Know whether the state job is worth pursuing before spending hours applying.
CalHired evaluates California state-job requirements against your verified experience, then helps you create a consistent resume, written response, and interview strategy.
Sample job evaluation
Example content shown for illustration. Apparent eligibility and competitiveness are separate findings, and neither is an official determination.
Built for California state jobs
Your experience stays under your control
No invented qualifications
Review every document before submission
How it works
Five steps, in order, with no guesswork.
Each step builds on the one before it, so your resume, written response, and interview answers all describe the same verified experience.
- 1
Upload your resume
Start with the most detailed resume you have.
- 2
Complete your career story
Answer guided questions about accomplishments, responsibilities, and results.
- 3
Approve your Career Profile
Confirm exactly which information CalHired may use.
- 4
Evaluate a state job
Add the job posting and duty statement to receive an evidence-based assessment.
- 5
Create your application materials
Generate a tailored resume, required written response, and interview preparation.
Evaluation first
Decide before you apply.
CalHired keeps two questions separate. Apparent eligibility asks whether your documented experience appears to match the stated minimum qualifications. Competitiveness asks how strongly your evidence compares against what the posting is actually asking for.
Apparent eligibility
Reported as Pass, Concern, or Unable to Determine. Only the State of California determines whether you meet minimum qualifications.
Competitiveness
A 0–100 score built from duty-statement alignment, desirable qualifications, evidence strength, transferable experience, and documented results.
Sample evaluation card
Apparent minimum-qualification alignment
PassYour documented experience appears to align with the stated pattern. CalHired does not make an official determination.
Duty-statement alignment
StrongApproved evidence covers 8 of 10 listed duties.
Desirable qualifications
Partial3 of 5 desirable qualifications are supported by approved evidence.
Relevant evidence strength
StrongMultiple confirmed examples with dates, scope, and outcomes.
Transferable experience
ModeratePrivate-sector operations experience maps to several listed duties.
Documented results
PresentFour accomplishments include measurable results you confirmed.
Missing or unclear qualifications
2 itemsState budget process exposure and formal contract administration are unclear.
Recommended next action
Strengthen two answers, then applyAdd detail about budget monitoring before generating your written response.
Verified Career Profile
Nothing is written from an unreviewed resume.
CalHired does not generate application materials from an uploaded resume alone. Every piece of evidence carries a status, and you decide what CalHired may use.
Pulled from your resume and waiting for your decision.
You verified this is accurate. It may be used.
You wrote or corrected this yourself. It may be used.
Something is missing, such as a date or a number.
You chose to keep this out of every generated document.
Only evidence marked User confirmed or User added may appear in generated documents.
Application packet
One job, one packet, one consistent story.
Each packet is built from your approved career evidence, and you review everything before it leaves CalHired.
Tailored resume
- One ATS-friendly tailored resume
- Single-column layout with no graphics
- PDF and DOCX versions
Written response
- One SOQ, cover letter, or equivalent written response
- PDF and DOCX versions
- One AI-assisted revision
Interview preparation
- Likely interview questions
- STAR response frameworks based on approved experience
- Questions to ask the interview panel
Trust and privacy
You stay in control of your employment information.
Private user information
The details you enter are used to build your Career Profile and your documents.
User-controlled evidence
You confirm, correct, or exclude each item before it can be used.
Account and document deletion
You can delete individual documents or your entire account.
Transparent usage limits
Evaluations and packets are counted openly, and the count is always visible.
No sale of resume information
CalHired does not sell your resume or career information.
Human review required
Every generated document must be reviewed by you before you submit it.
CalHired is an independent service and is not affiliated with CalHR, CalCareers, or the State of California.
Pricing
Straightforward monthly plans.
Starter
$25 per month
- 10 job evaluations per billing period
- 3 application packets
- One AI-assisted revision per packet
- Career Profile
- PDF and DOCX exports
- Saved job workspaces
- Cancel anytime
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Plus
$39 per month
- 25 job evaluations per billing period
- 8 application packets
- One AI-assisted revision per packet
- Everything in Starter
- Cancel anytime
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An evaluation is used when CalHired completes an assessment, even when the result is that you may not qualify or the position may not be a strong fit.