# Job-match analysis

Yes. Ask the AI career agent to check your fit for any specific posting and it scores your actual resume against that job on a 0-10 scale with a grade, names the real strengths already working in your favor, and points out the gaps worth addressing before you apply. It only ever uses the resume you have on file, so it needs one uploaded first.

A job description is a wish list. Most candidates read it and guess at how close they are. The agent's job-match tool does the comparison directly: it reads your resume the way an employer would and the posting's actual requirements, and returns a specific score rather than a vague sense of fit, plus the reasoning behind it so you know what's driving the number.

That score is a starting point for a decision, not a gate. A 6 out of 10 with two named gaps might mean the role is worth applying to anyway if the gaps are things you could speak to in an interview, or it might mean your time is better spent on a closer match. The agent will tell you which it looks like, not just hand you a number and move on.

## How the scoring works

Once you name a job, either one from a search or one you paste a link to, the agent calls get_job_match with that posting and your resume on file. It comes back with a score out of 10 and a grade, concrete strengths pulled from what's actually on your resume, not generic praise, and gaps stated plainly: a skill the posting wants that your resume doesn't show, a seniority level that reads slightly above where your experience currently sits, a certification the role asks for.

Because the score comes only from your resume, the accuracy of the result depends on your resume being current. If you haven't touched it in a while, the agent will usually suggest updating it, or curating a version for this specific posting, before treating a low score as final. Curation and matching are separate tools that work together: match first to see where you stand, then curate to close the gaps that are actually closeable.

## Checking fit before applying

You've found a product manager role at an early-stage startup and you're not sure it's worth your time. You ask: "how well do I match the product manager role at that startup?" The agent calls get_job_match against that posting and your resume, and comes back with a 7 out of 10, a solid grade, and specifics: your background in user research and your two years running a small team both line up with what the posting asks for, but it also flags that the role wants direct experience with a specific analytics tool your resume doesn't mention.

If you actually have used that tool and it just never made it onto your resume, that's worth fixing before you apply, and the agent can walk into resume curation from there. If you haven't, it says so rather than pretending the gap isn't real, and you get to decide with an honest number in front of you instead of a guess.

## What the score is and isn't

A match request costs nothing in terms of approval, since it's a read-only lookup and nothing about your account changes when it runs. It does require a resume on file to work at all; without one, the agent will tell you that directly rather than returning a made-up number.

The score reflects only what's genuinely on your resume, never an inflated or padded version of it. The same truthfulness rule that governs resume curation governs matching: the agent isn't going to tell you that you're a strong fit for something your actual history doesn't support, and it isn't going to soften a real gap to make the number look better. It also only ever scores your own resume against a posting you name; it has no visibility into how an employer is scoring other candidates for that same role, and it can't tell you where you rank against anyone else who applied. This tool is free with no subscription, the same as the rest of the agent.

## Frequently asked questions

### What does the AI career agent's job-match score actually measure?

It compares your uploaded resume against one specific posting's stated requirements and returns a 0-10 score with a grade, plus the concrete strengths and gaps behind that number, so you can see the reasoning rather than just a figure.

### Do I need a resume uploaded for this to work?

Yes. The score is calculated only from your own resume on file. If nothing is uploaded yet, the agent will tell you and suggest adding one before it can run a match.

### Can the score be inflated to make me feel better about applying?

No. Matching runs under the same truthfulness rule as resume curation. Strengths named come from what's actually on your resume, and gaps are stated directly rather than smoothed over.

### Does a low match score mean I shouldn't apply?

Not automatically. A low score with closeable gaps might be worth fixing through resume curation first. A low score with a genuine experience gap is information you can use to decide where your time is better spent.

## Related pages

- [Your AI career agent](/ai-career-agent)
- [AI job search agent](/ai-career-agent/job-search)
- [AI resume curation](/ai-career-agent/resume-curation)
- [Application tracking agent](/ai-career-agent/application-tracking)
- [Browse open roles](/jobs)

## Check your fit before you apply

Ask the agent to score you against any posting you're considering, at no cost, and it will be honest about where you stand rather than telling you what you want to hear.

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