Profile — Your Candidate Identity
ES Reference: Phase 1 (INTOS-ES-P1-001) — Career Profile, Section 4
Overview
Your Profile is the foundation of your Interview OS experience. It captures your professional identity — skills, experience, education, and preferences — and powers personalized recommendations, role matching, and kit generation.
Buttons & Actions
| Button | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Edit | Enter edit mode to modify profile fields |
| Save Changes | Persist profile updates (validates required fields) |
| Cancel | Discard unsaved changes |
| Delete Profile | Delete your profile with retention notice |
| Upload Master Resume | Upload your primary resume for extraction and reuse |
Profile Sections
Identity
- Display name (required)
- Professional title
- Phone
- Location
- LinkedIn URL
- Portfolio URL
Work Preferences
- Target roles (tag input)
- Preferred locations (tag input)
- Salary range (min/max)
- Work authorization (multi-select)
- Employment types (multi-select: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Freelance, Internship)
Skills & Education
- Skills (tag input)
- Highest education
- Education summary
Experience
- Total experience (years)
- Experience summary (free text)
Master Resume
- Upload PDF/DOCX
- Stored securely
- Reused across interview kits (avoids duplicate uploads)
- Extraction runs asynchronously
Profile Completeness
A progress bar shows your profile completeness percentage. This score is computed from:
- Filled required fields
- Presence of skills, education, and experience data
- Master resume upload
- Work preferences configuration
Auto-Generated Summary
In view mode, the profile shows a derived summary combining your title, experience, skills, education, location, and target roles.
Privacy & Data Retention
- Profile deletion triggers a 180-day retention period (IT Rules 2021 compliance)
- You can create a new profile at any time
- Profile data is scoped to your authenticated user account
Related ES Requirements
| ID | Requirement |
|---|---|
| P1-E01 | Career Profile — structured professional identity, preferences, and summary |
| P0-DOC-004 | Users can select an existing master resume; kit creation does not force duplicate upload |
Related Docs
- [[career-vault]] — Profile data feeds into the Career Evidence Vault
- [[dashboard]] — Dashboard personalizes greeting using profile display name
- [[jobs]] — Job targets complement profile preferences