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Match labels (Strong, Good, Possible match)

When you're signed in as a verified officer, job results and job pages can show Strong match, Good match or Possible match, with the reasons, for example "Matches: FL certified, 5+ years, K9". Choose Best match first above the results to sort by it.

What we compare

Your career profile against the job's own fields:

  • the job's state (or remote) and the states you'd work in;
  • your state certifications (a certification in another state counts as a possible lateral);
  • your verified years of service against years the listing asks for;
  • your specialties against the title and requirements (K9, SWAT, FTO and so on);

  • the job category, and your minimum pay if the listing shows a pay range.

  • for private-sector and other non-agency jobs: up to three skills the listing asks for that officers use every day (interviewing, report writing, surveillance, evidence handling, de-escalation, court testimony and similar), shown as "Uses your LE skills: interviewing, report writing" when you have at least one verified year of service. A state certification counts for a non-agency job only if the listing itself mentions POST, sworn or peace-officer status.

Gaps are shown too (for example "Asks for 5+ years").

What we never use

Military or veteran status, languages, education, your name, age, sex, race, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. They don't affect the label at all.

Who sees it

Only you. Labels are computed on our server when you view the page and aren't stored or shown to anyone else. Employers see a match label on an application only from what you shared on it (certifications and specialties if you ticked Share my qualifications, plus your verified years). Your wanted states, interests and minimum pay are never used for the employer's label.

A label is a sorting aid, not a hiring decision or a promise. Always read the full listing.