In the previous chapters, you learned how to create an Orientation Personi and set its weightings.
This course aims to help you understand how the compatibility score is actually constructed.

Understanding the score calculation is essential for:

Interpreting results accurately
Avoiding hasty decisions
Explaining the score to a student or an educational team
Using matching as a decision-support tool, not an automatic filter

The compatibility score does not come from "an opaque algorithm".

1️⃣ The Matching Principle

Matching compares:

The analyzed profile (personality + RIASEC if enabled)
The Orientation Personi defined for a path

The system calculates a compatibility score based on:

The proximity between personality traits
The proximity between RIASEC dominant traits (if enabled)
The weightings defined by the sliders

2️⃣ The Two Components of the Score

🎭 1. Personality Compatibility

The system compares:

The traits expected in the Orientation Personi
The personality results of the profile

The closer the characteristics, the higher the score.

🧭 2. RIASEC Compatibility (if enabled)

The system compares:

The dominant traits expected in the Orientation Personi
The dominant traits of the analyzed profile

The stronger the alignment, the greater the contribution to the score.

3️⃣ The Role of Weightings

The sliders defined in the Orientation Personi adjust:

The weight of personality
The weight of RIASEC

Educational example:

Personality weighted at 60
RIASEC weighted at 40

→ The final score reflects this distribution.

Important:

Weightings do not eliminate. They influence the score structure.

4️⃣ What the Score Means

The score indicates a level of natural fit between a profile and a career path.

It does not measure:

Motivation
Academic level
Future commitment
Adaptability

It only measures structural compatibility.

5️⃣ What the Score Does Not Mean

A high score:

Is not a guarantee of success.

A lower score:

Does not prohibit access to the career path.
May indicate a need for support.

The score is an indicator of alignment, not a verdict.

6️⃣ Why This Logic is Important

Without an Orientation Personi:

The analysis remains descriptive.

With an Orientation Personi:

The analysis becomes comparative.
The score becomes decision-making (with caution).
Orientation becomes objectified.

Orienti - How Compatibility Score is Calculated