Resume Match

Resume Match scores your resume against a job's description across up to 13 weighted categories, returns per-category "why" and "how to improve" feedback, and keeps a run history per job so you can track your score as you revise. [Paid — 1 free match per month]

TL;DR — Open a job → Resume Match tab → click Run match. You get an overall score, per-category breakdown, and a "Top fixes" list of the weakest areas. Re-run after revising your resume to watch the score improve.

Where to find it

Job Search (/jobs) → click any job row → Resume Match tab in the detail drawer.

The tab is visible on every job. If the job has no description yet, the tab shows a prompt to add one before matching.

How your resume is chosen

Resume Match picks the best available resume automatically, in this order:

  1. Job-specific upload — a resume you've attached to this job via the Documents tab. Use this when you want to test a version you've tailored to the role.
  2. Active profile resume — the resume set as active in Settings → Resume. Used when no job-specific document exists.
  3. Neither found — the tab prompts you to upload a resume before a match can run. No credit is consumed until you upload one and click Run match.

Requirements

  • The job must have a description. Jobs the matcher fetched or you imported via URL normally have one. Jobs added manually without a description — add the text in the Details tab first.
  • You need at least one usable resume source (see above).

Running a match

Click Run match. The AI scores your resume against the job description and returns results in a few seconds.

Once results are in you see:

Overall score

A weighted average across all scored categories for your tier, shown as a percentage gauge (0–100). Higher is better; an 80+ typically means strong alignment; below 50 signals significant gaps.

Category breakdown

One row per scoring category, each showing:

  • Score — 0 to 100 for that category
  • Why this score — one or two sentences citing specific evidence from your resume against the job description
  • How to improve — a concrete, actionable change (not generic advice — e.g. "add the P&L size you managed" not "be more specific")

Categories depend on your tier. Free includes the three highest-signal categories; paid tiers unlock the full set:

| Category | Free | Managerial+ | |---|---|---| | Scope Match | Yes | Yes | | Experience Relevance | Yes | Yes | | ATS Keyword Coverage | Yes | Yes | | Leadership Signals | — | Yes | | Quantified Impact | — | Yes | | Hard Skills Match | — | Yes | | Industry Fit | — | Yes | | Achievements & Clarity | — | Yes | | Seniority Progression | — | Leadership+ | | Education & Certifications | — | Yes | | Soft Skills & Culture | — | Yes | | Formatting & Readability | — | Yes | | Tailoring to Role | — | Yes |

Top fixes

The three weakest categories surface at the top of the results as a quick-action list — these are the areas where a targeted resume edit will move your overall score the most.

Re-running after a revision

After revising your resume:

  1. Re-upload it — either to this job (Documents tab) or as your active profile resume (Settings → Resume)
  2. Return to Resume Match → click Re-run match
  3. The new score and full breakdown appear alongside the previous run in your history

Each re-run uses one monthly credit.

Run history

Every match run is saved against the job. The history strip shows each run's date and overall score so you can see whether your edits are moving the needle. Clicking a past run expands the full breakdown for that run.

Viewing past results is free — no credit is used to review history. Credits are only consumed when you run or re-run a match.

Monthly quota

| Tier | Matches per month | |---|---| | Free | 1 | | Managerial | 5 | | Leadership | 15 | | Executive | 40 |

The tab displays how many matches you have left this month. The counter resets on the first of each calendar month. Admins can adjust per-tier limits.

If your quota is exhausted, the Run match button is disabled and the tab explains when it resets. Upgrading your plan takes effect immediately. See Subscription.

Tips

  • Upload a tailored resume to the job before running. The job-specific upload takes precedence over your profile resume, so you can test a targeted version without touching your default.
  • Act on the Top fixes list one at a time. Trying to fix everything at once dilutes your edits. Tackle the weakest category, re-upload, re-run, and repeat.
  • ATS Keyword Coverage is often the fastest win. Mirror the exact wording from the job description for tools, skills, and qualifications — synonyms score lower than direct matches.
  • Scores above 80 are strong; focus on the floor, not the ceiling. A 95 in Scope Match is diminishing returns; a 30 in ATS Keywords is a real barrier.

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