Vocations · Professional Development

Meet the posting,
line by line.

A job posting is a list, and the people reading applications check against it. Copy each requirement here, mark whether you meet it and write the evidence you will point to. You will see your real match, the gaps to address and what is left to send.

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Your applications

The worked example is made up: a data analyst role where you meet most of the required list, and a parks role missing one certification. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

Vocations · Professional Development$5

What you finish with
A record per application: employer, role, where to apply, deadline, years of experience asked, pay range, every requirement as required or preferred with your fit and evidence, and nine materials. Scores the required list, counts preferred matches and days left; flags required gaps, requirements with no evidence written, a close deadline and a missing pay range.
Who it is for
Job seekers, students applying for internships and first jobs, and career changers reading postings in a new field.
Format
Browser organizer with a saved record per application. Prints one application’s requirement match, every application in a table or a blank sheet; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Job search kit ($29) and the Vocations Suite pass ($99), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Professional Development space in Caveat Vocations.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Copy each requirement from the posting.
  2. Mark it required or preferred.
  3. Mark your fit and write one piece of evidence.
  4. Address required gaps in the cover letter.
  5. Ready the materials and apply before the date.

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Reading a posting

Reading a job postingRequiredWhat the job cannot bedone withoutOften a license, acertification or a coreskillAddress any gap directlyPreferredNice to haveMatching one or two setsyou apartLeave out the ones youlackBetween the linesRepeated words showprioritiesThe first three dutiesare the jobPay range and schedule,if postedReading a job postingRequiredWhat the job cannot be done withoutOften a license, a certification or a coreskillAddress any gap directlyPreferredNice to haveMatching one or two sets you apartLeave out the ones you lackBetween the linesRepeated words show prioritiesThe first three duties are the jobPay range and schedule, if posted
Hiring screens often check that a resume uses the posting’s own words for the skills you have. Use them where they are true.

Partly meeting it

“Two years of experience” met with fourteen months of internship and part-time work is a partial match worth stating plainly: “14 months of analysis work across an internship and a part-time role.” Let the reader do the rounding.

Pay ranges

Several states and cities now require employers to post a pay range in job ads, among them California, Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Where it is not posted, asking for the range early is normal.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor. CareerOneStop: Job search and applications (careeronestop.org).
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook, “How to become one” sections (bls.gov/ooh).
  3. National Association of Colleges and Employers. Job Outlook: attributes employers seek (naceweb.org).
  4. State labor department pages on pay transparency laws (for example, Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act).

The worked examples are made up. This page helps you organize an application; it predicts no hiring decision. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.