Transparent methodology

How NextResume matching works

The workflow separates job requirements, career evidence, missing proof, and final wording so you can inspect how a tailored resume was assembled.

Step 1

Extract job requirements

The workflow turns the job description into structured role facts, including responsibilities, skills, technologies, and recurring keywords.

Step 2

Map career evidence

Each requirement is compared with the imported master resume. The evidence map records which experience supports the requirement and where the support came from.

Step 3

Surface unsupported gaps

Requirements without enough evidence remain visible. The workflow can ask a targeted question, but the user decides whether a factual answer exists.

Step 4

Build a reviewable draft

Supported evidence is organised into a job-specific resume draft. The user can edit the wording before exporting PDF or DOCX.

Heuristic score

What keyword coverage measures

The current score is calculated as matched extracted terms ÷ total extracted terms, rounded to a percentage. A term counts as matched when it appears in the current normalised resume draft. It measures keyword presence, not how many job requirements have supporting career evidence.

In the worked demonstration, the visible draft contains 6 of 8 explicitly listed terms: 6 ÷ 8 × 100 = 75%. That example uses a fixed, illustrative term list so you can reproduce the calculation.

Use the score as a checklist: inspect missing terms, decide whether you have truthful supporting evidence, and avoid adding a keyword only because the percentage changes.
Career evidence

What requirement evidence measures

The evidence map asks which source facts support each responsibility, skill or qualification. A requirement can have sufficient evidence, partial support, or a gap. This assessment is separate from finding the same word in a draft.

The worked example has 2 supported requirements, 1 with partial evidence, and 2 gaps. “Design” appears as a collaborating team, but no experiment design is recorded. Product launches cannot be rewritten as experiments.

Inspect the source facts and every requirement →
Format checks

What the output is designed for

  • Readable, single-column resume structure
  • Standard section headings and bullet formatting
  • PDF and DOCX export for application workflows
  • User review before the final document is submitted
Limits

What the checks do not prove

  • The methodology does not simulate every employer ATS or recruiter configuration.
  • The methodology does not guarantee an interview, ranking, response, or job offer.
  • The methodology does not prove that an unsupported claim is true.
  • The methodology does not replace your final factual and editorial review.
See it in context

Follow the workflow through a complete example

Review the inputs, evidence map, missing proof, tailored bullet, and score boundary.

View the worked example