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Re: Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles

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Post by _andychung » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 9:13 PM UTC

eyelidlessness wrote: post #21

This is visually very attractive. Have you considered supporting uploading structured resume formats like FRESH? Edit: also I want to emphasize the fact that this looks great on mobile , which isn’t something I always expect in this space. That said I’d consider bumping up the text size a bit (or allowing users to do so for their own profile).

I haven't heard of FRESH before, but I'll certainly look into it. Filling out a CV is a chore and anything I can do to make it easier for people would be great.

Re: Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles

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Post by krmmalik » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 9:14 PM UTC

This seems very useful, but one question I have is how suitable is this for freelancers? Not everyone is looking for a full-time Job or wants to present a CV as such but still wants to showcase their work and what they've achieved but your site seems a little more Cv oriented?

I hope it makes sense what I'm getting at?

Re: Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles

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Post by _andychung » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 9:14 PM UTC

maltris wrote: post #51

Like it, cool feature would be: Some kind of passphrase-protection or option to make the profile private.

For sure, have heard this feedback before especially from people who would like to hide their profile from their current employer.

Re: Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles

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Post by _andychung » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 9:15 PM UTC

MattGaiser wrote: post #48

_andychung wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Welp, sorry about that. Wonder if the .cv tld makes has anything to do with this...

What are you using for your email backend?

The authentication emails are sent by Firebase.

Re: Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles

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Post by I_am_tiberius » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 9:17 PM UTC

ttamslam wrote: post #14

Apologies for being off topic, but the side project you link - https://andychung.me/self-portrait - is absolutely awesome. Runs like butter in the browser and I absolutely love the art style. Kudos to you!

Yes it's great. But why does he wear slippers outside?

Re: Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles

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Post by h327 » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 9:17 PM UTC

The design is really elegant! I could see myself using this if I could make my CV unlisted / un-indexed. I used to have a public resume, but then recruiters found it and relentlessly spammed me with irrelevant recruiting offers, and also spread my resume to more and more recruiting spam networks.

I also wonder if you have a plan for monetization; I didn't see a FAQ about content rights / usage / pricing.

Re: Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles

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Post by vaillant » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 9:18 PM UTC

Very cool, and great use of the read.cv domain name.

Re: Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles

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Post by vaillant » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 9:19 PM UTC

eyelidlessness wrote: post #21

This is visually very attractive. Have you considered supporting uploading structured resume formats like FRESH? Edit: also I want to emphasize the fact that this looks great on mobile , which isn’t something I always expect in this space. That said I’d consider bumping up the text size a bit (or allowing users to do so for their own profile).

I was wondering about the existence of structured resume formats, so thank you for this random piece of knowledge in a place I did not expect to find it.

Re: Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles

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Post by indymike » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 9:23 PM UTC

mxuribe wrote: post #46

eyelidlessness wrote: post #21

This is visually very attractive. Have you considered supporting uploading structured resume formats like FRESH? Edit: also I want to emphasize the fact that this looks great on mobile , which isn’t something I always expect in this space. That said I’d consider bumping up the text size a bit (or allowing users to do so for their own profile).

> ...structured resume formats like FRESH... I've never heard of this (FRESH), and am intrigued and interested. Would you kindly share some more info on this?

There's also HR Open Standards Candidate as well.

Re: Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles

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Post by _andychung » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 9:24 PM UTC

h327 wrote: post #66

The design is really elegant! I could see myself using this if I could make my CV unlisted / un-indexed. I used to have a public resume, but then recruiters found it and relentlessly spammed me with irrelevant recruiting offers, and also spread my resume to more and more recruiting spam networks. I also wonder if you have a plan for monetization; I didn't see a FAQ about content rights / usage / pricing.

Definitely heard the private account feedback - and recruiter spam is a big reason why I didn't want to include any kind of comments of DMs for a first version. Will be looking into how to better support this.

In terms of monetization I plan on keeping the profile aspect free to use. If the user base gets big enough to warrant it I could see charging businesses to create job listings on a jobs section or something.