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FORMA / METHOD

The ranking is a formula.
The explanation is AI.

Forma. separates measurement from generation. Candidate order comes from fixed, inspectable signals; AI helps explain the evidence around that order.

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01 / SCORE COMPOSITION

Three signals. One fixed score.

The current default weights are read from Forma.'s scoring configuration.

SEM / SEMANTIC ALIGNMENT50%

How closely the candidate's experience aligns with the role's meaning.

EXP / EXPLICIT MATCH30%

Direct evidence of named technologies and requirements.

COV / REQUIRED COVERAGE20%

How much of the role's required skill set is evidenced.

FINAL SCORE= 50% semantic + 30% explicit + 20% coverage
02 / METHOD PIPELINE

From file to reason.

Each stage has a distinct job. The source document and measured components remain available after ranking.

  1. 01

    Inputs

    A job description and one or more candidate documents enter the analysis.

  2. 02

    Extraction

    PDF, DOCX, XML, and TXT take format-aware extraction paths. OCR can recover scanned PDF text.

  3. 03

    Normalization

    Skill aliases and role requirements are structured for a consistent comparison.

  4. 04

    Signal measurement

    Semantic alignment, explicit keyword matches, and required-skill coverage are calculated separately.

  5. 05

    Hybrid score

    Fixed weights combine the three signal scores into a final value.

  6. 06

    Rank + explanation

    Candidates are ordered deterministically. Explanations describe the resulting position.

  7. 07

    Evidence retrieval

    Ask Forma. retrieves indexed evidence from the current analysis for recruiter questions.

THE DECISION BOUNDARY

AI explains the result.
It does not decide the rank.

MEASUREWEIGHORDEREXPLAIN
03 / RETRIEVAL

Answers stay inside the role.

Ask Forma. retrieves document chunks from the active analysis and returns source references with its response.

01 / SCOPE

One analysis at a time

Retrieval is bound to the analysis being viewed.

02 / EVIDENCE

Role and resume content

Indexed chunks supply the answer's source material.

03 / CONTEXT

Stored ranking signals

Answers can refer to the deterministic results already calculated.

04 / TRACE

Visible sources

Source references and excerpts accompany the answer in the product.

NEXT / SEE IT WORK

Make every ranking easier to inspect.

Run an analysis and read each candidate through the same measured signals and evidence path.

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