What is Jobscan?
Jobscan is an online tool for analyzing resumes that does two things. It instantly compares your resume to a job description and then recommends actions to improve that resume. Jobscan’s technology recognizes thousands across multiple job functions and sectors. This makes it unique. Jobscan reduces the time required to create a resume and increases interview opportunities by up to 300%

Who and why did Jobscan exist?

Jobscan was created by James Hu for a simple but crucial purpose: to remove the stress from job hunting. He stated, “I created Jobscan because I was a job seeker and found resume tailoring time-consuming.” The process of reviewing resumes felt like a dark hole. The job search should not be so painful because of the underserved nature of job seekers. Hu created Jobscan to automate a portion of the keyword identification process. However, the company has since done extensive research on how Applicant Tracking Systems works and shared its findings with job hunters.

How does Jobscan differ from Other Tools?

Other tools, such as Wordle.net or Tagcrowd word cloud generators that can identify the most frequently used words in job descriptions, are also available. These tools, however, cannot identify single-worded terms like Jobscan. Skills such as Project Management are broken down into “Project Management” and “Management,” which eliminates useful information for job seekers.

Jobscan also offers a personal experience because each resume analysis produces different results. You can tailor each job application to the employer’s requirements by receiving individualized feedback on every resume you can. Jobscan is easy to use. This is a quick guide that will show you how to use Jobscan in just five steps.

Step 1: Scanning your Resume

Go to the Jobscan homepage. Paste your resume and the job posting that interests you in the text boxes. Jobscan will find it easier to extract skills and keywords from job descriptions that are longer.

Click the “Scan” button. Jobscan’s analysis tool instantly scans both the text and generates a match rate for your resume on a scale from 0 to 100.

Step 2: Review the Match Report for Keywords and Skills

Below the overall resume match rate, look at the Keyword and Skills Match Report. Make sure you note the keywords that have been successfully added and those that are missing. The more often a keyword or skill appears, the more weight the Applicant Tracking System will give it.

Step 3: Examine Optimization Suggestions

A Jobscan Match Report provides you with an instant match rate for your resume and also gives you specific resume optimization tips. Some of the optimization tips Jobscan may offer are:

*Explainable measurable results such as “Increased sales of 43% over 18 months” or “Decreased delivery times by 43 hours per week, resulting in savings of $145,000/month.”

*Pay close attention to plurals. Many Applicant Tracking Systems do not consider plural and singular forms of the same word equivalent. Jobscan helps you to identify singular-plural problem points and also offers a “switch” feature that allows you to automatically see how your match rate will change if you use the other word.

*Adhere to “hard skills.” These keywords are important because recruiters are more likely than others to look for resumes that have hard skills. Jobscan will give these keywords greater weight when calculating your resume match rate.

Step 4: Rework the resume

After you have reviewed the entire Match Report, begin to incorporate each type of suggestion: keywords, skills, and optimization. In some cases, you will need to echo the exact job description in your resume. However, it is important not to make your resume sound like you are trying to include as many keywords as possible. Keep these six tips in mind to get your resume past an ATS.

Step 5: Recheck Your Resume

Finally, scan your resume again against the detailed job description until you reach a match rate of at least 80%. This match rate will triple your chances of getting an interview.