the mechanics of automated matching · for the specialist we invited
a match across 20+ requirements — you cannot do that by eye
The email did not arrive because somebody was leafing through CVs. Before the email, automated matching checked your public HeadHunter profile against the project requirements — every point separately. Below is the whole run: what we read, what we matched and what happens if you reply.
- source
- profile on hh
- matching
- 20+ requirements
- response
- a link to your hh CV
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step 01
public profile on hh
we read the same thing any employer does
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step 02
matching across 20+ requirements
every point is checked separately
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step 03
match
the match is assembled point by point
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step 04
invitation
an email with a match page and a breakdown
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step 05 · yours
your reply
as a link to your hh CV — or as silence
only the last of the five steps is yours. the first four happen without you.
01 · the run
What happens at each step
step 01 / 04
steps 01–03 happen without you
step 01 of 04 · cold sourcing
We find your public profile
There is one source — HeadHunter (hh.ru). We read the open CV: exactly what any employer sees on hh. Nothing private, nothing beyond the profile.
- source
- public profile on HeadHunter
- what we read
- only what you published in your CV yourself
- what we do not do
- we change nothing in your profile and send no responses on your behalf
what exactly is matched
Every requirement is its own line
Below is a full run over one project: 21 checks, each with its own mark. This is precisely what arrives in the breakdown attached to the invitation.
matched
17 of 21 checks
Seniority — senior
Stack — Go
hh: “Go, gRPC, PostgreSQL”
PostgreSQL — 4+ years
hh: “PostgreSQL in production since 2019”
Kubernetes in production
not mentioned in the profile — we will clarify when you respond
gRPC and microservices
hh: “gRPC, microservice architecture”
High-load experience
threshold in this example: from 10k RPS
English — B1+
the level is not stated in the profile
Time zone — MSK ±2
hh: “Moscow”
Availability — full time
hh: “full-time employment”
Format — remote
hh: “remote work”
Rate — within the project range
the expectation from the profile falls within the range
Industry — fintech
hh: “fintech, payment systems”
No relocation required
no move is needed in this example
Start — within a month
the start date is not stated in the profile
Duration — 6 months or more
the profile shows project-based work
CI/CD — GitLab
hh: “GitLab CI”
Docker
hh: “Docker, docker-compose”
Code review in a team
hh: “code review, a team of 8”
Kafka or an equivalent
no brokers are named in the profile
Mentoring experience
hh: “mentor to two juniors”
Calls in MSK hours
the time zone matches the team
“Not verified” means your profile says nothing about it. Such a point is clarified when you respond; it does not turn into a rejection and is not guessed at on your behalf.
Your invitation breakdown shows the same report for your project
Matching happens without you. Visit when a match has already occurred.
There are hundreds of sites you have to live inside: visiting every day, working through filters, applying dozens of times. Here the mode is different. While you work, automated matching checks profiles against projects; you step in at the last stage — when the match has already been assembled.
- 01 you read the breakdown — which points matched
- 02 you decide whether the project is interesting
- 03 you reply with a link to your hh CV — once
what is behind this public site
Behind this public site there is a working platform: it does have a vacancy catalogue and an account area. The difference is not the feature set but the mode.
- Vacancy catalogue yes
- Account area yes
You do not have to work through them by hand — but nobody makes you do without them either: drop in when a match has occurred.
no email yet?
find me a project
Automated matching works the other way round too: leave your profile — it goes into automated search. Once a project matches, an invitation arrives with the same kind of breakdown as above.
one short form — three fields
- 01 A link to your hh CV or a file
- 02 Contact
- 03 Specialization