Get `\jobname` with normal catcodes

Question

I would like to create a macro \myjob that has the same value as \jobname, but with letters having catcode 11 instead of 12. The goal is to be able to do something like

\documentclass{article}
\edef\myjob{\jobname}
\makeatletter
\newcommand{\mytest}[1]{\begingroup%
  \def\@tempa{#1}%
%  \expandafter\def\expandafter\@tempa\expandafter{\detokenize{#1}}%
  \meaning\@tempa\par%
  \meaning\myjob\par%
  \ifx\@tempa\myjob%
    YES%
  \else%
    NO%
  \fi%
\endgroup}
\begin{document}
\mytest{test}
\end{document}

where \ifx\@tempa\myjob is true (assuming the correct string is passed to \mytest). I would prefer not to detokenize the input string. Rather, I am looking for a different way of defining \myjob that "retokenizes" \jobname.

Answer 1

Thanks to the hint from Joseph Wright, all I need is \scantokens.

\documentclass{article}

\edef\myjob{\expandafter\scantokens\expandafter{\jobname\noexpand}}
\makeatletter
\newcommand{\mytest}[1]{\begingroup%
  \def\@tempa{#1}%
%  \expandafter\def\expandafter\@tempa\expandafter{\detokenize{#1}}%
  \meaning\@tempa\par%
  \meaning\myjob\par%
  \ifx\@tempa\myjob%
    YES%
  \else%
    NO%
  \fi%
\endgroup}

\begin{document}

\mytest{test}

\end{document}