Maintenance Engineer · Acme Engineering Ltd
Katie Ryan
katie.ryan@example.ie · 4 yrs experience · expects €54,000 · submitted recently
Overall Fit Score
0
Work-style alignment
82
Motivation fit
96
Why this score?
Plain-English summary of the five contributing signals.
Work-Style Alignment
Solid alignment, particularly around communication preference and collaboration.
82%StrongMotivation Alignment
Candidate's intrinsic motivators — relatedness and competence — closely match what this role offers.
96%ExcellentCognitive Assessment
Solid reasoning ability, in the expected range for the role.
83%StrongSkills Match
Covers 3 of 5 core requirements — some gaps that may need onboarding support.
60%GoodExperience Match
Meets the requested minimum of 4 years (4 years total).
100%Excellent
Key strengths
Where Katie naturally aligns
Communication Style Fit
Close matchWithin 2 points of what the role calls for.
Collaboration Fit
Close matchWithin 3 points of what the role calls for.
Work Pace Fit
Close matchWithin 8 points of what the role calls for.
Areas worth exploring
Where the role differs
Customer Interaction Fit
Below role profile38 points from the role's profile — worth a conversation, not a rejection.
Ambiguity Tolerance Fit
Below role profile27 points from the role's profile — worth a conversation, not a rejection.
Innovation Fit
Below role profile26 points from the role's profile — worth a conversation, not a rejection.
Recommended interview topics
What to probe at interview
Generated from the largest differences between Katie and the role's DNA — ask every candidate the same structured questions.
- 1
Customer Interaction Fit
Explore their comfort with sustained, direct customer ownership.
- 2
Ambiguity Tolerance Fit
Explore how they act when the problem isn't yet clearly defined.
- 3
Innovation Fit
Explore their appetite for improving a process rather than following it.
Alignment Indicators
A supportive snapshot of mutual fit — not a score or ranking.
Work-Style Alignment
Your assessment shows clear alignment with this role's working style, with only a small number of areas the role would ask something different of you.
Where you naturally align
- You align with communication-rich work.
- You align with collaborative environments.
- You align with fast-moving environments with changing priorities.
Where the role differs
- Less customer-facing work than your assessment leans toward.
Pace Alignment
You may perform well in fast-moving environments with changing priorities.
Motivation Alignment (SDT)
Your strongest driver is competence — this role's motivation DNA emphasises competence.
Potential Growth Areas
This role may involve clear processes and structure.
Work-Style Alignment
How this candidate's preferences map to the role's behavioural DNA.
Skills Match
Big Five trait profile
The hiring decision
Two finalists, one structured process
Both finalists were interviewed on the same recommended topics, so the conversations compared like with like. Katie was offered the role — not on a gut call, but on an evidence trail the whole panel could see: work-style alignment with the role's behavioural DNA, motivation needs the team can genuinely meet, and cognitive, skills and experience signals scored consistently for every applicant.