How to use the job requirement fit rate calculator
Job postings split qualifications into required and preferred, and few of those items are a clean yes or no. Asking for three years of experience when you have eighteen months is the normal case, not the exception. Enter one requirement per line with its type and a number from 0 to 100 for how far you meet it, and this page turns the list into a fit rate.
The page first averages the required items and the preferred items separately, then blends the two using the weight you set for required items. A weight of 100 looks at required qualifications alone, while 50 treats preferred ones as equally important. The formula actually used is printed with the result so the number is never a black box. Items at 100 are shown as met, items at 0 as not met, anything between as partly met, and every required item still short is listed by name.
Screening rubrics are rarely published, so the weight and the per-item values are entirely yours to set. The page does not predict whether an application clears screening, does not estimate an offer probability, and does not judge the requirements for you. It stops at the fit rate implied by what you entered.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. If a posting asks for three years of experience and you have eighteen months, enter 50. Scoring each item as a simple yes or no makes an almost-met requirement look the same as one you do not meet at all.
There is no correct figure. Screening rubrics differ by employer and are rarely published, so set it yourself: 100 to look at required items alone, or 50 to treat preferred items as equally important.
No. The page turns the items and weight you entered into a fit rate. It does not model resume screening decisions or produce a probability of an offer.