Your composite score (0–100) sorts into a band the moment your assessment is scored. Employers browsing the candidate pool can filter by band directly, so it's the single most-referenced line on your report.
Consistently strong across all five layers — the band employers filter for first.
Solid fundamentals with a few gaps. Usually a couple of targeted layers away from Job Ready.
Real gaps in one or more layers. Your report names exactly which one to work on first.
Foundational skills need work before employer-facing roles make sense yet.
Band cutoffs are set once for every candidate nationally — they don't move based on who's taking the exam that week.