Compare Your Resume to a Job Description

The Resume Job Description Match tool allows you to quickly compare your existing resume to the job description of any role. Get an instant match score with a breakdown of how well your resume aligns with the language, keywords, and skills from the job. See how your resume stacks up to any job.

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Compare Your Resume to Any Job in Seconds

The Resume Job Description Match tool is designed for speed, convenience, and accuracy, to help enhance your job application process.

Compare your resume to a job in seconds and get meaningful insights about how you can better tailor your resume to the individual position.

Identify Important Words & Skills that Matter to the Position

A key part of tailoring your resume to a particular job is mirroring the language from the job description to position yourself as a strong fit.

Quickly uncover which words and skills are prioritized in the job description to guide the next steps you take with your resume.

Remove the Guesswork and Tailor Your Resume with Purpose

Maximize your chances of landing an interview by tailoring your resumes to individual job opportunities.

Use the Resume Job Description Match to customize your resume skills, experiences, and overall language to the position, before you apply.

Better Comparisons with Resume Job Description Matching

When updating and optimizing your resume, it’s best to have some clear direction so that you aren’t working blind.

To run a successful job search, you can’t use the same resume over and over for every job you apply to. Positions are different, they contain different requirements and nuances that ultimately matter to the employer. 

Your resume should be customized for the specific job you’re applying to.

Our Resume Job Description Match is designed to help facilitate the process of tailoring a resume to a specific job. It compares your skills, experiences, and overall language to the content from the job description to uncover patterns, insights that can add clarity to your process.

Match Your Resume to a Specific Job

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How to Match Your Resume to a Job

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Import Your Existing Resume into the Resume Builder

If you don't have an existing resume, you can import your LinkedIn profile, or create a resume from scratch in minutes.

The more details you provide in your resume, the better your comparison will be.

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Select a Job to Match with Your Resume

Next, choose a specific job descrpition that you want to attach to your resume. This should be a position that you're looking to apply for.

You can either use the dropdown menu to select a job directly from your Job Tracker, or you can create a new job here to use for the comparison.

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Compare Your Resume to the Job Description

Simply click “Analyze & Compare” and wait for your match score results to display.

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Review Your Match Score Results

Your Match Score will represent how closely your existing resume aligns with the job description you compared it to.

A good match score is 80% or higher.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Resume Job Description Match tool work?

Our Resume Job Description Match tool automatically compares your resume against specific job postings, providing a match score from 0-100%. It analyzes keywords, skills, and experience requirements to show exactly how well your resume aligns with the position. The tool highlights missing keywords and provides specific recommendations to help you tailor your resume for each application.

Why should I compare my resume to each job description?

Comparing your resume to each job description is crucial because every position has unique requirements. When you match your resume to a specific job posting, you can highlight relevant skills and experiences that matter most to that employer. Our analysis shows that resumes tailored to job descriptions typically receive higher response rates from hiring managers.

What insights does the resume matcher provide?

The resume matcher provides detailed insights including: keyword alignment analysis, missing critical skills identification, experience match evaluation, and prioritized improvement recommendations. Each analysis breaks down how well your resume matches the job requirements and provides actionable steps to improve your match score.

How can I improve my resume match score?

To improve your resume match score, focus on incorporating relevant keywords and skills from the job description naturally into your resume. Our tool identifies the most significant keywords and skills missing from your resume, making it easy to update your content. You can also use our AI Resume Builder to optimize your experience descriptions based on the specific job requirements.

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