Frequently asked questions

Most resume tools count keywords. They check whether the exact words in a job posting appear in your resume, which means “React.js” and “ReactJS” register as two different skills and a qualified candidate gets marked down for word choice. FitToHire uses a machine learning model trained to evaluate whether your experience actually satisfies a requirement, regardless of the words you used to describe it. It reads “led a team of five engineers” as evidence of management experience, and it shows you the exact line from your resume that supports each match.

FitToHire compares every requirement in a job description against the full text of your resume and decides, requirement by requirement, whether your experience supports it. You get a fit score, a list of requirements you meet, a list of the ones you don't, and the specific sentence from your resume that serves as evidence for each match. The same resume and job description always produce the same score, so results are comparable across every role you analyze.

No. The FitToHire Chrome extension captures job descriptions directly from LinkedIn, Indeed, and other job boards while you browse. Click once to add a role to your queue, keep browsing, and analyze the queue when you're ready. The extension saves the full posting text at the moment you capture it, so your report stays intact even if the employer takes the listing down.

A general-purpose chatbot can give you a reasonable read on one resume against one job description. It can't rank fifteen. Ask it to score a batch and the numbers aren't comparable to each other — the same resume scored twice returns different results, so a 78 on one job and a 72 on another tell you nothing about which one deserves your time. FitToHire returns the same score for the same inputs every time, which is what makes a queue of roles sortable. You also skip the copy-paste, because the extension captures postings as you browse.

Yes. Every role you analyze lands on your FitToHire dashboard, along with the score, the requirement breakdown, and which version of your resume you scored against it. You can look back at what you applied to, compare how different resume versions performed against the same posting, and re-run an analysis after you make edits.

Your report is generated in about 10 seconds. It includes your fit score, every requirement you meet with the supporting evidence from your resume, every requirement you're missing, and specific suggestions for closing the gaps that matter.

Every new account gets one full report, no credit card required. After that, single reports are $8.99, a 5-pack of credits is $24.99, and a Pro subscription is $29.99 per month for unlimited reports. Every report includes the complete analysis regardless of which plan you're on: fit score, every matched requirement with evidence from your resume, every missing requirement, and coaching on how to close the gaps.

Yes. FitToHire's matching model is trained on 187,000 skills and the 1.2 million different ways people actually write them, across 26 industries — technology, healthcare, finance, education, manufacturing, government, and more. That coverage is why it recognizes that “cloud infrastructure automation” and “Terraform and GitOps” describe the same work.

Yes. You can run different versions of your resume against the same job, or the same resume against different roles, and compare the results side by side on your dashboard. Pro subscribers get unlimited analyses; credit holders can run as many as they have credits for.

Re-run an analysis whenever you make meaningful edits, and run a new one for every role you're seriously considering. Job descriptions vary more than people expect — two postings with the same title often weight requirements differently, and a resume that scores well against one can have real gaps against another.

Your resume text is stored in encrypted cloud storage for 30 days, or 90 days with a Pro subscription, so you can re-analyze or edit and re-run without uploading again. After that window it's deleted automatically. We never share or sell your information, and your resume is never sent to a third-party AI service — the matching runs entirely on FitToHire's own infrastructure.

FitToHire accepts PDF, DOCX, and DOC. PDF gives the most accurate results because it preserves formatting consistently, which is also how most employer screening systems will receive it.

No tool can. Hiring decisions involve timing, competition, internal referrals, and factors no software can see. What FitToHire tells you is whether your resume actually demonstrates what a specific job asks for, and exactly where it falls short, so you spend your effort on the roles where you have a real case and fix the gaps that are costing you.

Yes. The same matching engine is available for recruiters and small agencies screening inbound applicants — it scores a stack of resumes against one job description and ranks them, with the evidence for each match visible. It works without ATS integration or IT setup.