I think this is a prime example of "too much telling not enough showing." While I dig Netta's moxie and possibly would even hire her as a community manager, there isn't much here that wows me. Less than 200 Instagram photos and a lackluster design portfolio don't back up the passion and talent that she claims.
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#32I'd just like to put it out there that when I run a company we will automatically disqualify anyone who tries to get a job w/ us in this way. So remember that if you'd like to work for me sometime in the near future.
So, you will discourage applicants from creating targeted webpages both expressing their love for your product (giving you more exposure) as well as doing something extra to stand out? Harsh.
I don't want employees who love my product, I want employees who are competent. this example is telling in that although the prospective employee clearly wants the job she is also clearly not a particularly talented designer.
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#33Great initiative. All employers should want to have such enthusiastic applicants. I'm not sure whether her design is "good" or whether her other attributes line up with what they're looking for, but A+ for effort, nonetheless.
I agree. I think any employer would be flattered with such a targeted application.
But I think it could be better if she listed benefits she could bring Instagram, rather than her personality traits. She does link to a very nice resume that has more content.
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
I disagree sir. Pure ambition right there.
That doesn't dispute his points even remotely. As for 'poorly typeset', I have no choice to agree, if only because her portfolio page implies that her name is "Netta & Design". Her customer work looks good though, so if, as I assume, she's seeking a design-oriented role, she'd likely do well in a team (where somebody else can say 'Hey, what's up with this bolding?') The fonts in her personality chart are barely there…
I was addressing this part of said comment: "clichéd, obsequious". I do agree with your last point. Most people who tell me how funny they are turn out to be the exact opposite.
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#36Minor nit: "my differences only make me that much more unique." Unique is an absolute state. One is unique or not; there is no more/less about it. Per the dictionary usage guidelines, think about using something like: "rare, distinctive, unusual, remarkable, or other nonabsolute adjectives". Sorry. This is my wife's pet peeve, and it has been drilled into my brain.
She sounds like a lady who's at least 78% unique.
You mean probability of her being unique is atleast 0.78, dont you?
As being unique would be rather a binary state, either one is unique of not.
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#37At this point, there's nothing innovative or quirky about "active applications." Especially if they're rather mediocre. EDIT: After looking through the whole thing, I have to revise my opinion. It doesn't even qualify as mediocre -- copy and design are surprisingly awful. Large quantities of pseudo-charming nonsense ("I'm vehement about creating kick-ass interactions", "i can write a mean agile spec, and i’m comforta…
glad someone round here sees throught this shit.
Your comment fails the "say it to my face" guideline.
I certainly wouldn't vote this stuff up, but no need to be rude about it.
(Edit: also, why keep downvoting him, I think he probably gets the idea already)
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#38I'd just like to put it out there that when I run a company we will automatically disqualify anyone who tries to get a job w/ us in this way. So remember that if you'd like to work for me sometime in the near future.
...why on earth would you do that? This person wants to work at instagram, if she gets the job, she'll be absolutely floored about coming in to work every day.
This is exactly the type of employee I would think everybody would want. Why would you want something else?
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#39While I like the initiative, I'm a little worried that someone who says she's a UX designer wouldn't have considered that most Mac users do not run their browsers full-screen, so there's a horizontal scroll bar for anything less than a 1024 width (I think it's 1024). That's not a good UX!
Is the lack of a working maximize button good UX?
I don't see how the constraints of one system, whether they are right or wrong, really affects the ability of a UX designer to recognize and work within those constraints.
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#40Don't want to sound rude, but the lens ("I made this") has pretty bad type work. Kerning is off, the curve is not right (http://i.imgur.com/tpDqv.png). The drop shadow is also strange. Overall, there's not enough attention to detail.
