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AI Resume Screener

Turns hours of resume screening into a ranked shortlist in minutes.

Beginner24h1–3 people17/20 fit
TL;DR

Build AI Resume Screener for recruiters and small hiring teams in ~24h with 1–3 people. Stack: Next.js + OpenAI API + Tailwind.

Why it wins: Judges instantly understand the pain. The demo is fast, visual, and useful.

Build flow

01 · Problem
A recruiter gets 80 resumes for one role. Most don’t match the job. Manually reading them takes half a day.
02 · Solution
Upload the job description and a folder of resumes. The tool scores each one, highlights missing skills, and ranks the best matches.
03 · Build
  1. 1Parse resumes to text
  2. 2Compare with the job description
  3. 3LLM scores + explains gaps
  4. 4Ranked dashboard UI
04 · Demo
Show 5 resumes → instant ranked list with scores and gaps. Open one and show the match explanation.

MVP checklist

  • Upload JD + resumes
  • Match score per resume
  • Missing-skill highlights
  • Ranked shortlist

Tech stack

TechRole
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
OpenAI APILLM API
TailwindStyling

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