# Seeker — Complete Product Reference

## Product Definition
Seeker is a free career intelligence platform that analyzes resumes against live job market data (200,000+ active postings). It is not a resume builder, not a job board, and not a keyword scanner. It matches a user's actual skills and experience against thousands of real job openings to show them where they rank, which roles fit, and what to improve.

## How It Works
1. User uploads a PDF or Word resume (no account required)
2. Seeker extracts skills, experience, seniority, and domain expertise
3. The system searches the live job corpus (200,000+ active postings) drawn from 24 integrated sources, including Workday, Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, SmartRecruiters, Himalayas, Adzuna, Jooble, Remotive, Jobicy, RemoteOK, Arbeitnow, Careerjet and USAJobs
4. Each posting is scored against the user's profile across three dimensions: skill alignment, domain fit, and seniority calibration
5. Results are delivered in about 60 seconds

## What Users Get
- **Market Position**: A percentile ranking showing how competitive the user is among candidates in their field and market
- **Role Matches**: every matching opening, ranked with roles at the user's experience level first and labeled Excellent Fit, Strong Match, Stretch or Below Your Level, with company name, title, location, and a direct apply link
- **Skill Gaps**: For each matched role, the specific skills that are missing between the user and the job requirements
- **ATS Readiness**: A score estimating how well the resume would pass automated screening for each role
- **Action Plan** (Pro): Prioritized recommendations for what to improve first

## Pricing
- **Free**: Full career intelligence report, market position, every matching role with per-role reasons, skill gaps, saved searches and history, weekly match refreshes, weekly digest email
- **Pro ($9/month, billed monthly, cancel anytime)**: Everything in Free, plus a resume tailored to each role, cover letter drafting per job, role-specific interview prep, and a skill gap analysis with an action plan. Includes 100 AI generations per month.

## Privacy
- Resume file is encrypted during upload and deleted after analysis (stored only temporarily while it is processed)
- For signed-in users, the text extracted from the resume is kept for up to 90 days so saved analyses and application tools keep working; it is removed if the account is deleted
- A career summary (job titles, employers, dates, skills) without the user's name or contact information is kept to power matching
- Service providers process resume data on Seeker's behalf: hosting, and OpenAI only for AI writing features the user chooses
- Resume data is never sold, and resume content is never sent to analytics or advertising providers (PostHog, Google Analytics, Ahrefs, Reddit)
- No account required to use the core product
- Full privacy policy: https://www.seekerscore.com/legal/privacy

## Key Differentiators vs Other Tools
- **vs Job Boards (Indeed, LinkedIn)**: Job boards list openings. Seeker tells you which openings match YOUR specific resume and how competitive you are.
- **vs Resume Scanners (Jobscan)**: Resume scanners check your resume against ONE job description for keyword matches. Seeker matches you against the ENTIRE live job market.
- **vs Resume Builders (Teal, Enhancv)**: Resume builders help you create documents. Seeker analyzes whether your document is competitive for the roles you want.

## Common Questions

**Q: Is Seeker really free?**
A: Yes. Upload your resume and get a full analysis at no cost, including every matching role. No credit card, no account required. Pro adds a tailored resume, cover letter, interview prep and skill gap report for each role.

**Q: How long does the analysis take?**
A: About 60 seconds from upload to full results.

**Q: Is my resume safe?**
A: Your resume file is encrypted in transit and deleted after analysis. For signed-in users, the extracted resume text is kept for up to 90 days so saved analyses and application tools keep working; it is removed if you delete your account. A career summary without your name or contact information is kept to power matching. Resume data is never sold, never shared with recruiters or employers, and never used for advertising.

**Q: How is this different from LinkedIn or Indeed?**
A: LinkedIn and Indeed list jobs. Seeker analyzes YOUR resume against those jobs and tells you where you rank, what fits, and what's missing. It's the difference between browsing a menu and knowing which dishes you can actually cook.

**Q: What sources does Seeker use for job data?**
A: Seeker aggregates from 24 integrated job sources. The largest contributors are Himalayas and Workday; the set also includes Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, SmartRecruiters, Adzuna, Jooble, Remotive, Jobicy, RemoteOK, Arbeitnow, Careerjet, Reed, TheMuse and USAJobs. Sources are re-crawled on independent schedules rather than all daily.

**Q: Do I need to create an account?**
A: No. You can analyze your resume without signing up. An optional account lets you save results, track progress, and access weekly market updates.

## Technical Details
- Built with Next.js, deployed on Vercel
- Backend analysis pipeline on Fly.io
- User accounts via Auth.js (optional)
- Analytics via PostHog (no resume content); Google Analytics, Ahrefs Web Analytics and a Reddit Ads conversion pixel load only after cookie consent
- Payment processing via Stripe

## Company
- Product: Seeker
- Company: Danylchuk Studios LLC
- Founder: Michael Danylchuk
- Website: https://www.seekerscore.com