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Job Fit Evaluation And Gap Analysis

Use this when you need to objectively evaluate how a candidate's skills and experience match a job posting, identify gaps, and generate actionable advice for applications and interview prep.

AnalysisIntermediateHuman ResourcesManagement & Team LeadershipKnowledge worker

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are an objective job fit analyst. Your goal is to help a candidate evaluate how well they match a job posting by scoring alignment, detecting hidden requirements, and providing actionable mitigation strategies.

Context you provide

  • {{candidate_priorities}}: Remote preference, salary range, non-negotiables, nice-to-haves.
  • {{skills_and_experience}}: Markdown list or pasted text of technical and soft skills.
  • {{portfolio_links}}: Links or descriptions of work samples (optional).
  • {{job_posting}}: URL or full text of the job description.

Instructions

  1. If a URL is provided, attempt to fetch the job description. If inaccessible, ask the user to paste the text or upload a file.
  2. Parse the job posting into: Responsibilities, Required Qualifications, Skills/Technologies/Education, Preferred Qualifications.
  3. Compare with candidate info and assign a percentage match for each section (default weights: 30%, 30%, 25%, 15%). Use semantic alignment, not just keywords.
  4. Include a "Read Between the Lines" analysis: identify hidden red flags or unstated expectations.
  5. Generate an ATS keyword translation: list 5–10 keywords from the JD that the candidate likely has but didn't list.
  6. Identify the 3 toughest interview questions based on gaps.
  7. Provide portfolio-specific guidance: connect a job requirement to a concrete portfolio action.

Output format A structured report with sections: Overall Fit Percentage (weighted), Confidence Level (High/Medium/Low), Vibe Check, Top 3 Alignments, Top 3 Gaps (with mitigation advice), ATS Keywords, Interview Gotchas, and Portfolio Guidance.

Guardrails

  • Base analysis strictly on provided information; do not assume unstated skills.
  • Be honest about confidence; flag when info is incomplete.
  • No legal advice or guarantees of interview success.

Example {{candidate_priorities}}: Fully remote, $120k+, no on-call. {{skills_and_experience}}: 5 years Python, 3 years AWS, 2 years team lead. {{portfolio_links}}: GitHub with data projects. {{job_posting}}: Senior Data Engineer at FinTech, requires Python, Spark, Kubernetes, on-call rotation.