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Your profile is the most important five minutes you’ll spend in arco. Everything downstream — which jobs get found, how they’re scored, what the Coach says — depends on what you enter here.

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What you’ll be asked

  • Target roles — You can select more than one. Be specific: “Product Designer” and “Senior Product Designer” are treated as different roles.
  • Experience level — From just starting out through 10+ years.
  • Where you want to work — Cities, regions, or Remote. You can add several.
  • Company stage — Startup, scale-up, established, or no preference.
  • Salary expectations — Currency adapts to your location.
  • Domains or industries — The fields you want to work in.
  • Work type — Remote, hybrid, or on-site.
  • Free-text field — For dealbreakers and anything that doesn’t fit the other categories.

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How to answer well

Be honest about your level. Inflating your experience surfaces roles you won’t be shortlisted for, which wastes your time. Use the free-text field properly. Good examples include:
  • “No roles requiring security clearance”
  • “Prefer equity over bonus”
  • “Must be fully remote”
  • “Not interested in agencies”
Don’t over-narrow at first. Start slightly broader and tighten later once you see what the market looks like.

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Changing your answers later

Go to Settings → Preferences at any time. Changes affect future matches. Existing board scores stay as they are until the next refresh.

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What happens next

arco starts its first search immediately after setup. While you wait, learn what to expect from your first batch of matches: Your first matches