The JobJab Field Guide

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quietly hard parts of looking for work.

Resume scoring, ATS quirks, interview prep, market signals — published when there's something actually worth saying.

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Apr 26, 2026 · 3 min read

scoringatsbehind-the-scenes

The five-dimension rubric we use to score every job match

JobJab's scoring engine breaks every match into five weighted dimensions — title, seniority, experience, industry, location — instead of a single AI number. Here's why, and how to read your score.

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Apr 26, 2026

We built a free ATS résumé scorer. Here's why, and what it actually checks.

Most ATS checkers run a regex over your résumé and call it a day. Ours uses the same six-dimension rubric we apply to paying users — keyword match, impact, leadership, role fit, communication, ATS compatibility. Free, no sign-up, runs in 20 seconds.

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Interview prep by role

What they actually ask, role by role.

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