Profile guidance
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Recruiters are busy people too. Help your profile stand out with these tips.
While certain fields are required to begin matching with roles, your profile has many optional fields that help you stand out to employers. Profiles with all optional fields completed typically see more matches.
Learn more about which fields are required and which are optional.
Our isn't negotiable: be transparent about your experience and qualifications to avoid misrepresentations that could impact your candidacy. This includes accurately representing your work experience, skills and the countries you're authorized to work in.
Honesty also helps us make the best matches for you. Scoutship's matching process relies on your inputs. The more honest you are about what makes you excited about a potential match, including compensation, benefits and work location, the more likely you are to make a meaningful match.
We purposely limit the number of options you're able to select for certain fields to encourage you to think deeply about the roles you've held previously and what you're looking for in your next opportunity. For example, while other platforms may allow you to include all the skills you've ever tried, we ask you to focus on what you think are your most important and valuable skills.
This one is easy. Keep your profile up to date to make sure your don't miss out a great match.
Your profile has several fields that allow free text entry. These fields let you describe to employers what you've accomplished and what you're looking for in your next role.
Profiles that use these fields effectively typically show great attention to detail and leverage these style tips to make sure the first impression with a match is a great one:
A misplaced comma or spelling mistake could give an employer the impression that your work might be sloppy. Double-check your profile for typos.
Concrete numbers and metrics help show the scope and impact of your work. For example, instead of saying that you managed a team, you might say you "managed a team of 10 employees and increased productivity by 20%."
Highlight the results of your work, not just the activities you performed. For example, instead of saying "developed a go to market strategy," you might say "developed and executed a comprehensive go to market strategy that onboarded 100,000 new users."