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This may be the best resume I have ever seen

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Re: This may be the best resume I have ever seen

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Post by ylem »

timr wrote: post #92
cperciva wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Aha, quite different from Canada, then. Up here it's unusual for students to get any college credit while in high school, and when it happens it's typically no more than 10-15 credits of AP or IB credits.

Yeah, that's what it was like in the US 10-15 years ago. AP courses were still pretty new/unique when I was in high school, but these days they're as common as clubs or intramural sports. One thing I hate about bragging about that sort of thing is that it's (unfortunately) more of a reflection on the quality of the high school you attended than it is on your character. The best students at the worst high schools in t…

Actually, this is true. If I look just one district over, the math level stopped somewhere around Trig. I think. For my cousins who lived just a few hours away, again, the schools didn't offer much. I think that there is something to be said for taking advantage of the opportunities that are provided to you--but we should be aware of the impact of luck in determining what opportunities we are presented with....

With that having been said, what do suggest we can do to help out with districts with less resources? I've done a lot of outreach, but it often feels like a drop in the bucket....

Re: This may be the best resume I have ever seen

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Post by mkramlich »

The best resume is no resume. Don't tell me where you've worked show me what you've made. Don't tell me what certificates you have, show me what you can do no. The best way for me to know what you can do in the future is to see what you've done in the past, and are doing right now. I hope resumes die out. At least in software anyway.

On a related note, I think I just might be at a point in my career where I never need to send a resume out ever again. I definitely bias to not sending them. I think resumes are, like the commute-9-to-5-yes-boss job paradigm, just another relic of the Industrial Age for blue collar workers.

Can you imagine Roger Waters of Pink Floyd "applying" for a job as a musician/singer? "Sir, you'll have to fill out this form and submit a resume, k thanks." He hands them The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon, etc. "Sorry sir, not good enough. Yo have to eat all your meat like everyone else otherwise we can't give you any pudding."

Re: This may be the best resume I have ever seen

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Post by weegee »

no, it is too fancy, cluttered, and hard to read. creative, yes, full credit there. but not easy to read, and comes across as pretentious. great if you're looking for graphic design work. not great if you're looking for engineering work or programming work. simple, black ink on white paper, edited content (get to "the point"), easy to scan and read quickly is what you want.

Re: This may be the best resume I have ever seen

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Post by patio11 »

cperciva wrote: post #70
tptacek wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You have an anomalous school story. Feel free to revise my recommendation if you are some kind of crazy child prodigy and you think it's going to help you to point that out.

Maybe things are different in the US, but "earned 64 college credits before graduating from high school" sounds pretty anomalous to me -- isn't that half a degree?

I could truthfully say the same thing. It isn't listed on my resume because I have done things since the age of 18, too, and many of them are more impressive to a decision maker at a tech company.

At the best high school in Illinois you'd have roughly 2% of the graduating class be within shooting distance of that number, just to give you an approximation.

Re: This may be the best resume I have ever seen

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Post by gte910h »

To those who dislike it: Jamie Kite has succeed in doing far more than most people with their resumes: She's gotten thousands of people to look at it and talk about her resume.

Is it the best infographic? Parts are pretty serviceable. Is it the worst? Not by a long shot. Does it use a lot of common styles seen today, yup.

Will it infuriate some people? Oh hell yes from Ptack's reaction. But did it work? Yes.

"Logical" left brained types get hung up on exact meanings of graphics when sometimes it's the fact you have a visually interesting doodad out there is all that counts to get the attention to your whatzit.

Does she have some stupid stuff on their and weird phrasing? No more than most people who haven't looked at lots of resumes. (Apple terminal caught my eye).

Would I hire her for a top level rails position? Likely not without more convincing. Would I think about hiring her for a midlevel position where there is significant art issues, yeah, I'd definitely consider calling her for an interview.

She should likely redo parts of it to sound better, (like many people have to do with their resume).

Re: This may be the best resume I have ever seen

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Post by stopbits »

This may be the best resume I have ever seen, too. She would be on the top of my list without a doubt.

The color coded tree is animated and reconfigures itself as you hover over the various items in the legend. We are seeing a static screenshot. There is also a text version available which we are not seeing.

She does hit the spot between developer and designer. That statement seems to be confusing a lot of people. I am not confused by that. Those are exactly the type of people I need. I guess it is just not in everyone's argot.

Maybe there are some nits to be picked, but just the fact that she broke new ground in this manner says a lot to me, and it is all positive.

This is just true of me. Maybe it is not right for everyone. I thought the HN crowd would dig this a lot more. My mind is a little blown by all the nitpicking and bashing. Maybe there is a little bit of pissing contest going on here.

Re: This may be the best resume I have ever seen

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Post by enjo »

cabalamat wrote: post #54
Spyckie wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry, this is not your type then. I would definitely spend some more time to look into the applicant. Yes, for pure coders, this is a terrible resume. It looks like she is using the right side of the brain for something left-sided. But, that's the point. How many coders do you know can show an interest in both design and code (same for designers)? To have an aptitude and interest in both code and design is something…

> I would definitely spend some more time to look into the applicant. So would I. > Yes, I would never hire her for algorithm optimization, but if she was building a website that doesn't innovate technologically but rather creates social, cultural, aesthetic or other value (which the majority of startups do) - I would take a second look. She'd also probably be good at doing design / front-end parts of a website while…

This applicant I suppose. What about the next 50? I'd grow REALLY tired of trying to parse through all of it.

Re: This may be the best resume I have ever seen

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Post by mnutt »

Maro wrote: post #17

This infography resume scores high points for standing out and being memorable, which is important as many companies receive many CVs. It completely fails as a tool for communicating how good she is at what she "does". I guess it's Rails? The CV is confusing. Also, it gives the impression that the person is more interested in style than substance . I guess that's okay if you're an artist/designer (?), not so good if…

Are you arguing that it shouldn't have been an infographic, or that the infographic should have been better?

Other than the list of tools, I thought it was well done and showed she had an eye for aesthetics, which most developers either lack or actively shun.

Which is not to say that some people don't absorb the information better in different ways. That's probably why there's a "Plaintext" link at the top.

Re: This may be the best resume I have ever seen

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Post by chc »

gte910h wrote: post #125

To those who dislike it: Jamie Kite has succeed in doing far more than most people with their resumes: She's gotten thousands of people to look at it and talk about her resume. Is it the best infographic? Parts are pretty serviceable. Is it the worst? Not by a long shot. Does it use a lot of common styles seen today, yup. Will it infuriate some people? Oh hell yes from Ptack's reaction. But did it work? Yes. "Logical…

If getting talked about is all you need, just put a naked photo of yourself holding bacon on the resume and submit it to Reddit. Being much talked about is only inherently good if you aspire to be Paris Hilton.

Re: This may be the best resume I have ever seen

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Post by gregorym »

GrandMasterBirt wrote: post #64
tptacek wrote: post #3

Not good. * Has a graphic which must be interpreted simply to find the last few projects the candidate worked on. * Uses a proportional diagram scheme that is (a) worse than pie charts (an achievement) and (b) requires a color coded legend to illustrate the simple clause: "[Project Name]: Rails, CSS, jQuery". * Straightjackets the candidate's work experience into "technology used" instead of "accomplishments earned".…

Do resumes REALLY tell you anything? This is an incredible overview of the woman. She spent quite some time on making such a resume, much more interesting and easier to read than a regular resume, shows her skills off, gets the introduction, shows which tech shes worked with. Everything needed is there. So vuala. I think this is great. You still need an interview to get details on projects. What else can you expect?…

> So vuala So voila

Sorry I am french I had to point that out :)

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