JobHarvest: A scoring and filtering system for SEO job leads — built because most job boards waste your time

Nov 26, 2024 min read

The problem with raw job boards

Senior SEO job searching against raw job board output produces predictable noise: junior roles labelled as “specialist,” EU-only listings appearing in Canadian remote searches, titles like “Digital Marketing Coordinator” mixed with “SEO Lead,” and roles requiring skills stacks that don’t match a Local SEO / Technical SEO specialist profile.

Running this noise through manual review costs time and produces frustration, not leads. The solution is a filter-first system.

The scoring methodology

JobHarvest applies a documented scoring methodology (HOW_SCORING_WORKS.md, 688 lines1) before any lead reaches review.

Hard exclusions applied before scoring:

  • EU and non-Canadian international locations (even when listed as remote)
  • Junior-level roles (Coordinator, Assistant, Entry Level by title or JD signal)
  • Roles requiring primary expertise outside the documented skills profile

Match threshold: 75% minimum. Below 75%, the lead is excluded without review.

Scoring inputs:

  • Role title alignment to target titles: SEO Specialist / SEO Lead / SEO Manager / Digital Marketing Specialist
  • Location: remote Canada or Winnipeg on-site preferred; other on-site excluded
  • Skills overlap against documented profile (Local SEO, Technical SEO, GBP, WordPress, Google Ads, Meta Ads2)
  • Seniority signal from JD language and required years of experience

Resume sources used for matching: Resume.txt, resume data sheet.txt, old stuff i could beef my resume up with.txt. Not the standard one-page resume file — the one-page format obscures experience depth that the scoring system needs to assess.

Top leads identified

The system produced actionable leads at or above the 75% threshold:

  • Webrunner Media — Senior SEO Lead — strong title match, Canadian remote, agency context aligned to service profile3
  • CareForMix — Digital Marketing Specialist — healthcare sector, remote Canada, skills overlap confirmed3
  • GCOM Support — SEO Specialist — technical SEO emphasis, confirmed Canadian, role scope aligned3

What the system does not do

JobHarvest does not auto-apply. It does not send emails. It does not generate cover letters. It produces a filtered, scored lead list and stops there. Human judgment handles everything past the scoring output.

No conversion-to-interview rate is documented. No offer data exists. The system’s value is in the front-of-funnel: eliminating noise and surfacing leads worth manual time.

Sources

  1. HOW_SCORING_WORKS.md. 688 lines. Documents the full scoring methodology, threshold rules, and exclusion logic. ↩︎

  2. Resume data sheet.txt and Resume.txt. Skills profile source files used for match scoring. ↩︎

  3. Indeed.ca; LinkedIn.ca. Job postings verified at time of lead identification, 2026. Lead details on file in job-scraper project outputs. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎