Resumes and what OpenATS reads from them
OpenATS reads the text of every resume, including scanned PDFs and photos of a resume, so they’re searchable. Where resume reading is on, it also fills in a candidate’s empty profile fields (headline, location, phone, links) and tags the skills listed. It never overwrites what someone typed or imported.
Every resume is searchable#
However a resume arrives (the careers page, an ATS import, Add candidate, a referral, the OpenATS Extension, or attached to an email they sent to a connected inbox), OpenATS extracts its text so search, Ask and evaluations can read it. Scanned PDFs and image resumes are read too: the profile says Reading this scanned resume… while it works, then marks the text Read from a scan — may contain errors.
A resume attached to an email a candidate sent you, from the address OpenATS knows them by, is saved as theirs only when they don’t have one yet. A resume someone on your team added always stays.
Filling in the profile#
Where resume reading is on, OpenATS also reads each resume in the background and:
- fills in an empty headline and location,
- adds a phone number and profile links if there are none,
- tags up to 12 skills the resume lists,
- keeps a structured profile of their experience, education and skills.
Nothing anyone typed or imported is overwritten. Admins can see whether it’s on, and its progress, in Settings → Integrations → Resume parsing.
Questions about resumes and what OpenATS reads from them#
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