A match score is a number from 0 to 100 that shows how closely one job posting fits your resume and your preferences. Zorlya builds it from four parts, and a fifth when the posting states a seniority level. It shows the four parts and, for each match you refresh, writes a short reason under the score. Read the parts, not only the total.
The four parts
- Resume fit: whether the work in the posting looks like the work on your resume.
- Skills match: the skills the posting asks for against the skills on your profile.
- Salary fit: the top of the posted range against the salary floor you set.
- Location fit: whether the job is remote, hybrid or on site, and whether that and the place match what you said you will take.
Each part has a weight, and each role track carries its own weights. When a posting states a seniority level, that adds a fifth signal.
Read the breakdown
- Open Jobs and select a job.
- Find the score ring and the bar for each part.
- Compare the parts with the total.
What you may see:
- A high total with a low location fit usually means the work fits and the arrangement does not.
- A high skills match with a low resume fit means you have the keywords but not the shape of the work.
- A salary marked as not stated, such as “This posting states no salary”, is left out when you set no salary floor. A part with nothing to measure is left out and its weight is shared among the others, so a missing salary does not pull the number toward the middle. With a floor set, a missing salary scores 45 and counts.
- A job with Not scored yet has no score. Select Score this job to ask for one. A job you added without its text has no score until you add the text. Add a job from any site explains it.
Read the reason
When you refresh your matches, or select Score this job, two or three sentences written for that job and your resume appear under the score. They name a skill you have that the posting asks for and a part of your background that maps to a requirement. A job scored in the background has no reason until then. If the reason credits you with something you only listed and never used, weigh that score down.
What a score is not
A score is not a prediction that you will get the job. It measures how closely a posting matches what you have done and what you asked for. It is also only as good as your profile, so a resume that says what you built, with numbers, scores better than a list of keywords. If scores look wrong, check your skills and salary floor on your profile.
For the arithmetic behind each part, read How Zorlya scores a job.