Apply for Jobs Where You're Not a 100% Match 👨💻
Many IT professionals look for job vacancies based on the principle: "I must meet all requirements."
But the paradox of the IT market is that the best opportunities are almost always found where the match isn't 100%.
This is why we've added a feature to the platform: you can apply for jobs where your skills match 85%+ and automatically adapt your resume to the job requirements.
And here's why this is important 👇
❗ A Typical Situation in the IT Market
We constantly see the same thing:
🔹 A Backend Developer with 6 years of experience only looks for Node.js vacancies, even though they could easily handle roles with Go or Python.
🔹 A Senior Developer doesn't apply for Staff / Lead positions because "they involve team management and architecture."
🔹 A Data Specialist ignores ML Engineer vacancies because they haven't worked with a couple of libraries from the list.
As a result:
— candidates narrow their market — companies take a long time to find people — strong specialists remain at the same level
❓ How IT Hiring Really Works
In practice, employers almost never look for an ideal candidate.
Usually, the picture is like this:
✔️ 60–80% of requirements are genuinely important ✔️ the rest are "nice to have" ✔️ some requirements are simply copied from old job descriptions
Therefore, a good engineer often underestimates their relevance.
🚀 What We've Done on the Platform
We've added a feature that:
✔️ shows job openings where skill matching is 85%+ ✔️ automatically adapts your resume to the job requirements ✔️ highlights which skills already match ✔️ helps rephrase your experience for the job's tasks
This means you can apply for more challenging roles without manually rewriting your resume.
📈 Why This Works
Career growth in IT doesn't happen when you're a perfect fit.
It happens when:
✔️ you cover 80% of the tasks, ✔️ quickly learn the missing 20%, ✔️ and start working at a level above your current one.
This is how developers transition:
— from Middle → Senior — from Senior → Lead — from Developer → Architect
❓ What You Should Do
✅ Look for job openings with a 70–85% match — that's your growth zone.
✅ Don't be afraid of requirements you can master in a couple of weeks.
✅ In your resume, highlight problems solved, not just a tech stack.
✅ Remember: companies are looking for people who solve problems, not those who perfectly match a list of technologies.
💡 If you look at a job description and think:
👉 "I'm almost a fit, just need to brush up on a couple of things" — that's the right job for you.