HR & Workforce

Extract resumes to structured JSON

Resumes contain work history, education, skills, and contact details in thousands of format variations. No two look alike, but your ATS needs consistent data. Sensible turns resumes into structured JSON for candidate screening, matching, and ATS integration.

applicant screening | ATS ingestion | recruiter workflows

Validated JSON

Schema-enforced output; every field matches your contract

Source coordinates

Every value links back to page + bounding box for audit

Per-document pricing

Predictable cost. No token-volatility surprises

Trusted by teams turning documents into production data

Why resumes confuse standard extraction tools

Resumes come in endless layouts, with dates, roles, and skills scattered wherever the design puts them. We parse the structure into consistent fields, dates and skills included.

01

Unlimited Layout Variation

Single-column, two-column, sidebar, creative: candidates use every layout imaginable. Section boundaries are identified regardless of visual structure, and contact info, experience, education, and skills all extracted consistently.

02

Unstructured Date and Duration Parsing

'Jan 2020 - Present'. '2018 to 2021'. 'Summer 2019'. Candidates express dates in dozens of formats. Sensible normalizes them all and calculates employment duration, giving your ATS structured tenure data.

03

Skills and Keyword Extraction

Skills appear as bulleted lists, inline mentions within job descriptions, or dedicated sections with varied formatting. LLM parsing identifies skills regardless of where they appear and returns them as a structured array.

Managed services

Don't want to build it? We'll write your configs from your samples.

Solutions engineers handle plan, build, deploy, and adjust on your behalf. You see clean JSON in your API response. Same engine as self-serve, just with the configuration work outsourced.

What's included

01Plan.Engineers review your samples and pick the right method

02Build.SenseML configs written from your samples

03Deploy.Same engine as self-serve, ready for production

04Adjust.We update configs when formats shift or new edge cases appear

05Integrate.Help with custom integration into your downstream systems

Fields we extract

We configure every resume extraction to your exact schema, not a fixed field list. The fields below are the ones recruiting teams pull most often — tell us what your ATS integration needs and we map the rest.

01

Contact and summary

Full name, email, phone, location, LinkedIn URL, portfolio URL, professional summary/objective

02

Experience

Company name, job title, start date, end date, duration, location, description/responsibilities, achievements

03

Education and skills

Institution name, degree, field of study, graduation date, GPA, certifications, skills (categorized), languages

config.json

SenseML

{ /* SenseML: resume extraction */
"fields": [
{
"method": {
"id": "queryGroup",
"queries": [
{ "id": "full_name", "description": "full name, name, candidate name" },
{ "id": "email", "description": "email address, email, e-mail" },
{ "id": "current_title", "description": "most recent job title, current title, current position" },
{ "id": "current_company", "description": "most recent company, current employer, current company" }
// + more fields, mapped to your schema
]
}
}
]
}

Supported resume formats

Sensible processes resumes in any layout, language, or file format. Hybrid extraction handles the unlimited variation in resume design while outputting a consistent candidate data schema.

By layout

Single-column, two-column, creative/infographic, academic CV, federal resume, chronological, functional, combination

By file type

PDF, Word (DOCX), scanned/image PDFs, Google Docs exports, plain text

Common Questions

Answers about layout support, date normalization, and skills extraction.

Does Sensible handle different resume formats and layouts?

Yes. Sensible processes single-column, multi-column, and creative resume layouts. PDF and image formats are both supported.

Can Sensible extract skills from resumes?

Yes. Sensible extracts listed skills as an array, including technical skills, languages, tools, and certifications. Skills mentioned within job descriptions can also be captured.

What work experience details does Sensible extract?

For each position, company name, job title, start and end dates, location, and description come back, and education entries include institution, degree, field of study, and graduation date. These fields are defined in configuration, so you extend them or reshape them to match what your applicant pipeline expects.

How does Sensible detect sections on resumes?

Sensible identifies standard resume sections including contact information, summary, work experience, education, skills, certifications, and languages regardless of formatting or layout.

Do you support webhooks?

Yes. Sensible sends extraction results to your webhook endpoint when processing completes. You can also poll the API for status.

Does Sensible support human review?

Yes. Sensible flags extractions with low confidence for human review. You can configure review thresholds and workflows.

What security certifications does Sensible have?

Sensible is SOC 2 Type II certified and HIPAA compliant. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest.

How long is document data retained?

Document data is stored indefinitely by default. Custom retention policies are available and can be configured for same-day deletion if needed.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Sensible offers a 14-day free trial on the Growth plan. No credit card required to start.

How is pricing structured?

Sensible uses per-document pricing for predictable costs. No token-based billing or usage surprises. Volume discounts are available for higher throughput.

How do I integrate with Sensible?

Sensible provides REST APIs and SDKs for Python and Node.js. Most integrations take a few hours. Webhooks, Zapier, and direct API calls are all supported.

What file formats does Sensible support?

Sensible processes PDFs (native or scanned), Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX), spreadsheets (XLSX, XLS, CSV), single-page images (JPEG, PNG), multi-page images (TIFF), and email bodies with attachments.

How accurate is the extraction?

Accuracy depends on document quality and configuration. Most production deployments achieve 95%+ accuracy with proper validation rules and confidence signals.

How fast is document processing?

Processing speed depends on document size, page count, OCR requirements, and which extraction methods are used. Simple single-page documents process in seconds. Larger or more complex documents that use LLM-based extraction take longer.

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