Ask HN: Do you think it's worth to have a resume website?

#1

Post by jobless » Thu, Dec 19, 2019, 1:03 PM UTC

I am thinking of having a resume website. But, I am not sure is it worth it to do that? These 2 things are bothering me particulary. 1)I am extremely concerned about my private data Like phone no, email id been public 2)The recurring cost of yearly maintenance, will that be a good Investment to do?

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#2

Post by mytailorisrich » Thu, Dec 19, 2019, 1:10 PM UTC

What do you want to do that you cannot do with Linkedin?

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#3

Post by throwbackThurs » Thu, Dec 19, 2019, 1:21 PM UTC

mytailorisrich wrote: post #2

What do you want to do that you cannot do with Linkedin?

Not be spammed and have my data exploited. Is there an alternative service to LinkedIn that is maybe decentralized and less shit?

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#4

Post by throwbackThurs » Thu, Dec 19, 2019, 1:25 PM UTC

Setup a Gatsby Js instance with AWS amplify with Https and it costs you nothing. 1 click deploy.

Paranoid about having your data online? Use a contact form.

Imo more people should be self hosting their resumes and blogs. Beats using LinkedIn and Medium.

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#5

Post by jobless » Thu, Dec 19, 2019, 1:29 PM UTC

mytailorisrich wrote: post #2

What do you want to do that you cannot do with Linkedin?

Get attention of the recruiter and Stand-out from Rest of the crowd

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#6

Post by sharemywin » Thu, Dec 19, 2019, 1:33 PM UTC

jobless wrote: post #5

mytailorisrich wrote: post #2

What do you want to do that you cannot do with Linkedin?

Get attention of the recruiter and Stand-out from Rest of the crowd

unless it had a portfolio of some kind(code or design, etc) I would think it's marginal. You could have a contact form for privacy concerns.

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#7

Post by JMTQp8lwXL » Thu, Dec 19, 2019, 1:57 PM UTC

Yes, because when recruiters ask for your resume, just give them the link. They can view it immediately, print to PDF if they want a copy (warning: cross browser "Print to PDF" functionality can be flaky), or print a hard copy. I don't have to perform a file upload.

Most people will read your resume anyways, even if you have a LinkedIn. My LinkedIn lists all of my positions; my resume is a smaller subset of skills & experience I market myself as.

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#8

Post by jobless » Thu, Dec 19, 2019, 2:11 PM UTC

sharemywin wrote: post #6

jobless wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Get attention of the recruiter and Stand-out from Rest of the crowd

unless it had a portfolio of some kind(code or design, etc) I would think it's marginal. You could have a contact form for privacy concerns.

Precisely, I could showcase many things with a better UX. However, I am assuming recruiter either will feel lazy or just not care to fill-out a form to get my contact info.

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#9

Post by suramya_tomar » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 12:26 PM UTC

If you are just hosting your resume on the site then you probably won't get much benefit from the site. Instead you should use the site to showcase some of the work you have done in the past like projects, design portfolios (if you are in that side of work), code etc. You can also post articles / posts etc to showcase your expertise & knowledge.

I do that on my site along with a blog and I have had great feedback about it from employers in the past.