Read a job posting and pick your evidence

Break a posting into requirements and match each one to a real example from your profile.

Who this is for: You found a posting you want to apply to.
You will have: A requirement-by-requirement match table you can use for your resume, cover letter and interview.
Time: 20–30 minutes per posting

Before you start

The posting (open it in JoRoute to see its source and freshness)
Your confirmed items in JoRoute

Steps

Confirm the posting is current and official
Open the job in JoRoute: it shows the employer's board, when it was last verified, and links to the official application page.
List each requirement on its own line
Copy the required and preferred items into a list. Split combined lines ('Excel and SQL') into separate requirements.
Compare with your profile
On the job page, JoRoute lists skills from the posting that appear in your confirmed items and those that don't. It is a keyword comparison, not a judgement of fit.
Pick your strongest example for each
Use one specific example per requirement — ideally one with a result. Leave a requirement blank rather than stretch the truth.
Decide what to say about gaps
For a missing 'preferred' item, you can mention related experience or that you are learning it. For a missing 'required' item, reconsider or prepare first.

Example

Match table:

Customer support experience → 'Answered ~40 emails/day at Acme Logistics (2021–2025)' Zendesk → 'Daily use; built macros for common questions' SQL (preferred) → gap — learning basics; no claim made

Illustrative example — invented for this guide.

Requirement → evidence table

Select the text and copy it

Posting: ____ (source, last verified: ____)
Requirement 1: ____ → my example: ____
Requirement 2: ____ → my example: ____
Requirement 3: ____ → my example: ____
Gaps and how I'll address them: ____

Common mistakes

Copying the posting's words without examples behind them
Claiming a requirement you don't meet
Applying through a link sent by a stranger instead of the official page

Free resources

O*NET OnLine — O*NET (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor), checked 2026-10-13

JoRoute tools for this

Find jobs — Open a posting and compare it with your profile
My experience — Add or confirm examples

Next step

Then use 'Compare with my experience'.

Open a posting

Limits

The comparison only finds skill keywords JoRoute recognises; it does not read meaning or predict hiring.

Reviewed 2026-10-13. Sources were opened and checked on the dates shown.