Weight breakdown · 8 dimensions
Headline
About
Experience
Skills
Education
Activity
Recommendations
Media
Headline20 pts · 19%
About25 pts · 24%
Experience20 pts · 19%
Skills15 pts · 14%
Education8 pts · 8%
Activity8 pts · 8%
Recommendations5 pts · 5%
Media4 pts · 4%
What each dimension measures
Every dimension is scored 0 to its max. The 8 subscores sum to your total out of 100.
Specificity of role, keywords recruiters and ATS systems scan for, and whether the headline opens with a value proposition or a generic title.
Weak
Senior Software Engineer at Acme Corp
Strong
Senior Engineer at Acme | Scaled platform to 10M daily users | Python, ML, Distributed Systems
Hook strength in the first two lines, quantified outcomes, narrative coherence, and whether it ends with an invitation for the next step.
Weak
Experienced full-stack engineer with 8+ years building scalable web applications. Passionate about developer experience and clean architecture. Previously led platform team at TechCo.
Strong
I built the platform that 10M people use every month — now doing it for Acme. Previously led platform at TechCo, where we cut p99 latency by 40%. Open to: staff IC roles, founding-engineer opportunities.
Quantified impact per role, seniority indicators (scope, scale, team size), and progression across positions.
Weak
Led platform team of 5 engineers.
Strong
Led 5-person platform team; architected migration to microservices, cutting p99 latency 40%. Owned quarterly reliability roadmap; reduced incident count from 12 to 2 per month.
Coverage of the modern stack for the role, ATS-friendly keyword breadth, and reorder alignment with the headline and About.
Strong
AWS (5+ yrs), GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Python, TypeScript
Institutional credibility, degree relevance to the role, and complementary credentials (certifications, advanced coursework) for senior candidates.
Weak
BS, generic state university, no certifications listed.
Strong
Stanford MS Computer Science · AWS Solutions Architect Professional · ongoing.
Recent posting cadence, presence of enablers like Newsletters or long-form Articles, and engagement signals (comments, reactions).
Weak
No posts in the past 12 months.
Strong
1 post per month + a quarterly LinkedIn Newsletter on platform engineering.
Number of recommendations, credibility of recommenders (direct managers, cross-functional peers, senior leaders), and specificity relative to scope of work.
Weak
0 recommendations on the profile.
Strong
4 recommendations: 2 from skip-level managers, 1 from a peer PM during a launch, 1 from a startup founder you advised.
Featured section content (articles, talks, repos, podcasts) and presence of visual artifacts that demonstrate work.
Weak
Featured section is empty.
Strong
Featured section: 1 conference talk link, 2 GitHub repos, 1 long-form blog post on distributed systems.