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Custom resume from someone who wanted to work at Airbnb (2015)

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Re: Custom resume from someone who wanted to work at Airbnb (2015)

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Post by schnide05095 »

danso wrote: post #5

Holy shit, putting on my protective suit before all the "DONT BREAK MY BROWSER'S BACK BUTTON" comments come pouring in :). Actually, I don't think it would break browser interaction, but yeah, I think she should consider re-creating the page as text rather than screenshots of text. First of all, much easier to edit (and style) when it's just text. Second, makes it much easier for the employer to Cmd-F search for keyw…

Not to mention, all of the images take a hell of a lot longer time to load than text plus a font. I had a 16 second load time, granted my connection isn't the best. But she's not applying for a web designer/software position, so I guess we shouldn't be too hard on the site...

Re: Custom resume from someone who wanted to work at Airbnb (2015)

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Post by nashashmi »

vonklaus wrote: post #2

This is awesome and a great way to get hired. Finding a company(or several) you really want to work at and targeting them specifically with a tailor made strategy is probably better than a shotgun approach. Best of luck to Nina.

FWIW, she did this in April and talks about it as her most successful campaign yet. I don't think she got a job at Airbnb, but she did get an interview.

Unfortunately, the kinds of talent she showcases on her website is the kind of talent "RESERVED" for higher ups. I see "too much ambition" there and HR may not exactly be willing to approve of her.

(Such is the impression I have received from working in big corporate like places.)

Re: Custom resume from someone who wanted to work at Airbnb (2015)

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Post by autotune »

andrewfromx wrote: post #3

i like it better than people who come to interviews without even creating a _free_ account with the company they want a job with.

When you're unemployed, it's not like you should have anything better to do than mess around with the product you want to support.

Re: Custom resume from someone who wanted to work at Airbnb (2015)

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Post by rifung »

andrewfromx wrote: post #3

i like it better than people who come to interviews without even creating a _free_ account with the company they want a job with.

In fairness, some people are just more interested in the technical side of things than the product side.

Re: Custom resume from someone who wanted to work at Airbnb (2015)

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Post by CydeWeys »

djsumdog wrote: post #7
danso wrote: post #5

Holy shit, putting on my protective suit before all the "DONT BREAK MY BROWSER'S BACK BUTTON" comments come pouring in :). Actually, I don't think it would break browser interaction, but yeah, I think she should consider re-creating the page as text rather than screenshots of text. First of all, much easier to edit (and style) when it's just text. Second, makes it much easier for the employer to Cmd-F search for keyw…

Until I read this comment, I didn't realize those were all images instead of text. O_o

I have a habit of compulsively selecting text on webpages for no real reason. So I quickly realize when pages like this one aren't actually using text, and then I find it so distracting that I can't actually pay attention to anything and just give up.

Re: Custom resume from someone who wanted to work at Airbnb (2015)

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Post by unexpected »

Speaking as someone who works in a Middle Eastern country, most of these countries would totally lose their minds if AirBnB made serious penetration into the Middle East. They absolutely do not want/tolerate these types of services (Uber also comes to mind).

Re: Custom resume from someone who wanted to work at Airbnb (2015)

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Post by randlet »

It looks like this from earlier in 2015 and there's a follow up post on her blog[1]. Ultimately she didn't get a job at AirBNB but seems like she did end up landing a job elsewhere as a result.

[1] http://eatwritewalk.com/2015/07/14/the-good-the-bad-and-the-...

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