK

PASS

All 46 images OK

22 decorative image(s) correctly marked

24 image(s) with good alt text

46 images 24 good alt text 22 decorative

All images have appropriate alt text.

Form Accessibility

1 of 2 controls have issues

PASS

1 of 2 controls have issues

1 control(s) rely on placeholder only

Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.

Got: <input type="search" id="search-input-input">

1 control(s) properly labeled

2 controls

1 labeled

1 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#signup-card-email	email	Email Address	aria-label
#search-input-input	search	(Search jobs or companies)	placeholder only

Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.

Why this matters

Placeholder-only labels disappear when the user starts typing — they must remember what the field was for.

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Placeholders are NOT labels. They vanish on input, fail color contrast checks (most are gray), and don't satisfy WCAG SC 3.3.2. Always use a real <label> alongside (or aria-labelledby).

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2 / Nielsen Norman

Link & Button Quality

119 links, 3 buttons — all OK

PASS

119 links, 3 buttons — all OK

11 link(s) open in new tab without warning

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

Got: https://forms.zohopublic.com/themuse/form/EmployerFunnel/formperma/rXYPinl8oa…; https://forms.zohopublic.com/themuse/form/EmployerFunnel/formperma/rXYPinl8oa…; https://desk.zoho.com/portal/themuse/en/kb/the-muse; https://themuse.zohodesk.com/portal/en/newticket; https://fairygodboss.com; https://forms.zohopublic.com/themuse/form/EmployerFunnel/formperma/rXYPinl8oa…; https://www.facebook.com/thedailymuse; https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-daily-muse; https://x.com/TheMuse; https://pinterest.com/thedailymuse/ (+1 more)

108 link(s) with descriptive text

119 links

0 empty

0 generic text

11 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
https://forms.zohopublic.com/themuse/for…	Employers	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://forms.zohopublic.com/themuse/for…	Learn more about featuring you…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://desk.zoho.com/portal/themuse/en/…	FAQs	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://themuse.zohodesk.com/portal/en/n…	Contact Us	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://fairygodboss.com	FairyGodBoss	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://forms.zohopublic.com/themuse/for…	For Employers	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.facebook.com/thedailymuse	Facebook	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dai…	LinkedIn	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://x.com/TheMuse	X	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://pinterest.com/thedailymuse/	Pinterest	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://instagram.com/themuse/	Instagram	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text

111 links and buttons have descriptive text

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

https://forms.zohopublic.com/themuse/form/EmployerFunnel/formperma/rXYPinl8oa…; https://forms.zohopublic.com/themuse/form/EmployerFunnel/formperma/rXYPinl8oa…; https://desk.zoho.com/portal/themuse/en/kb/the-muse; https://themuse.zohodesk.com/portal/en/newticket; https://fairygodboss.com; https://forms.zohopublic.com/themuse/form/EmployerFunnel/formperma/rXYPinl8oa…; https://www.facebook.com/thedailymuse; https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-daily-muse; https://x.com/TheMuse; https://pinterest.com/thedailymuse/ (+1 more)

Why this matters

Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.

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Without rel="noopener", the new tab can navigate the original tab via window.opener (tab-nabbing attack). Modern browsers default to noopener for target=_blank but only since recent versions. Always set rel="noopener noreferrer" explicitly.

Source: MDN target / OWASP

A+

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

20 text elements analyzed, 0 fail WCAG AA

PASS

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

20 pass

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h2 Top Companies Hiring…	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h2 A smarter way to sea…	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h2 Discover companies t…	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h2 Featured Companies	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h2 Forge a career that …	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h2 Check out recent art…	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h2 Try Coach Connect	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 Morgan Stanley	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 DTCC	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 NIKE, Inc.	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 Healthfirst	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 Palo Alto Networks	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 Zoom	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 What we offer job se…	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 What we offer employ…	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 How we do it better	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 Sign up for our news…	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 Hitachi Energy	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 Fannie Mae	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass
h3 Central New Mexico C…	19.49:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EFF8FB	Pass

Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 100/100 — 0 failing, 29 passed

PASS

100

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Links have a discernible name

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Identical links have the same purpose.

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.