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Job fit rating: know why a job fits before you read the ad

Sherpa reads every job ad to its last line and rates it from 0 to 100 against your resume, with the reasons for and against. Deal breakers come first: a language your resume doesn't list, a location outside your search, or a different job under a similar title. A job that fails one is set aside with the reason.

Step by step

How it works

  1. Your resume and your search set the bar

    The job title you're after, the levels, the titles you won't take again, your location searches with the work modes each allows, and your pay. The languages come from your resume, so no language is ruled out unless your resume leaves it out.

    Sherpa's search settings: a product manager role at mid and senior level, a salary range, excluded titles, and two location searches, Stockholm in any work mode and the European Union remote only

  2. Clear deal breakers are caught first

    A title that names another job, an office in a country none of your location searches covers, or an ad written in a language your resume doesn't list is set aside straight away, with the reason. When an ad is unclear, it goes on to a full reading instead.

  3. The whole ad is read, languages included

    Every ad is read to the end, because that's where "fluent Swedish" or "four days a week in the office" tends to be. Each language it asks for is checked against the ones on your resume. One you list at a lower level than the ad asks is a gap to prepare for, not a reason to set the job aside.

    A Sherpa rating card for a product manager job in Stockholm, rated 81: written in English with Swedish only a plus, and a note that the resume lists basic Swedish

  4. A score, and the reasons on both sides

    The score runs from 0 to 100, and 80 or higher is a strong fit. Beside it are the reasons it fits, in green, and the gaps to prepare for, in red, each one line, written to you. You know why before you open the ad.

    Sherpa's review list: two jobs rated 92 and 86 against the candidate's resume, each with the reasons it fits in green and the gaps to prepare for in red

  5. Nothing is hidden behind a good score

    The jobs worth a look wait on your dashboard, best first. The rest sit under Not fit for me, each with its reason, so you can check any of them, change its status, or ask for a new rating.

From real, live job ads

What it changes, in numbers

1 in 20ads in Sweden were written in English and still required Swedishin our founder's own search
66%of the way down the ad, where a required language was usually namedthe median
64%of tech and product job titles in Sweden are in Englishagainst 13% of every other job title

Data: our founder's searches on Sherpa between 27 August and 26 September 2026, and more than 9,000 open jobs on the careers pages of employers hiring in Sweden in September 2026. The post has the breakdown by role, city and careers page.

The full story on the blogCan you get a tech job in Sweden without speaking Swedish?Where English is the norm, by kind of role, city and careers page, and why an English ad isn't a promise.

Questions

Job fit rating: common questions

How is the job fit score worked out?

Every job is rated from 0 to 100 against your resume and your search: your years in roles like the one you're after, what you've actually done against what the ad asks for, the location and work mode, and the pay when the ad gives it. Every point comes with its reason, and 80 or higher is a strong fit.

What counts as a deal breaker?

An ad written only in a language your resume doesn't list, or one that requires such a language; an office role in a country none of your location searches covers, or a remote role limited to a country you can't work from; and a different job under a similar title. When an ad isn't clear about any of these, it's rated rather than set aside.

Does Sherpa filter out jobs that ask for Swedish?

Only when your resume doesn't list Swedish. Languages come from your resume and nothing else, so no language is ruled out by default. If you list Swedish at a basic level and the ad asks for fluent, the job stays on your list with that gap named. Where English works in Sweden.

Is it keyword matching?

No. Sherpa reads the whole ad and your whole resume, and writes its reasons in plain sentences, like "the ad asks for five years in product; you bring eight". A keyword match would pass an ad that requires fluent Swedish in its last paragraph.

Can I see the jobs Sherpa set aside?

Yes. They're under Not fit for me on your dashboard, each with the reason, so you can check any of them. Change a job's status or ask for a new rating whenever you disagree.

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