Import a resume

The Import tool reads a resume file, compares it with your profile and shows you what would change. Nothing is saved until you confirm.

Before you start

• The file must be a PDF or DOCX, 10 MB or smaller.
• Older .doc files are not supported. Open the file in Word or Google Docs and export it as PDF or DOCX first.
• The PDF must contain real text. A scan or a photo of a resume cannot be read.
• Save or discard any open edits in the profile. Import stays disabled while you have unsaved changes.

Import the file

1. Open the dashboard and select Edit on the profile.
2. In the sidebar, under Tools, select Import.
3. Choose your file in the upload box.
4. Select Read resume. OceanResume reads the file and compares it with your profile.
5. Review the cards. There is one card for each section that would change, and every card is ticked to start with.
   • New section means the section is not on your profile yet and will be added with its entries.
   • A section with one set of details, such as your basic details, lists each field with its value before and after.
   • A section with several entries, such as work experience, offers Add or Overwrite. Add keeps your entries and adds the new ones; entries already on your profile are skipped. Overwrite replaces every entry in that section with the ones from your resume.
6. Untick any section you do not want to import. Open an entry to see the values it carries.
7. Select Import at the bottom. The button shows how many sections are ticked.
8. If the import would delete or replace something already on your profile, a confirmation lists what is lost. Select Import and replace to continue.

When it finishes, Import complete summarises what was added, updated and removed. Open any section from the sidebar to check the result.

Caution

Overwrite deletes the entries that were in that section. Use Add unless you want the resume to replace them.

Note

Imported content is saved as a draft. Visitors see it only after you select Publish changes. See publish and go live.

Limits

• Import reads text only. Photos and other files in your resume are not imported.
• Only the first 20 pages of a PDF are read.
• Only the first 50 entries under one heading are read.
• A value longer than its field allows is shortened, and the review tells you which ones.
• A review expires after 30 minutes. Upload the file again to start a new one.
• Content marked Needs a plan with premium sections is shown but not imported. See show or hide content.

If something goes wrong

• We couldn’t find any text in this file. The file is a scan or an image. Upload a text-based PDF or DOCX.
• We couldn’t read this file. It may be corrupted or password protected. Remove the password, or export the resume again.
• This import has expired. Upload your resume again.
• Your profile already has everything in this resume. There is nothing to import.
• Parts of your resume weren’t recognised and were left out. Add that content by hand in the matching section.
• Skipped entries: an entry was missing a required value. Add it from the section’s editor.

More help: common problems and contact support.