Jobscan Review

Jobscan scans your resume against a job description and gives a match rate, then adds AI optimisation, a resume builder, cover letters, LinkedIn optimisation, interview practice, a job tracker and Auto Apply. Whether it suits you depends on how many jobs you scan each month, since the free plan gives 5 scans and the AI tools sit on the paid plans.

What is Jobscan?

Jobscan is a job search tool from the United States. It runs as a web app with a Chrome extension, and it has a separate offering for organisations alongside the plans for job seekers.

The resume scan is the heart of it: Jobscan compares a resume with a specific job post and shows how well the two match, along with findings on what applicant tracking systems and recruiters look for.

Building your resume with Jobscan

A resume scan gives a match rate against a job description, with ATS and recruiter findings. The free plan includes 5 scans and 5 ATS and recruiter findings a month, and paid plans make scanning unlimited.

AI Optimize tailors a resume to a job post, and it is unlimited on paid plans. An AI bullet point generator writes bullets, and paid plans add an AI resume builder. The plain resume builder and a resume manager for keeping your versions are on the free plan, and a finished resume downloads as PDF for free, with your master version saved for the next application.

The AI cover letter generator and the LinkedIn profile optimisation tool are on paid plans. On the quarterly plan the LinkedIn optimiser unlocks once the 7-day trial is over. Mock interview practice puts you through a simulated interview with tailored questions, then reviews your performance with AI feedback. It is sold separately, and paid plans get 20% off.

The job tracker and post-interview thank you notes are on the free plan. Auto Apply is the one feature that sends applications for you: it runs from matching to autofill to submission, and the AI applies only after you approve each application. It runs on credits.

Jobscan pricing: what each plan gives

The free plan costs nothing and has no end date. It gives 5 resume scans and 5 ATS and recruiter findings a month, the job tracker, thank you notes, the resume builder, the resume manager and the Chrome extension.

The Monthly plan costs $49.95, billed every month, with no trial. The Quarterly plan costs $89.95 every 3 months, which works out to $29.98 a month, and it starts with a 7-day free trial. When the trial ends, the $89.95 quarterly charge goes through unless you cancel before then. Both plans give unlimited scans, unlimited AI optimisations, cover letters and LinkedIn optimisation. There is no lifetime plan.

Auto Apply credits are bought on top. Paid plans include 2 free credits a month, and packs cost $8.50 for 5, $15 for 10 or $35 for 25, which is $1.40 to $1.70 a credit. Paid plans get 20% off credits and interview practice.

Privacy and support

Jobscan's privacy notice sets out the legal bases it relies on under the GDPR and UK GDPR. The terms allow the service for personal or internal business use. Support runs by email at support@jobscan.co, with a help center.

Who Jobscan suits

Jobscan suits job seekers who want to match every resume to the keywords of each job post before they apply and see a measured match rate first. Auto Apply suits a high-volume search where you still want to approve every application that goes out.

It suits less well a casual searcher, since monthly billing is the dearest way to pay and the AI tools need a paid plan. The quarterly trial turns into an $89.95 charge unless cancelled, and interview practice and extra Auto Apply credits are paid for on top.

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