SkillDrift

Score your resume against a target role and close the gap

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What is SkillDrift?

SkillDrift is a career tool. SkillDrift reads your resume, scores your skills against a target role out of 100, names the gaps, builds a learning roadmap and writes completed certificates back into your resume. Gap analysis, job matching and one full AI course are free; resume tailoring, downloads, interviews and certificates use credits or a monthly unlimited plan.

SkillDrift is a career readiness platform built around one idea: show a job seeker precisely which skills sit between their current resume and the role they want, then close those gaps inside the same product. Upload a PDF, DOC or DOCX file (up to 5 MB) and the tool reads skills directly from the document rather than asking you to fill in a profile form. You receive a readiness score out of 100, a ranked list of roles that fit your background, and a named list of missing skills instead of a single opaque percentage. No account is needed to see the first score. The product follows a six stage loop: upload, score, roadmap, learn, certify, rise. Pick a target role and SkillDrift orders the missing skills by which one moves your readiness most, then attaches short learning sprints to each gap. Finishing a course issues a certificate that writes itself into your resume automatically, and your match scores re-run at no cost. Seven connected tools sit inside that loop, including resume rewriting around outcomes, per job resume tailoring with a four level ATS band, and mock interviews in text, recorded voice or live realtime voice (English and Hindi). Three entry journeys are offered: landing a first job (internships and roles for under a year of experience are scored alongside everything else), moving to a new job, and getting promoted in a current role. The rewriting tools ask questions and build from your answers, so figures on the resume come from you rather than being generated. A side by side comparison runs before any rewrite replaces your master copy. SkillDrift sits where resume builders, job boards and course libraries overlap, and its argument is that the loop, not any single piece, is the differentiator. It is closest in spirit to an ATS checker plus a learning path, with interview practice and application tailoring bolted on. Pricing follows a stated rule: diagnosis is free and production costs credits. The site reports 40,000+ professionals and an average score change of +14 points over 60 days.

How do you use SkillDrift?

  1. 1Upload your resume and get a readiness score
    Drop a PDF, DOC or DOCX file (up to 5 MB) on the homepage. SkillDrift reads your skills from the document in about a minute and returns a score out of 100. No account is required for this first result.
  2. 2Choose your starting journey
    Pick whether you are landing a first job, moving to a new job, or seeking a promotion. The choice changes which roles and internships are surfaced and how gaps are weighted.
  3. 3Review your named gaps and ATS band
    Open the gap report to see each missing skill listed individually against your target role, plus a four level ATS band for the resume itself. Sample reports are viewable before you commit.
  4. 4Build the roadmap and start a learning sprint
    Generate the ordered path from your current skills to the target role, then work through short sprints tied to each named gap. Building the full roadmap consumes credits; the learning content is free.
  5. 5Tailor the resume and download it for one job
    Use resume tailoring to produce an ATS oriented version for a specific posting while your master copy stays untouched. Rewriting around outcomes, tailoring and download are separate credit charges.
  6. 6Practise the interview and issue certificates
    Run a mock interview in text, recorded voice or live realtime voice and read the scorecard of where points were lost. Finish a course and the certificate is added to the resume, with LinkedIn sharing returning the credits.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Gap report names individual missing skills rather than returning one overall percentageAI
  • Diagnosis layer (gaps, ATS band, job matches, career path, one full course) stays free permanentlyAI
  • Certificates are added to the resume automatically and LinkedIn sharing refunds the 50 creditsAI
  • Resume rewrite works from your own answers, so no figures are invented on your behalfAI
  • Mock interviews cover text, recorded voice and live realtime voice, in English and HindiAI

Cons

  • Every finished artefact (tailoring, download, interview, roadmap, certificate) is metered in credits, which adds up during an active searchAI
  • Full career roadmap and the learning attached to each gap cost credits even though the path overview is freeAI
  • Billing is quoted in two currencies, and most pricing copy is framed around India, which complicates budgeting elsewhereAI
  • No API and no third party integrations beyond a one click LinkedIn share are described on the homepageAI
  • Resume scoring quality depends on how well the uploaded file parses, with a 5 MB cap and no manual gap correction mentionedAI

How much does SkillDrift cost?

Free trial

No time limited trial and no card needed. The diagnosis layer is free forever, and the free plan includes enough credits to rewrite, tailor and download one application, plus one complete AI course.

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Pricing

Free tier covers gaps, career path, re-scoring, job matching, one full AI course, news and podcasts, plus enough credits for a first application end to end. Credit top up is 299 credits (₹299 or $6.99) with no expiry. Unlimited is ₹599 or $15.99 per month for unlimited tailoring, downloads, interviews, roadmaps and certificates. One application costs 72 credits: 18 to tailor and 54 to download.

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Integrations

The homepage describes a one click share of certificates to LinkedIn, which also refunds the 50 credits spent issuing them. No other integrations or an API are mentioned.

Features

Seven connected tools: skill gap benchmarking against a target role, career roadmap ordered by score impact, outcome based resume rewrite, per job resume tailoring with a four level ATS band, job fit analysis scoring roles and internships out of 100, mock interviews in text, recorded voice and live realtime voice, and short learning sprints that issue certificates written straight into the resume.

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Frequently asked questions about SkillDrift

  • How much does SkillDrift cost?
    Free tier covers gaps, career path, re-scoring, job matching, one full AI course, news and podcasts, plus enough credits for a first application end to end. Credit top up is 299 credits (₹299 or $6.99) with no expiry. Unlimited is ₹599 or $15.99 per month for unlimited tailoring, downloads, interviews, roadmaps and certificates. One application costs 72 credits: 18 to tailor and 54 to download.
  • Does SkillDrift offer a free trial?
    No time limited trial and no card needed. The diagnosis layer is free forever, and the free plan includes enough credits to rewrite, tailor and download one application, plus one complete AI course.
  • How do you use SkillDrift?
    The walkthrough on this page covers 6 steps: 1. Upload your resume and get a readiness score 2. Choose your starting journey 3. Review your named gaps and ATS band 4. Build the roadmap and start a learning sprint 5. Tailor the resume and download it for one job 6. Practise the interview and issue certificates.
  • What platforms does SkillDrift support?
    SkillDrift is available on Web App, iOS and Android.
  • What does SkillDrift integrate with?
    The homepage describes a one click share of certificates to LinkedIn, which also refunds the 50 credits spent issuing them. No other integrations or an API are mentioned.
  • What are the limitations of SkillDrift?
    Every finished artefact (tailoring, download, interview, roadmap, certificate) is metered in credits, which adds up during an active search. Full career roadmap and the learning attached to each gap cost credits even though the path overview is free. Billing is quoted in two currencies, and most pricing copy is framed around India, which complicates budgeting elsewhere.

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Added10/21/2026

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