# AI job-match scoring

Job-match scoring reads a candidate's resume against a specific job posting and produces a fit score used to sort the job board, so postings closer to a candidate's actual background surface before ones that are a stretch.

It runs before anyone applies. A candidate scrolling the board sees jobs ranked by how well their resume already lines up with each posting, not just by recency or keyword overlap. That ordering changes as a candidate's resume changes, so updating a resume with a new skill or a finished project can shift which postings show up first the next time they check the board.

## What it is

Match scoring compares the specifics of a resume, skills, past roles, experience level, against what a specific job posting is actually asking for, and produces a score used to personalize how the job board sorts. It runs on whichever resume a candidate has set as current, so the score reflects their real history rather than a generic keyword count. Every posting on the board comes from either an employer directly or one of Intervieux's ingest feeds, so the comparison runs against a real listing, not a summary of one. A candidate never has to manually tag their skills or fill out a separate matching profile for it to work; the score is generated straight from the resume already on file.

## How it works

1. **Keep a resume on file** — Match scoring reads from a candidate's current resume, so having one in place is what the comparison runs against.
2. **Browse the job board** — The board pulls from employer postings and Intervieux's own ingest feeds, giving each candidate a real pool of listings to score against.
3. **Each posting gets scored against that resume** — The system compares resume detail to posting requirements and produces a fit score for that specific pairing.
4. **The board sorts by personalized match** — Higher-scoring postings for that candidate surface earlier in the board than lower-scoring ones.
5. **Apply when a match looks right** — One click on a posting starts the real screening interview for that job, built from the employer's own configuration.

## Scored against the posting, not the industry

Match scoring compares a resume to one specific job listing, not to a broad category like engineering or sales. Two postings in the same field can produce different scores for the same candidate if their actual requirements differ.

## What sorts the board

Personalized match sort is why two candidates browsing the same board see postings in a different order. It's built directly on the match score, not on generic popularity or how recently a job was posted.

## Runs on real postings

Because the board pulls from employer-posted jobs plus automated feeds with schema enrichment and duplicate removal, a match score is being compared against an actual listing's real requirements, not a thin or duplicated posting.

## Free to use before applying

Match scoring is part of the job board, and the board itself is free. A candidate can check how their resume lines up against dozens of postings without paying anything. Intervieux's subscription gate sits on private practice interviews, not on browsing or matching.

## One input into a bigger decision

A match score is a starting signal, not the whole picture of whether a job is worth applying to. A candidate might still apply to a posting with a middling score because the role itself is the right one, or skip a high-scoring posting for reasons the resume alone can't account for, like location or pay. The score narrows down a long list; it doesn't make the final call.

## Who it's for

Match scoring suits candidates job-hunting across a lot of postings at once who want a way to prioritize which ones to look at closely first. It's also useful for anyone updating their resume, since a new version can be checked against a saved posting to see whether the match improved. A candidate switching fields entirely can use a low match score on their target roles as a concrete signal of exactly which gap needs closing before they apply.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does job-match scoring cost anything?

No. It's part of the free job board. Intervieux's subscription applies to private practice interviews, not to browsing or match scoring.

### What does the match score actually compare?

It compares the specifics of a candidate's current resume, skills, roles, experience level, against what a specific job posting is asking for.

### Does the job board show every candidate the same order of postings?

No. Personalized match sort ranks each candidate's board differently based on how their own resume scores against each posting.

### Does a higher match score guarantee an interview?

No. Match scoring reflects how a resume lines up against a posting before applying. The actual outcome still depends on the real screening interview that starts once a candidate applies.

### Does updating my resume change my match scores right away?

Match scoring runs on whichever resume a candidate has set as current, so a change to that resume, a new skill or a finished project, feeds into how the board sorts postings going forward.

## Related pages

- [Application fit trajectory](/features/fit-trajectory)
- [AI application insights](/features/application-insights)
- [AI resume and cover letter curation](/features/ai-resume-curation)
- [Browse open roles](/jobs)

## See which jobs actually match your resume

Browse Intervieux's job board sorted by your own personalized match score, then apply to the ones that fit.

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