The Method · How RejectCheck scores your CV

A CV is judged on six dimensions, before anyone calls it a “no.”

RejectCheck turns “rejected, no reason given” into a structured diagnosis. Every CV is scored on six dimensions, against three filters it has to clear before a human makes a decision. These are the named frameworks behind every RejectCheck score.

The framework

RejectCheck’s 6 rejection dimensions

Your overall score is a weighted average across these six. A CV rarely fails on all of them: it usually fails sharply on one or two, and that’s what gets it filtered out.

01Clarity
How fast a recruiter can parse what you do, at what level, and why you fit. Buried titles, wall-of-text bullets, and vague scope all cost clarity.
02Impact
Measurable outcomes over task lists. “Reduced p95 latency by 40%” beats “responsible for performance.” Numbers and ownership carry impact.
03Hard skills
The technical stack and tools you show versus what the role demands, including exact keyword matches the ATS rewards (“Kubernetes”, not “K8s”).
04Soft skills
Signals of communication, collaboration, and leadership a hiring manager reads between the lines: ownership language, cross-team work, mentoring.
05Consistency
Whether your CV, GitHub, and LinkedIn tell the same story. Claimed skills with no code, titles that don’t match, dead projects: each is a red flag.
06ATS format
Machine-readability: single column, standard headings, no tables or images. The cleanest content still fails if the parser can’t extract it.
The pipeline

The 3 filters every application clears

Passing one filter doesn’t mean passing the next. RejectCheck audits all three in a single pass, so you see where you’d actually drop out.

01

The ATS

An automated keyword and parsing filter. Most applications to a popular posting are screened out here, before any human attention.

02

The 6-second HR scan

In seconds, a recruiter skims for red flags: gaps, vague titles, obvious mismatches. Survive this and you reach a real evaluation.

03

The hiring manager review

Depth: GitHub signal, seniority match, project relevance, whether the story holds up. This is where the dev-specific signals decide it.

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