Why isn't there a universal data format for résumés?
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#2Could one use schema.org/Person to mark up HTML5 with appropriate microdata?
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#3There is, thanks to the semantic web (the real web 3 :) ).
See for example the FoaF ontology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOAF_(ontology)
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#4I think the same thing about invoicing... especially given the different hoops every company makes you jump through to make your invoice compliant.
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#5I think the same thing about invoicing... especially given the different hoops every company makes you jump through to make your invoice compliant.
Don't they kind of do that at larger organizations with EDI? Or is it still nonstandard between organizations?
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#6I think the same thing about invoicing... especially given the different hoops every company makes you jump through to make your invoice compliant.
Italy actually has a standard for electronic invoicing, and most companies are required to use it ("Fattura Elettronica"). It works by having a centralized portal to which invoices are submitted.
Of course, being a SERIOUS, CORPORATE standard it needs to be overly complex, based on XML and SOAP and WebServices and whatnot: https://www.agenziaentrate.gov.it/portale/documents/20143/23...
Re: Why isn't there a universal data format for résumés?
#7Because a resume isn't a job application. It's a description of who/what you think you are.
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#9Why should there be? Resumes have to be read by humans to judge if they match what is needed. Checking boxes and matching buzzwords only gets you so far.
Re: Why isn't there a universal data format for résumés?
#10I don't think it's used very much but there is this one
http://xml.coverpages.org/HR-XML-ResumeSpecification200205.h...
This page mentions a few more formats: http://microformats.org/wiki/resume-formats
It seems like the problem isn't a lack of standards, but rather a lack of adoption and/or agreement on which standard to follow