Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers

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Post by vilvadot » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 1:53 PM UTC

Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers
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Re: Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers

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Post by vilvadot » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 1:57 PM UTC

Hi OP here!

I made this tool because I always feel the pain when having to update my resume as well as my friends ones.

Since I tend to keep my Github pretty updated my idea was having a way to generate a professional looking resume getting the information from my profile (personal data, website, tags, repos, etc...) the fastest possible, without having to tinker much with the design or anything.

I haven't had the opportunity to test it with many people yet, so any feedback is more than appreciated.

Re: Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers

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Post by aloisdg » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 2:40 PM UTC

Is is compatible with https://jsonresume.org/schema/ ? Do you plan to release the source code?

Re: Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers

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Post by eof » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 2:41 PM UTC

Is this different from / compatible with JSONResume?

Re: Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers

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Post by stockkid » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 2:48 PM UTC

Thanks for sharing. Could you help me see clearly the value offered by your product?

In my case, I have a word document that I only occasionally export to pdf when I'm searching for new opportunities, let's say once every two years. Updating is not too much of a hassle for me because I end up just having to add a few lines summing up my new experience since last time.

Am I missing something, or is everyone doing it differently?

Re: Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers

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Post by sundayedition » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 2:48 PM UTC

I haven't tried this yet, but I like your pricing model more than the others I've looked at.

I tried cake resume a while ago and while it was nice-ish, they wanted to sign up for a $7.95-$15.95/mo recurring charge (I feel like it was even closer to $20 a last time I looked?)

Re: Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers

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Post by vilvadot » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 2:52 PM UTC

aloisdg wrote: post #3

Is is compatible with https://jsonresume.org/schema/ ? Do you plan to release the source code?

I didn't know that existed, but it looks REALLY nice. It would be cool to allow for users to signup with regular email/password and let them import their own json.

I won't release the project per se, but I do plan on striping out all the business logic and release a full stack SaaS scaffolding (Node + React) of the project with the basics (dockerized dev enviroment, a CRUD, authorization, deploy ready etc...) for anyone to build a product like this. this.

edit: typo.

Re: Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers

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Post by geggam » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 2:53 PM UTC

Pretty sure you show me one of these and its file 13'd immediately.

Take the time to think about your career and highlight what fits the job I am asking you to do.

Re: Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers

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Post by vilvadot » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 2:55 PM UTC

sundayedition wrote: post #6

I haven't tried this yet, but I like your pricing model more than the others I've looked at. I tried cake resume a while ago and while it was nice-ish, they wanted to sign up for a $7.95-$15.95/mo recurring charge (I feel like it was even closer to $20 a last time I looked?)

Yeah, I gave it a lot of thought, because being realistic who needs to build resumes every month?

I think having a 1 year access without recurring subscription is a nice way to be able to use the product (including updates) and not having to charge for something weird like single use/downloads.

Re: Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers

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Post by vilvadot » Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 2:56 PM UTC

geggam wrote: post #8

Pretty sure you show me one of these and its file 13'd immediately. Take the time to think about your career and highlight what fits the job I am asking you to do.

Any feedback on how to make resumes more relevant is very welcome. That is an area I would love to improve.