Reverse-engineering ATS scoring and today's resume-tailoring tools to build a configurable scoring system of my own
Summary
Snuky's resume scorer is probably the #1 reason I don't have job search burnout anymore. After months of studying and reverse engineering ATS scoring and resume tools, I've built my own scoring engine to make my job search processes more efficient.
Future-Proofing My Job Search
Everyone is doing the same thing:
- Hiring managers use AI to filter candidates
- Candidates use AI to pass those filters
The result is an AI vs. AI job market. People call it a job market. I like to call it a battlefield.
So how do you battle these machines that decide your fate faster than you can prepare? How do you stay competitive in this environment? You build something that levels the playing field. For me, it's been Snuky.
But even with AI tools, there's a catch: your resume still needs a human voice. Posts on LinkedIn and Reddit say AI-generated content can be detected, and if your phrasing feels generic, you get filtered out. Writing something both authentic and optimized for an ATS is hard. Doing this part poorly leads to constant rejection and burnout.
Snuky addresses this issue directly. I spent a good amount of time reverse-engineering ATS scoring and today's resume-tailoring tools to build a configurable scoring system into Snuky. Its resume scoring engine measures how well my resume aligns with a job description across key domains:
- ATS: Overall compatibility with Applicant Tracking Systems
- Keywords: Alignment with terminology in a job description
- Skills: Alignment with required skills and capabilities in a job description
- Executive: Strength of narrative and storytelling
It does this for all of my resumes (yes, I have multiple: backend, frontend, fullstack, specialized, etc.). It's also configurable, so as hiring trends evolve, Snuky adapts with them.
Originally published at crookse.com
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