I built a free tool that scores your resume against a job posting before you apply
Spent the last few weeks building MeritHire after getting frustrated applying to jobs and having no idea if my resume was even a good match before I hit submit.
It takes your resume + a job description and gives you a match score plus specific gaps, so you can fix things before you waste an application. There's also a cover letter generator and an "employer view" report that shows how an ATS/recruiter might actually evaluate you.
Free tier gives you 3 evals a day, no signup wall to try it. If you want to test the full Pro feature set (cover letters, full reports, 50 evals/month), use code MERIT-PRO at checkout — it's free. Built it solo on React/Vercel, all on mobile actually (no laptop access during this).
Would love brutal feedback — what's missing, what's confusing, whether the score actually feels accurate to your experience.
Use code MERIT-PRO for free full Pro access during launch week (50 evals/month, cover letters, full reports)
Checked the page, mobile view, and sample report.
The sample report feels like the trust moment. It shows the score, skill gaps, and what gets excluded from scoring.
My main thought: I’d make that sample report link feel more important, especially on mobile. Right now it sits like a small extra link under the button, but it probably does a lot of the convincing.
Maybe: “See how the score works before you paste anything.”
Nice beta. Letting people try it without a signup wall is a smart move.
This one hits a real nerve. The worst part of applying was never the writing, it was hitting submit with no idea if I was even close. And letting people try it with no signup wall is a smart call, it lowers the bar to actually use it right when the frustration hits.
What's the reaction been so far, are people leaning on the score more, or the specific gaps?
The strongest part of this is the timing—it shifts effort from “apply and hope” to “validate before spending an application.” In job search tools, that pre-commitment feedback loop is usually what actually changes user behavior, not just resume rewriting or ATS scoring.