Desktop Resume Parser - What does it mean and how does it work?

Tobu has developed an AI tool called the Desktop Resume Extractor that allows recruiters to easily retrieve and organize all the resumes in their Desktop folders with just one click. By simply downloading Tobu Desktop and uploading a Folder to Tobu, the Desktop Resume Parser can automatically identify and parse resumes into a searchable database, organizing them by various fields such as candidate name, email, phone number, location, work experience, and skills, regardless of the format of the resumes. This tool streamlines the process of manually fetching resumes from folders and sub-folders and inputting them into recruitment systems or excel sheets. This article will provide a guide on how to use the Desktop Resume Parser.

1. What is the Desktop Resume Parser?

The Desktop Resume Parser is an automated resume parser that firstly scans your desktop folders for resumes and secondly identifies/ parses all the key details from the resume including the Candidate Name, Email, Phone Number, Locations etc.  It scans your folders for candidates and displays them in a table for you.

NOTE: When we say Desktop, we mean your Computer – it could be a laptop or a desktop computer.

2. How does the Desktop Resume Parser work?

This tool is a simple downloadable application for your desktop that you can install on your Windows or Mac Desktop. To start using Tobu Desktop, you will need to create an account with Tobu. You can sign up on the Tobu website via your Gmail/ Outlook account. If you intend not to link an Email account and would only like to use Tobu desktop alone, please choose the https://tobu.ai/account/demo Option. Tobu desktop can be downloaded only by authorised Tobu customers. 

Once downloaded, you can upload folders from your computer to your private Tobu account. Tobu then scans the folder and sub-folders for resumes and parses all the resumes identified and backs up all the resumes into a searchable database. In case you have other types of files in the folders, Tobu will automatically identify just the resumes from your folders before uploading them to your private Tobu account. This is beneficial for all recruiters who have resumes on their Desktop. Let us say your collected resumes over 5 years and you have received thousands of resumes in this time. By simply uploading the high level resumes folder from your Desktop to Tobu, Tobu will identify all the resumes from your history and will continue to scan and parse resumes in the folder as and when you add more files to it. Tobu will provide detailed excel-like tables of all the resumes/candidates identified in your desktop. These can then be searched within Tobu’s web interface or exported into excel sheets/ your own recruitment systems. 

3. Benefits of using the Desktop Resume Parser

1. Never lose a resume! Find and reach out to all the great candidates you have accumulated over the years in your computer folders.
2. No data entry – Save thousands of hours in daily data entry into excel sheets and recruitment systems. Tobu’s Desktop resume parser will automatically identify and parse all the resumes that you are storing to your desktop/ network forlders. 
3. Save thousands of dollars in searching for candidates that you already have in your database. Make sure you search your own candidates before going out and searching expensive job boards
4. Reach out to existing candidates – You can use either Tobu’s search and email campaigns to reach out to candidates for new job openings or export them into your own recruitment systems to do the same. Tobu will provide detailed excel tables of all the candidates identified in your desktop. 

4. Conclusion.

A Desktop Resume Parser scans folders that you upload into Tobu Desktop and parses resumes from them. If you are a recruiter and you/ your team have resumes on your Desktop which you would like to parse and search, Tobu’s Desktop resume parser is a must have that will identify, parse and organize all the resumes from your history and going forward. Currently, Tobu is the only product that can parse your Desktop folders without having to manually identify resumes within them and upload them manually one at a time. 

Go ahead, Sign up for a free trial to extract up to 500 resumes from your Desktop and experience the results first hand.

You could also a see a video demo of Tobu hereOptionally you can also link Tobu to your Gmail, outlook, zoho or custom inboxes. Tobu can automatically identify and parse resumes from your email and build it into your private resume database. Please check out the Gmail Resume Parser and Outlook Resume Parser for more detail on how to extract resumes from your email automatically.