Questions
Reading a job posting
What does decoding a job posting actually tell me?
Which role the description is really asking for, which is often not the title at the top of it. You get the closest matching role, the functions the posting is asking one person to own, a scope load reading showing whether that is one job or several, the salary band the described scope should carry, and the questions worth asking in the interview.
Is the job description I paste sent anywhere?
No. Everything runs in your browser. The text is not uploaded, not stored and not logged, which matters if you are pasting a posting from a confidential search or an internal requisition.
The posting lists twenty requirements. How do I tell which ones matter?
Most requirement lists mix genuine non negotiables with preferences someone added because they could. The decode separates the functions the role actually owns from the ones that read as wishlist, so you can tell whether a gap in your background is disqualifying or decorative. Strong candidates screen themselves out over the decorative ones more often than companies realise.
What if the posting matches more than one role?
Then it probably is more than one role, and the tool says so rather than forcing a single answer. A description that maps cleanly to two titles at a meaningful level is asking for two jobs at one salary. That is worth knowing before you interview, because it usually surfaces later as an unwinnable first ninety days.
The scope load says this is two jobs. Should I still apply?
Often yes, with your eyes open. An overloaded description is sometimes a company that has not thought it through and will narrow the scope for the right person. It is sometimes a company that genuinely expects two jobs from one salary. The difference shows up in how they answer the questions the tool gives you, which is the point of asking them in the first interview rather than the third.
Does this work for cybersecurity roles specifically?
That is what it is built on. The role library, the salary bands and the stage guidance are all specific to go-to-market roles at pre IPO cybersecurity companies rather than general B2B SaaS, because security pays differently, the buyer is technical and the sales cycle is longer.