How your check is computed
See exactly what the free check counts and checks, with a real resume worked through.
What you get
- A count. How many of the tools, licenses and certifications the posting names are on your resume, with the required ones you are missing.
- Posting checks. Years of experience, degree, required licenses and certifications, and job title. Clearance, location and work authorization only when the posting requires them. Each is Met or Not met, or left to your match score when it takes a read of your experience.
- Resume readiness. Whether the file reads cleanly. It is scored on its own and never added to the rest.
No language model is involved, so the same resume and posting give the same result.
How the count works
- Only the requirements, qualifications and responsibilities sections are read. Company blurbs, benefits and equal-opportunity text are skipped.
- A term counts when it is in a fixed list of software, licenses and certifications across fields, from Epic and QuickBooks to CDL Class A and BLS. Words that are also everyday English, like "excel at", are left out. So are skills and practices like user experience, accounts payable or Agile.
- Required or nice to have comes from the heading and from words like "preferred" or "a plus".
- Your resume is searched for each term as a whole word, with known equivalents such as Class A CDL for CDL Class A, and Selenium for WebDriver. Shown means it is in your experience, projects, education or certifications. Skills list only means it is in your skills list or summary and nowhere else. A license or certification counts only from a certifications or licenses section, or an education line that says certified or licensed.
How the posting checks work
| Check | Met when | Left to your match score when |
|---|---|---|
| Years | Your role dates add up to the years asked. For years in a line of work, like QA, only roles with it in the title count. | No role title names that line of work, or those roles add up to fewer years than asked, or your dates cannot be read. |
| Degree | A finished degree at the level asked, in a field it names. | The degree is in progress, the field may not fit, or equivalent experience is accepted. |
| Licenses and certifications | Every required one is on your resume. | It names one outside our list, such as a driver's license. |
| Job title | A role on your resume has the title, seniority aside. | Only the last word matches, like Teacher for Elementary School Teacher, or the same work has another title, like QA Analyst for QA Engineer. |
What the full match adds
The full match gives a percentage with a Strong, Good, Fair or Weak label. It credits experience that shows a skill without naming it, and checks your degree and years against each requirement. That is why this page shows a count and not a score.
A worked example
This is what the checker returns for the resume and posting below.
The resume
Jordan Lee Denver, CO | jordan.lee@example.com | 720-555-0148 EXPERIENCE Accounting Associate, Front Range Supply Jun 2022 - Present - Closed the general ledger each month for two entities in QuickBooks - Reconciled bank and credit card accounts and prepared accruals under GAAP - Processed accounts payable for 300 vendors Bookkeeper, Maple Street Bakery Jan 2021 - May 2022 - Kept the books and ran payroll for 14 staff EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Colorado Denver, 2020 SKILLS QuickBooks, Excel, pivot tables
The job posting
Staff Accountant Requirements - Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance - 2+ years of accounting experience - QuickBooks and Excel, including pivot tables - Experience with NetSuite - Working knowledge of GAAP - CPA preferred Responsibilities - Own month-end close and general ledger reconciliations - Process accounts payable and accounts receivable
On your resume
4 of 6 tools, licenses and certifications in this posting are on the resume
Add these if you have them: NetSuite
| The posting names | Level | On the resume |
|---|---|---|
| QuickBooks | Required | In your experience |
| Excel | Required | Skills list only |
| pivot tables | Required | Skills list only |
| NetSuite | Required | Not found |
| GAAP | Required | In your experience |
| CPA | Nice to have | Not found |
| Posting check | Result | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Job title | Not met | No role on your resume has this title. |
| Years of experience | Met | About 4.4 years in accounting roles. |
| Education | Met | Your resume shows a degree at this level in a field it names. |
Resume readiness
90/100
Nothing flagged on this resume.
What readiness measures
Standard section headings, contact details, readable dates, a recoverable work history with consistent dates, length, employment gaps and dense jargon. Each problem found takes points off and is listed under Resume readiness.
Where the check is weakest
- Names only. A posting asking for QuickBooks does not match a resume saying Xero, and experience that shows a skill without naming it is not counted.
- A fixed list. A term outside the list is not counted, so a posting can name nothing we recognize. Its posting checks still run.
- Layout. Your file arrives as text, not geometry. Nothing here tells you whether a two-column layout survives a particular ATS.
- No outcome data. These results have never been measured against interview rates.
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