Pracato

How to Set Custom Criterion Weights

How to Set Custom Criterion Weights. A practical guide to organizing a private job search in Pracato.

Purpose and scope

Start by defining which decision or next action the record should support. The tool should reduce chaos rather than create false certainty.

Start by defining which decision or next action the record should support. The tool should reduce chaos rather than create false certainty. Always preserve manual correction and record where the information came from.

Input data

Record the source, date, status and context. Separate facts from your own assessment and avoid storing confidential information unnecessarily.

Record the source, date, status and context. Separate facts from your own assessment and avoid storing confidential information unnecessarily. Always preserve manual correction and record where the information came from.

Step-by-step process

Create a record, link it to an offer or goal, add evidence, set a next action and deadline, then record the outcome and reflection.

Create a record, link it to an offer or goal, add evidence, set a next action and deadline, then record the outcome and reflection. Always preserve manual correction and record where the information came from.

Transparent assumptions

Weights, scales and statuses should remain visible and editable. A requirement-coverage percentage is not a hiring probability.

Weights, scales and statuses should remain visible and editable. A requirement-coverage percentage is not a hiring probability. Always preserve manual correction and record where the information came from.

Privacy

Companies, contacts, compensation and documents stay local. Before export, use a privacy profile and remove fields the recipient does not need.

Companies, contacts, compensation and documents stay local. Before export, use a privacy profile and remove fields the recipient does not need. Always preserve manual correction and record where the information came from.

Common mistakes

Common problems include missing next actions, mixing self-assessment with fact, excessive data retention and treating a mathematical matrix as a decision.

Common problems include missing next actions, mixing self-assessment with fact, excessive data retention and treating a mathematical matrix as a decision. Always preserve manual correction and record where the information came from.

Export and backup

Download a full project backup regularly. An encrypted file requires a password that the application does not store and cannot recover.

Download a full project backup regularly. An encrypted file requires a password that the application does not store and cannot recover. Always preserve manual correction and record where the information came from.