Tell HN: My experience with a "Resume 2.0" site.

Hello Wade, your resume really stands out! I'd like to ask your permission to use it as a template for my free resume builder app -> http://www.cvstash.com. It will be included with the free templates users can choose from, with a backlink to your site (or this particular resume page) so others can also get in touch with you. The site is completely free service for job hunters, like you and me, without ads or anything. Let me know what you think ;-)

The resume site is ok. The narrow columns are truly annoying, provide bad user experience (which is not good for a resume site, and especially not good for someone looking for ui/ux positions), and promotes horrible readability.

On a resume site, especially for companies such as colourlovers and 37signals, it's all about first impressions. You've got to include something that stands out and really catches the persons eye. Just because it's a "resume 2.0" site doesn't mean they're going to give a damn.

The header font just looks out of place to me, I don't think it's the font itself. I think it's the fact that it has a glow about the text which spans across the different color columns.

One thing that kills me about this site is the fact that your portfolio sites DESTROY this site in terms of design. Your portfolio looks great, this site should have just as good, if not way a better, design.

I would declutter it (use more whitespace for sure), tone down the colors (choose another color scheme, they don't work well in my opinion), and definitely focus way more on your portfolio than you are. My eye is drawn more to the "Hi my name is unicorn" picture than to your portfolio. That's not a good thing. Designers need to know how to draw user focus.

Is there a reason that "Hi my name is unicorn" image is there? I would personally leave stuff like that out of your resume. Just because it's "resume 2.0" doesn't mean it's ok to steer away from the professional direction.

I apologise if this came off in a bad way. I truly am not meaning to bash your site in any way. I'm just trying to provide feedback and my opinion (that's all it is, don't take it to heart). I'm also at work trying to type this out as fast as I can.

Good luck with finding a job if you decide on moving on from your current position.

I'm sorry, but it just doesn't look good enough. The header especially is ugly. A glance and your application will go in the bin. You should work on your visual skills.