# Candidate Journey – Deployment & Next Steps

**Last Updated:** 2026-03-03

## Pre-Deploy Checklist

- [x] validate-schema.php: PASS (via validate-faq-schema)
- [x] validate-faq-schema.php: PASS (11 FAQs)
- [x] validate-section-depth.php: PASS (8 H2s)
- [x] validate-content-completeness.php: COMPLETE (14/14 PAA, 1,203 words)
- [x] validate-new-post.php: Warnings only (product/industry links optional – expected, no BMS mapping)
- [x] Minification: `npm run minify` completed (if CSS/JS modified)

## Deploy

1. Commit and push changes
2. Deploy via your usual process (CI/CD or manual)

## Post-Deploy (Manual)

1. **Google Rich Results Test:** Validate Article + FAQPage schema at  
   https://search.google.com/test/rich-results  
   URL: `https://www.ordio.com/insights/lexikon/candidate-journey/`

2. **Verify:** Page loads, FAQs render, related posts carousel shows candidate-experience first

3. **Bidirectional links:** Confirm candidate-journey link appears in candidate-experience (H2 "Candidate Experience vs. Candidate Journey vs. Employee Experience")
4. **Preview:** http://localhost:8003/insights/lexikon/candidate-journey/

## Optional (Future Improvements)

- **Word count:** Post is ~52% of competitive-depth target (1,203 / 2,300). Consider expanding "Warum wichtig" or "Optimieren" sections if targeting higher depth.
- **H3s:** validate-new-post suggests H3s for Formen/Vor-/Nachteile – optional per CONTENT_DEPTH_GUIDELINES.