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

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Post by mfoy_ »

otterley wrote: post #83
mfoy_ wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean... other than the obvious ones? (i.e. the same reasons which are why North American companies usually don't or can't request a photo...)

I can't think of an obvious reason why anyone -- other than someone being hired specifically for their looks such as a model or an actor -- should include their photo along with their curriculum vitae. What "obvious" reasons are you thinking of? To prove they're not a bot or a house pet?

To quote Drawn Together's Foxxy Love: "This whole test is racially biased! Question one: 'What SPF lotion would you use if your were going down to the polo grounds, fellow Klan member?'"

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

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Post by usr1106 »

robohoe wrote: post #48
djsumdog wrote: post #38

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But there are markets where they are expected. In Germany, your resume has a good chance of being discarded if it doesn't display a photo. That has to be kept in mind when making tools like this. They seem to have templates both with and without photos.

Is there a reason why a photo should be included?

Culture, customs. Things are just like they are in various countries. Asking why makes little sense. Most customs can be useful in some situations and less useful, even disturbing in others.

That said if you apply for a qualified job in a foreign country you should have some familiarity with the customs of the target country, at least from reading. Otherwise working there might cause quite some difficulties for both sides.

I know what I am talking about. I knew foreign country B from being a trainee there. Later I went to its neighbor country C to work permanently. Given the fact that they are neighbor countries I assumed to know both of them. Well, there were quite some surprises...

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

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Post by otterley »

mfoy_ wrote: post #91
otterley wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't think of an obvious reason why anyone -- other than someone being hired specifically for their looks such as a model or an actor -- should include their photo along with their curriculum vitae. What "obvious" reasons are you thinking of? To prove they're not a bot or a house pet?

To quote Drawn Together's Foxxy Love: "This whole test is racially biased! Question one: 'What SPF lotion would you use if your were going down to the polo grounds, fellow Klan member?'"

... I don't get it. I mean, I get the joke, but not how it supports your argument.

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

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Post by JDiculous »

I respect the hustle, but why do I have to create an account and login with GitHub to see anything?

I recently had to rewrite my resume and found it surprisingly difficult to find any decent templates, so I created my own in Google Docs https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LoPO2A_mZXJTpn90K27FPKU3... . Anyone reading this is welcome to use it.

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

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Post by ssully »

fludlight wrote: post #79
hkai wrote: post #62

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Asking for father's name is pretty much India's equivalent of Americans asking "what's your current salary", you use it to judge the person's situation.

How does that work?

I will delete my comment if I am wrong, but I believe that is in reference to the caste system.

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

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Post by mfoy_ »

otterley wrote: post #93
mfoy_ wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To quote Drawn Together's Foxxy Love: "This whole test is racially biased! Question one: 'What SPF lotion would you use if your were going down to the polo grounds, fellow Klan member?'"

... I don't get it. I mean, I get the joke, but not how it supports your argument.

I'm sorry... I mean, really? I thought you were just trolling originally, playing up the "I don't see race" trope. Well, I'll spell it out very plainly for you then: A profile picture facilitates hiring discrimination on the basis of age, sex, race, beauty, and possibly other factors as well.

You'd get into trouble if you wrote "I am a young, white, normal-looking man" on the top of your resume... but maybe if you just sliiide a little headshot in you'll get the message across.

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

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Post by jordan801 »

JDiculous wrote: post #94

I respect the hustle, but why do I have to create an account and login with GitHub to see anything? I recently had to rewrite my resume and found it surprisingly difficult to find any decent templates, so I created my own in Google Docs https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LoPO2A_mZXJTpn90K27FPKU3... . Anyone reading this is welcome to use it.

I made mine as an SPA with Vuejs and some CSS libraries, then converted it to PDF with the print option. It felt appropriate. Material.io style resume, bam!

I used it for the first time last week, and I am on to the second round of interviews.

[ When all else fails, use your dev skills ]

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

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Post by truncate »

hkai wrote: post #62
mfoy_ wrote: post #58

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You get a lot of weird stuff from overseas resumes: photos, religion, gender, marital status, father's name, etc...

Asking for father's name is pretty much India's equivalent of Americans asking "what's your current salary", you use it to judge the person's situation.

I don't see how. Last name is same usually for both father/son, and you can't figure anything out from first name. It's almost useless information I think, except maybe differentiate between two people with same name, which is useful only for government applications I think.

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

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Post by mfoy_ »

usr1106 wrote: post #92
robohoe wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there a reason why a photo should be included?

Culture, customs. Things are just like they are in various countries. Asking why makes little sense. Most customs can be useful in some situations and less useful, even disturbing in others. That said if you apply for a qualified job in a foreign country you should have some familiarity with the customs of the target country, at least from reading. Otherwise working there might cause quite some difficulties for both…

>Asking why makes little sense.

Foucault would like a word.

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