Job Matching provides you a side-by-side look at how your resume matches up against a job you're interested in pursuing.

Job Matching:

Your Match Score is dependent on how closely your resume aligns with the job description by measuring how many keywords you have included in your content.

Having a job bookmarked is necessary for Job Matching to function. If you haven't bookmarked a job into the Job Tracker yet, you can start with this article HERE.

Head to your Resume Builder and click "Job Matching" in the top toolbar to open the tool. Here, you'll be prompted to select a bookmarked job or add one manually. This will be the job description used to match against your resume for guidance and recommendations.

Once you've selected a job, we will work to generate a Job Summary.

The Job Summary is used to pull keywords from only those important job description sections: core responsibilities, core requirements, and core qualifications.

Using the full Job Description can often misinterpret keywords in the Benefits or Accessibility section as being related to the core function of the job. We use the Job Summary to avoid this!

You always have the option to view the full Job Description by toggling the "Show Full Job Description" on. Toggling this again will return you to the Job Summary.

While the Job Summary is loading, you'll see this screen appear in the "Job Description" tab.

Once the summary has been generated, you'll see the option to refresh the page.

Once your match has been generated, you can review and edit the keywords, change the job description, take job notes, and switch jobs.

Here, you'll see which keywords are Missing from your resume and which are already Matched, with recommendations categorized by hard skills, soft skills, and emphasis words.

The more of these keywords you add to your resume, the higher you'll see your match score climb!

If you see a keyword in the Job Summary that wasn’t originally surfaced, you can add your own custom keyword! For a more in-depth guide on our custom keywords feature, check out this article HERE.

For keywords already matched, you can toggle "Highlight" on to show you exactly where they are in the resume. You can also highlight all of your matched keywords at once by checking the "Highlight All" option!

A purple exclamation mark indicates that a keyword is within your resume content but the bullet is not "active" (i.e., toggled on with the corresponding checkbox).

To activate this keyword, you'll want to check the checkbox associated with the content.

Maybe a surfaced keyword doesn't feel totally relevant, or you're not interested in focusing on that element of the job description. You can choose to "ignore" keywords by clicking "Ignore."

Depending on how many keywords you ignore, you may see the Match Score improve. This is because you're matching from a smaller pool of keywords.

You can view and edit the job description in the “Job Description” tab.

You can easily access and edit your job notes from the "Job Notes" tab.

You may decide to duplicate this resume and match to a different job – select the “Switch Job” button in our Job Matching tool to make this change! Check it out HERE.

To check out a new match score with a different job description, scroll to the top of the page and click the yellow "Switch Job" button.

Job Matching serves as a dynamic tool for refining your resume, maximizing keyword alignment, and ultimately increasing your competitiveness in the job market.

It empowers you to make informed decisions about how to tailor your resume for specific opportunities, contributing to a more successful job search.

Job Matching enables you to align your resume effectively with a specific job description. By selecting a bookmarked job or manually adding one, you initiate a tailored analysis that compares your resume against the key elements of the job.

At this time, keyword inclusion happens manually! We provide recommendations by surfacing the keywords, and it's up to you where these keywords best belong. You can edit or add new bullets to include these keywords.

For more on adding/editing in the resume, check out THIS article.

While the technology does its very best to contextualize keywords, it's not as human as you or me. We always recommend ignoring keywords that don't feel relevant to clean up your list and focus in on what you'd like to include.

Yes! Teal+ members have the ability to add custom keywords they'd like to see that weren't originally surfaced from the Job Summary.

More details on purchasing a Teal+ subscription can be found in your account settings HERE.

The Match Score is meant to guide alignment between your resume and the job description. Incorporating these keywords helps the recruiter more quickly scan your resume and find impact by using language that's reflective of the job description and function of the role.

Very rarely are recruiters using an ATS to scan for keywords in this way.

Was this job manually bookmarked into Teal? And, did you copy/paste the Job Description into the form when bookmarking? If not, our Job Matching tool will have nothing to work from to surface keywords and the match will get "stuck." Be sure to add that job description!

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