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How ShouldApply works.
Step-by-step guides and a look at every built-in feature. Pick a topic to learn more.
Getting Started
Upload Your Resume
How AI parses your skills, work history, and education from a single file upload.
Fine-Tune Your Profile
Adjust skill levels, set salary targets, and define your preferences so scoring is accurate.
Job Board Scanning
How ShouldApply searches 6 major job boards simultaneously and deduplicates results.
Tailored Resume + Apply
Get a resume, cover letter, and interview prep generated for each specific role.
Built-in Features
Skill DNA Card
ProfileA visual map of all your skills, auto-generated from your resume. Share it with a link or download it.
Ghost Job Detection
SearchStale listings, fake posts, and companies on hiring freezes get flagged before you waste time applying.
Custom Scoring Weights
ScoringControl how the AI ranks jobs. Prioritize skills over experience, or seniority over location. Your call.
Dealbreaker Filters
FiltersAuto-reject commission-only, contract, or low-score roles. Set excluded companies and keywords upfront.
Daily Auto-Rescore
ScoringJobs are re-scored every day as your profile changes. Scores stay fresh without you lifting a finger.
Company Intel
ResearchAI-generated company overviews, culture fit indicators, and growth opportunities for each listing.
Search Analytics
AnalyticsTrack your applied count, score distribution, top matching skills, and most common gaps over time.
Map View
SearchSee your job matches plotted on a map. Filter by location and find opportunities near you.
Full Background Scoring
ProfileAdd every skill and role you have held, across any industry. The scoring engine finds matches a single resume would miss.
Passive Mode
AutomationSet your criteria and score threshold. We scan 5 job boards every 6 hours and only notify you when something fits.
Chrome Extension
BrowserSee fit scores on LinkedIn and Indeed as you browse. Autofill applications on Greenhouse and Lever with one click.
Free Tools
No sign-up required. Calculators and quizzes to help you make smarter application decisions.
Should I Apply? Quiz
Get an Apply, Maybe, or Pass verdict in 90 seconds.
Try it freeJob Search Timeline
Estimate how long your search will take based on role and effort.
Try it freeResume Length Calculator
One page or two? Get a data-backed answer.
Try it freeOffer Comparison
Weigh two offers side by side across salary, growth, and fit.
Try it freeCareer Burnout Test
Find out if you're burned out or just having a rough week.
Try it freeHiring Freeze Tracker
Check which companies and sectors are actively hiring.
Try it freeThese guides walk through the full job search: building a resume that matches the job, reading requirements without second-guessing yourself, and knowing when to apply. Pair them with our free tools and H-1B sponsorship data to focus on the applications most likely to go somewhere.
Each guide documents one piece of the scoring pipeline in plain language. How scoring works explains the five dimensions behind the 0-100 fit score. Why Not 100 shows the exact point deductions for each missing requirement, so you know whether a gap is a dealbreaker or a rounding error. Ghost job detection covers the signals that separate a real opening from a listing nobody plans to fill.
The skill guides go deeper on how the engine reads your background. Skill depth scoring explains the L1 to L5 depth ladder, and skill profiles show how those depths get extracted from a resume instead of guessed from keywords.