Get shortlisted.
Pass Interview. Get hired.
SpecMatch scores your profile against every criterion in the person specification, then writes the application around the evidence you actually have. Predicted interview questions and scored practice come with the Expert plan.
- 100%
- of essential criteria addressed
- ~2 min
- of AI work per draft
- 14
- AI tools built for panels
How it works
From job ad to shortlist-ready application
in three steps
- 01
Import your career once
Upload your CV or add your work history, qualifications, and registrations. SpecMatch remembers everything, so you never re-type your experience again.
- 02
Paste any job you’re going for
Drop in the job description and person specification. SpecMatch reads every criterion, scores your profile against it, and shows you exactly where you’re strong and where you’ve got gaps.
- 03
Get a tailored application in minutes
SpecMatch writes your Supporting Statement, Behaviour Examples, and CV, all matched to this specific role, grade, and sector. Every essential criterion addressed. Ready to submit.
We don't stop at the job application. SpecMatch prepares you for possible interview questions with scoring using the well trained STAR Builder and Interview Practice.
New to public sector applications? Our free guides cover how to write an NHS supporting statement, what a person specification is, and how to answer NHS interview questions.
No guesswork. No generic applications.
Why it works
Built around how panels actually score
SpecMatch is a product of hundreds of hours of research, data gathering, expert contribution and machine learning.
- Every essential criterion addressed, because panels score line by line and one miss means rejection
- STAR-structured evidence drawn from your real experience, not generic AI prose
- Calibrated to your exact NHS band or Civil Service grade, not a one-size-fits-all template
- ATS-safe formatting with correct word and character limits: no tables, no text boxes, nothing stripped
- UK English throughout (organisation, behaviour, recognised) because American spelling flags you as careless
- Gap analysis before you write a word, so you know where you’re weak and what to fix first
Your Next Application Takes Minutes, Not Hours
- No rewriting your CV for every role
- No second-guessing what recruiters want
- No starting from scratch
No credit card required
The difference
The old way vs. SpecMatch
- Spend 3 to 4 hours rewriting your statement from scratch for every job
- Miss essential criteria you didn’t notice in the person spec
- Get rejected and never know which criterion let you down
- Use the same generic CV and hope someone reads between the lines
- Paste the job. The analysis and first draft take about two minutes
- See every criterion scored against your profile before you write
- Every essential criterion addressed with your real evidence
- A different, role-specific CV for every application
How SpecMatch helps
Built for every stage of the public sector journey
Eight moves people make across the NHS, Civil Service, local government and education, and what the product does in each one.
Staff Nurse to Senior Staff Nurse
NHS
Paste the advert and the person specification. SpecMatch pulls out every essential and desirable criterion, then shows which ones your profile already evidences and which it does not, before you write anything.
Armed forces to Civil Service Grade 7
Civil Service
Behaviour examples are written against the Success Profiles behaviours the advert names, in STAR structure, calibrated to the grade, and kept inside the character limit the form enforces.
Band 6 to Band 7 SENDCO
NHS
The Statement Score Simulator marks your draft criterion by criterion the way a shortlisting panel does, quotes the evidence it found for each one, and names what is missing below a score of three.
Planning Officer to Senior Planner
Local Government
Your work history, qualifications and evidence stories are saved once and reused on every application, so the second application takes a fraction of the time the first did.
PGCE graduate to Early Career Teacher
Education
With a short work history, the analysis says so plainly rather than padding. Uncovered criteria are answered from the closest real experience you have, and never from training you have not done.
Operations lead to Director
NHS
A 1,000 word limit against thirty criteria needs choices. Criteria are ordered and weighted by priority, so the critical ones get a full example and the rest get a sentence.
Administrative Officer to Executive Officer
Civil Service
Drafts are built from what you have told SpecMatch, in plain English. It will not invent a qualification, a number or a course, and it flags a draft that names something your profile does not support.
Deputy Head to Headteacher
Education
Export the finished statement and a tailored CV as DOCX or PDF, formatted for the systems these applications are submitted through, with no tables or text boxes to break the parser.
Every sector covered
Built for every public sector role
SpecMatch supports applications across every major UK public sector employer.
If the role has a person specification, job description or a job link, SpecMatch is built for it.
14 AI-powered tools
Every tool, from first draft to final interview
Every tool you need to go from job ad to job offer. No gaps, no guesswork, no switching between apps. Nothing else covers the gap analysis, the writing, and scored interview practice in one place. SpecMatch does all fourteen.
Gap Analysis
See how your profile scores against every essential and desirable criterion before you write a word.
Supporting Statement
A tailored statement that addresses every criterion in priority order, calibrated to the word limit.
Behaviour Examples
STAR-structured examples at the right character count for each Civil Service behaviour.
Tailored CV
A role-specific CV that surfaces your strongest evidence for this particular person spec.
Personal Statement
Grade-calibrated Civil Service personal statement that shows you understand the role and values.
STAR Examples
Structured evidence for every criterion: real situation, specific actions, measurable results.
NHS 6Cs Alignment
Scores your statement against Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment.
Keyword Analyser
Cross-references every keyword from the person spec against your documents. Nothing missed.
Desirable Criteria Optimiser
Weaves uncovered desirable criteria into your statement without breaking what already works.
Interview Predictor & Practice
Predicts likely questions, then scores your practice answers against the role’s success indicators.
DOCX & PDF Export
ATS-safe documents ready to submit: no tables, no text boxes, nothing stripped by portals.
Employment Gap Explainer
Professional, panel-ready explanations for any career gap, written without apology.
Statement Score Simulator
Scores your statement criterion by criterion the way a shortlisting panel does, and names what is missing.
Additional Questions
Answers the extra application questions that sit outside the statement, against the same evidence.
Free plan includes gap analysis, supporting statement, and more
You've got the experience.
Stop losing to candidates who just write better applications.
SpecMatch turns your real career into criterion-matched evidence, for every role you go for.
Free plan. No credit card. No commitment.