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Job Description Skills Extractor
Which skills, certifications and languages does this job description really ask for?
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SKILLS IN THIS JOB DESCRIPTION · SAMPLE
Hard skills and tools (7)
- IFRS · required
- Advanced Excel · required
- SAP · required
- month-end close
- VAT
- Corporate Tax
- External Audit
Certifications (2)
- ACCA
- CPA
Licences (1)
- GCC driving licence
Languages (2)
- Arabic (a plus)
- English (fluent)
Experience (1)
- 5+ years of accounting experience
Education (1)
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
Soft skills (2)
- Communication
- Attention to detail
Dark chips sit in a requirements section or a sentence with ‘must’, ‘required’ or ‘essential’.
The grouped skills list by email — ready for your screening notes.
How skills are extracted
The extractor splits the job description into sentences and matches one-, two- and three-word phrases against a skills dictionary built from our Gulf ATS keyword guides, longest match first, so 'financial reporting' wins over 'reporting'. It also picks up acronyms and product names, then sorts certifications, licences, languages and soft skills into their own groups using dedicated lists — including GCC-specific ones like DHA, SCFHS, Saudi Council of Engineers and RERA. Years of experience and education are read from phrases such as '5+ years of … experience' and 'Bachelor's degree in …'. Skills in a requirements section are marked required.
- Hard skill
- A teachable, testable skill or tool — IFRS, AutoCAD, Python.
- Soft skill
- A behaviour such as communication or attention to detail.
- Required
- Mentioned under a requirements heading or with 'must', 'required' or 'essential'.
What goes where
| Text in the job description | Group | Listed as |
|---|---|---|
| Strong IFRS knowledge, VAT returns and SAP | Hard skills and tools | IFRS, VAT, SAP |
| ACCA or CPA qualified | Certifications | ACCA, CPA |
| Valid UAE driving licence | Licences | GCC driving licence |
| DHA licence or eligibility | Licences | UAE health licence (DHA / DOH / MOHAP) |
| Fluent English; Arabic is a plus | Languages | English (fluent), Arabic |
| 5+ years of accounting experience | Experience | 5+ years of accounting experience |
Limits
- Very niche or brand-new tools may not be in the dictionary — add them to your list by hand.
- It reads English; Arabic-only job descriptions return few results.
- A skill being mentioned doesn't mean it's essential — review the required ones with the hiring manager.
Turn the list into a better ad
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Frequently asked questions
What does the skills extractor pull out?
Seven groups: hard skills and tools (software, standards, methods), certifications (ACCA, PMP, NEBOSH…), licences (driving licence, DHA, SCFHS, Saudi Council of Engineers, RERA), languages with the level if stated, years of experience, education, and soft skills. Skills mentioned in a requirements section or a 'must / required' sentence are marked as required.
How does it recognise skills?
It matches the text against a list of several hundred skills taken from our ATS keyword guides for Gulf roles, plus acronyms and product names (SAP, IFRS, AutoCAD), and separate lists of certifications, GCC licences, languages and soft skills. It's a transparent dictionary match, not AI, so the same text always gives the same list — and it can miss very niche terms.
What can I use the skills list for?
Screening notes and scorecards, interview questions, a cleaner requirements section, Boolean or LinkedIn searches, and checking that the job description asks for what the hiring manager actually needs. If the list is short or vague, that's a sign the job description is too — candidates can't tell whether they fit.
Why are some skills marked required?
Because they appear under a heading such as 'Requirements' or 'What you'll need', or in a sentence with 'must', 'required', 'essential' or 'minimum'. Everything else is listed as mentioned. If a must-have isn't marked required, move it into your requirements list.
Is the job description uploaded?
No. The extraction runs in your browser. Text only leaves your device if you email yourself the list or post the job.
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