The career score is a completeness and evidence reading of your own profile. It answers one question: is there enough here for a stranger to judge you fairly?
What it counts
Six areas, each scored out of 100 and averaged: your personal details and summary, your projects and their proof, your work experience, your education and certificates, your skills, and whether your public page is live and your CVs are up to date. Nothing is scored by length alone — one project with a working link counts for more than three descriptions with no proof.
Why the target is 85, not 100
Because 100 is not reachable by design. The last points come from things that stop being useful rather than from effort: filling every optional field, adding a skill you do not have, or writing to a length. A profile that scores 85 is complete. Chasing the rest costs time you should spend applying.
What it does not measure
- Whether you will be good at the job. Nobody can tell that from a form.
- Whether a specific employer will like you. That is what Job Match is for, and it reads a posting rather than an ideal.
- Your worth. It is a utility bill, not a report card.
What to do with a low score
Open Career Score and look at the lowest of the six areas rather than the total. Fix that one — usually it is projects without links, or a profile with no summary — and the number moves. Building your profile lists what each section wants.