AI Methodology

How Our AI Review Works

Transparency is important to us. Here's exactly how we analyze your profile and find your best-fit opportunities.

We Read Your Profile Like a Senior Recruiter Would

When you submit your LinkedIn profile or resume, our AI acts as a senior career advisor specializing in architecture and interior design. It evaluates your profile across eight key dimensions:

Professional Experience

Relevance, progression, and depth of your work history

Technical Skills

Alignment with current industry demands (Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, and more)

Certifications & Credentials

Industry-recognized qualifications like AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, NCIDQ

Portfolio & Project Diversity

Range and quality of project types you've worked on

Specialization Clarity

Whether you have a clear focus area or broad generalist experience

Education & Academic Background

Degree relevance and institutional strength

Leadership & Community

Mentorship, team leadership, and industry involvement

Profile Completeness

How well-presented and thorough your professional profile is

Your Score: What It Means

Your editorial score (1–100) reflects how strong your profile appears to firms hiring in architecture and interior design. It's not a judgment of your talent — it's a measure of how effectively your profile communicates your value.

90–100ExceptionalStrong credentials, notable firm experience, clear specialization

75–89StrongSolid experience with relevant certifications and good project diversity

60–74GoodAdequate experience but could strengthen credentials or specialization

40–59DevelopingEarly career or some gaps in expected qualifications

20–39Needs WorkLimited relevant experience; profile needs significant improvement

1–19IncompleteVery sparse profile with little for us to evaluate

Every score comes with specific, actionable feedback — strengths to lean into and concrete steps to improve.

How We Match You With Opportunities

Once your profile is analyzed, we match you against our curated database of architecture and interior design firms and open positions. Matching is based on four factors:

Industry Fit

Whether your background aligns with the firm's focus (architecture, interior design, or both)

Specialty Overlap

How your project experience matches what the firm works on (hospitality, residential, healthcare, etc.)

Location

Geographic proximity and market alignment

Career Stage

Matching your experience level with firms that hire at your seniority

Each match includes a compatibility score and a plain-English explanation of why we think it's a good fit.

Built With Care

Duke Coach is powered by advanced AI models from Anthropic (Claude) and OpenAI, fine-tuned with deep knowledge of the architecture and interior design industry. Our system understands the difference between a LEED AP and an NCARB certificate, knows why Gensler and SOM matter on a resume, and can tell a hospitality specialist from a healthcare designer.

We built this tool to be encouraging but honest — because the best career advice is specific, actionable, and rooted in how the industry actually works.