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CON-10ContentHigh · 10Tier 2

CON-10 — Job posting keyword match

Short answer

CON-10 measures keyword overlap between the job posting you supply and your CV. Technical terms are extracted from the posting and searched in the CV; below 50% overlap most ATS rankings push you to the bottom of the list.

CON-10
CON-10: FAILOverlap: 38%
Posting: Backend Engineer

Missing keywords

  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD
  • gRPC

Matched

  • Go
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • System Design

Impact

10 pts

Penalty

content · high

≥ 50%

Target overlap

What it checks

  • Technical term pool extracted from the posting
  • Terms found and missing in the CV
  • Overlap ratio and priority of missing terms

Why it matters

Most ATS engines rank candidates by posting-to-CV keyword overlap. Below 50% you sink down the list and are never seen while the recruiter reviews the top 20 — regardless of CV quality.

How to fix it

Take the missing keywords you genuinely have experience with and weave them into the relevant experience bullet. Never add a term you cannot defend in an interview.

Frequently asked questions

Should I paste in every missing keyword?

Only the ones you have actually used, placed naturally inside a real bullet.

Related rules

CON-01 — Non-standard section headingCON-02 — Dead linksCON-03 — Personal data exposureCON-04 — Missing or clichéd summary

Guides That Cover This Rule

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