How to use the hiring credential points calculator
Points-based screening rubrics, used for some scholarships, fellowships and scored job applications, often pair a points value with a limit on how many of an item will be counted, so a candidate holding three certifications may only be credited for two. Counting what you hold therefore overstates the score. Enter one item per line with its points, how many you hold and the maximum counted, and this page applies the caps for you.
For each line it takes the counted quantity as the smaller of what you hold and the cap, then multiplies by the points value. It also computes what the total would have been with no caps at all, and reports the difference as points lost. You see how many items a cap actually bit on and how many credentials went uncounted. When nothing is capped, the result says so plainly instead of claiming a cap was applied.
Points values and caps differ by employer and posting and are frequently unpublished, so every figure comes from you. The page does not estimate a chance of being screened through, does not apply an overall points ceiling and does not convert totals into letter grades. It stops at per-item points with counting caps applied.
Frequently Asked Questions
Rubrics commonly award points for two certifications even when a candidate holds three. Leaving the cap out would inflate the total, so each line takes its own limit. If an item has no cap, repeat the number you hold.
Seeing what a cap discarded tells you whether adding more of the same credential is worth less than starting on a different line. Only items where a cap actually bit are flagged.
That is not knowable here. Credential rubrics and thresholds differ by employer and are usually unpublished. This page totals the points implied by your entries and predicts nothing about the outcome.