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

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Post by geggam »

vilvadot wrote: post #15
geggam wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What have you done that is relevant to the job you are asking to do ? To get past HR load up on recent buzzwords but tailor the resume to suit the job is the #1 thing I look for. Any hint of not putting in the effort and I assume that is your work style. No way I want someone who cant put in the effort to get the job. You know they will put in less when they do get it.

BTW forgot to ask, in order to be able to present a resume in the way you find most relevant. Do you feel something missing that my tool might need?

Let me say you building the automation would be a skill set / mindset I look for.

Users of your tool I would avoid as I want someone who is lazy but works really hard at it :)

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

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Post by richeyryan »

For me, integration with Linkedin would be much more powerful than integration with Github. My Github is full of my experiments and side projects with ReasonML, OCaml and Clojure. My day job is all about building React applications. Also, a better preview of the non-free themes would be nice but I could imagine you are concerned with people extracting the CV without paying.

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

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Post by vilvadot »

richeyryan wrote: post #22

For me, integration with Linkedin would be much more powerful than integration with Github. My Github is full of my experiments and side projects with ReasonML, OCaml and Clojure. My day job is all about building React applications. Also, a better preview of the non-free themes would be nice but I could imagine you are concerned with people extracting the CV without paying.

Yeah, Linkedin was planned, until I discovered they don't provide the profile via API unless you are an aproved developer :(

No, I'm not concerned at all with that! There is a full sample preview of each template once you login. I guess I need to put it in the landing to?

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

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Post by vilvadot »

user_50123890 wrote: post #20

the problems with resume generators are * privacy: if it's not client-side only, how do I know you're not saving all my data and selling it to advertisers recruiters spammers etc? * popularity: a random recruiter pulls up two applications and they both have the exactly same template. this is probably a bad thing. best case scenario you become less unique and more forgettable, worst case scenario they think you're a l…

Completely see your point in the privacy aspect, but it is really difficult to offer a good user experience with a project like this without storing data. I don't even consider selling data as part of a business model for my projects but I understand that is opaque to the user and not everyone is like this.

On the second argument, I assume recruiters are seeing tons of resumes presented in the same package daily. I don't think this will affect negatively to the applicants. Hopefully this starts becoming a problem and I get to work and design 100 more templates for variety :)

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

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Post by cosmie »

leetrout wrote: post #16

Just an FYI if you didn't know this- stackoverflow.com has something _similar_. They have the concept of a developer story with the option to link to two different web versions as well as generating a PDF for you (no frills). e.g. https://stackoverflow.com/cv/leetrout Looks like you've definitely put more effort in to the styles and the thumbnails look nice! I would love to see a small gallery of designs! I'm -1 on p…

> I'm -1 on photos on resume since it opens the door to a lot of bias (unconscious or not) so I hope you offer a lot options without photos / icons.

To that end, many HR departments in the US have a blanket policy to reject applications with photos present due to the potential liability of bias or discrimination complaints. Many protected classes[1] can easily be identified via a photo. If they reject every application with a photo, it reduces their attack surface for future lawsuits or complaints.

Potentially less of an issue if you go through recruiters or hiring managers directly, as the recruiters will just redact that part of the resume if needed and hiring managers may not know (or follow) standard HR policies. But you still open yourself up to a risk of rejection purely by inclusion of a picture, irrespective of the content of your resume or capabilities.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group

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

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Post by phoe-krk »

vilvadot wrote: post #27
phoe-krk wrote: post #25

Do you use {La,}TeX for the resumes? If yes, do you make it possible to download the files in TeX format for your paying users, so they may be hand-tweaked by them?

No sorry, I have no experience working with Latex

OK - if your resumes are not made with TeX, then the rest of my question is moot. Thanks for answering!

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

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Post by vilvadot »

rileyt wrote: post #29

Photos should not be included on resumes sent to most American companies. They are a huge source of bias in the the hiring process and will either be rejected or have the photo removed immediately.

See below, there are templates without picture to chose from.
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