Your profile shows two numbers that come from the same coworker ratings but measure different things on purpose. Here’s how to read them.
WorkScore
Your WorkScore is a 0–100 score that reflects the overall balance of how your coworkers rated you. Rather than averaging every point equally, it emphasizes whether people would actively recommend you — strong ratings count in your favor, while lower ratings count against you more than a simple average would suggest. It’s the main signal on your profile, on a consistent 0–100 scale you can compare from one person to the next. See How is my score calculated? for the full breakdown.
Average Rating
Your Average Rating is exactly what it sounds like: the straight average of every rating a coworker has given you, on a 0–10 scale. If you’ve received ratings of 10, 9, and 8, your Average Rating is 9. It’s the simplest summary of your raw feedback.
Because the two are calculated differently, they usually won’t line up — a high Average Rating doesn’t automatically become the same number on the 0–100 scale. For example, a profile with a 9/10 Average Rating might have a WorkScore of 84 rather than 90: a few lower ratings pull the WorkScore down more than they move the average.
Why we show both
Each number answers a different question, and both appear together — including on the score you share with recruiters and hiring managers. Your WorkScore is the headline: a single, portable measure of how strongly your coworkers recommend you, so someone reviewing you can gauge your standing at a glance and compare it across candidates. Your Average Rating sits alongside it for transparency — the raw feedback level behind that headline, so the score isn’t a black box. Seeing them together gives anyone reviewing your profile the quick signal and the context behind it.
Related articles
Comments
Please sign in to leave a comment.