What happens when you upload

When you drop your resume into ShouldApply, the AI engine processes it immediately. Within seconds, it identifies and extracts:

Skills: Every technical and soft skill mentioned, weighted by context and recency.
Work history: Job titles, companies, durations, and responsibilities parsed into structured data.
Education: Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework identified automatically.
Experience level: Total years of experience calculated and categorized (entry, mid, senior, lead).

This data becomes your Skill DNA, the foundation that powers every score, match, and recommendation across the platform. You upload once, and every job you search for is scored against this profile.

Supported formats

PDF, DOCX, and plain text. You can also paste your resume content directly if you prefer. The parser handles all common resume layouts and formatting styles.

What happens when you upload

When you drop your resume into ShouldApply, the AI engine processes it immediately. Within seconds, it identifies and extracts:

Skills: Every technical and soft skill mentioned, weighted by context and recency.
Work history: Job titles, companies, durations, and responsibilities parsed into structured data.
Education: Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework identified automatically.
Experience level: Total years of experience calculated and categorized (entry, mid, senior, lead).

This data becomes your Skill DNA, the foundation that powers every score, match, and recommendation across the platform. You upload once, and every job you search for is scored against this profile.

Supported formats

PDF, DOCX, and plain text. You can also paste your resume content directly if you prefer. The parser handles all common resume layouts and formatting styles.

Upload once. AI does the rest.

What happens when you upload

Supported formats

Upload once. AI does the rest.

What happens when you upload

Supported formats