New Résumé Tool at WorkSource Locations, County-wide
Seattle-King County WorkSource Sites Equipped with New Resource, Free for Jobseekers
Seattle, Wash.- The Workforce Development Council (WDC) of Seattle-King County, is pleased to announce that WorkSource sites throughout Seattle-King County serving jobseekers and employers, are now using “Jobscan”—a powerful new tool that assists jobseekers in their résumé-building process. Seattle-based start-up, Jobscan, has extended their “no-cost” offer of 50 free résumé scans to all of WorkSource’s qualifying customers. Staff at all WorkSource locations across King County are able to provide free Jobscan support to customers free of charge as well.
Applying to a job online almost always means that résumé screening software stands between the job seeker and an interview. A candidate needs to rank highly in recruiter keyword searches within resume screening software, also known as an Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Jobscan's web tool helps job seekers' résumés rank higher in an ATS so that word choices do not stand between them and an opportunity to interview. Through Jobscan, jobseekers can also find out the number of times certain skills are mentioned so they can prioritize those skills on their résumé.
WorkSource is committed to helping jobseekers in their path to not just the next employment position, but on their journey towards a career they choose and are proud of. This new resource is all the more powerful in conversation with WorkSource employment specialists and job coaches.
Employment Specialist and Job Coach, Anne, comments: “As an employment specialist in the Seattle-King County WorkSource system, I reviewed countless resumes. My normal process was to manually underline or highlight keywords and compare those to the job description. It was very time consuming and heavily dependent on staff assistance. Jobscan takes away all the guess work, saves time for staff AND customers, allows a higher percentage of resumes to successfully pass through the ATS, and provides a more accurate result than a manual scan does. In addition to the scan, I love that it gives job recommendations based on both your resume and the job description. I'm a big fan of saving time. I'm a huge fan of Jobscan!”
Jobscan, based in Seattle, Washington, and is committed to building the best tools for job seekers. To learn more about Jobscan, please email marketing@jobscan.co for media contact. For more information about WorkSource sites and resources for both jobseekers and employers, visit www.worksourceskc.org.
Media Contact
Hannah Mello, Communications Program Manager
Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County
hmello@seakingwdc.org | (206) 448-0474