skill-motion

Resume and LinkedIn Scraping

Resume Parsing

LinkedIn Scraping

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Visit Website: www.skillmotion.ai

Challenges Faced

Challenge: Resumes came in all shapes and sizes—single-column, multi-column, with graphics, and in various PDF formats. OCR often stumbled on non-standard fonts and embedded images.

Solution

But by analyzing layouts, we unlocked their secrets, detecting multi-columns and preprocessing images to make them OCR-friendly. Custom parsers became our tools of choice, coupled with layout analysis that split sections into readable pieces of data.

Challenge: LinkedIn’s dynamic content and anti-scraping measures, like CAPTCHA and rate limiting, posed serious obstacles. To make things more interesting, frequent changes to their HTML structure kept our parsers on their toes.

Solution

We adapted Puppeteer, disguised in stealth mode, navigated like a human. User agents were shuffled, cookies expertly managed, and our Cheerio selectors learned to flex with every small HTML change. Constant monitoring kept us one step ahead of the curve.

Challenge: When "React" met "ReactJS," or "Java" needed clarity as either code or an island, the true challenge of semantic matching revealed itself.

Solution

Through the power of lemmatization and contextual windows, we unraveled ambiguities. Synonyms had their day thanks to WordNet, while custom industry-specific ontologies brought precision to skill interpretation like never before.

Challenge: Sometimes OpenAI’s responses wandered off-topic or became frustratingly generic. Rate limits didn’t help either, leaving us at the mercy of availability.

Solution

We reshaped the conversation. With sharper prompts, clear contexts, and detailed examples, responses aligned with our expectations. A cache of frequently used outputs took the pressure off the API, and default templates stood ready to fill the gaps.

Challenge: User data was a treasure we handled with care, knowing the stakes of privacy laws like GDPR. Safeguarding sensitive information called for layers of trust.

Solution

Encryption became our first line of defense, securing data both at rest and in transit. Role-based access controls narrowed exposure, and every policy was made transparent to users, earning their explicit consent with clarity and integrity.

Challenge: First, we recommended mentors from YouTube, but the client requirement was not just YouTube guidance they wanted an actual mentor who could guide them in their suggested career path

Solution

Initially we implemented Google serper API which searches for the respective mentor based on the roadmap, but sometimes we didn’t get the expected result as it provides random mentors, to overcome this challenge we have scraped the various website eg, websites like mentorcruse and many relevant from where we can get the mentors data (their website link, name, etc) and we store that in database, basically we have created a dataset of mentors and then using tf-idf we have searched the database to provide the relevant mentor, if the skill of the user is different and we do not have that data in our dataset, in that case, we recommend the mentors from youtube.

Limitations

01

Language and Regional Support

The system primarily supports English-language resumes and profiles. Users with documents in other languages face reduced accuracy in parsing and analysis.

02

Soft Skill Analysis

Limited ability to assess soft skills due to reliance on textual data. Potential underestimation of a user's interpersonal and leadership abilities.

03

AI Dependency and Latency

Dependence on external AI services like OpenAI can introduce latency and unpredictability. May affect user experience due to delays in processing and generating content.

04

Legal and Ethical Constraints

Scraping data from platforms like LinkedIn may conflict with their terms of service. Risk of legal action or service denial if not managed appropriately.

05

Handling Non-Standard Resumes

Difficulty in accurately parsing resumes with unconventional formats, heavy graphics, or infographics. Important information might be missed, affecting the completeness of the skill analysis.

06

Real-Time Processing Challenges

Processing complex parsing and AI analysis in real-time can strain resources. Scalability issues during high user load periods.

07

Incomplete Data

Reliance on user-provided data which may be incomplete or outdated. Inaccurate skill assessments and recommendations.

Future Roadmap

Advanced AI Models

Train proprietary models (e.g., fine-tuned BERT) for tasks like NER, skill extraction, and semantic analysis. Reduce dependency on external APIs for core functionalities.

Roadmap

Enhanced Soft Skill Evaluation

Develop AI models to infer soft skills based on language patterns, endorsements, and professional history.

Multilingual Parsing

Enable resume parsing and LinkedIn scraping in multiple languages to support global users.

API Integration

Provide Skill Motion as an API for integration with HR platforms and learning management systems (LMS).

Real-Time Feedback

Implement AI-driven, real-time skill recommendations during data analysis.

Technologies Used

Frontend Frontend

Frontend

React.js: Building dynamic user interfaces for data visualization.

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Backend

Node.js with Express.js: Server-side scripting and API development.

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Database

MySQL: Storing structured data like user profiles, skills, and job roles.

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OCR and Parsing Libraries

Tesseract.js: Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for extracting text from PDFs.

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AI Integration:

OpenAI SDK: Leveraging GPT models for natural language understanding and content generation.

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Similarity Matching:

Cosine Similarity Libraries (e.g., natural, ml-distance in Node.js): For semantic comparison of skill sets.

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