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Re: Show HN: Open-source resume builder and parser

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Post by thomasfromcdnjs »

xitang wrote: post #129
thomasfromcdnjs wrote: post #121

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I still maintain the project, currently rebuilding a lot of the infrastructure. Ive been having fun integrating AI stuff into it. Going to polish them more soon. https://registry.jsonresume.org/thomasdavis/jobs https://registry.jsonresume.org/thomasdavis/interview https://registry.jsonresume.org/thomasdavis.letter https://registry.jsonresume.org/thomasdavis.suggest <- Resume Suggestions (it asks ChatGPT to give preci…

Omg, Thomas, great to meet you virtually. Your JSON Resume project is epic and has been an inspiration to this project. Look forward to the exciting updates upcoming

Great work. Resume parsing is hard business. I've been using https://turbo.build/repo in recent projects, looking through your setup, it would probably be worth checking out.

Re: Show HN: Open-source resume builder and parser

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Post by xitang »

hansoolo wrote: post #105

Good one! I just tried it out because I need a resume and my old one was done really weirdly in InDesign ages ago. One thing I noticed was the really weird (I am on Firefox) : When I tried to enter text in the additional box and bullet points were activated it would create a bullet point after every space I pressed....

Thanks so much for your kind words and feedback. Apologize for the issue on Firefox. I only tested it on Chrome and have missed it on Firefox. I just created an issue to keep track of this: https://github.com/xitanggg/open-resume/issues/15. Would you mind sharing the OS you are in, is it Mac or Windows?

Re: Show HN: Open-source resume builder and parser

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Post by philipwhiuk »

mminer237 wrote: post #63
thebruce87m wrote: post #51

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It’s an interesting claim - out of interest I looked up how many countries actually use a resume over a CV and some sources say only United States, Australia, and Canada.

What's the difference between a CV and a résumé? I understand academia uses longer CVS, but I thought they were synonymous terms for general job hunting.

It's lots of minor things:

* CVs are generally longer - 2-4 sides. Resumes are more of a one page and done thing.

* Resumes often include a mission statement or similar. CVs don't - you'd put that stuff on a 'cover letter', if at all

* CVs are generally not adjusted per job - it's everything, with only the older stuff abbreviated. Whereas resumes are tailored.

Re: Show HN: Open-source resume builder and parser

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Post by xitang »

thomasfromcdnjs wrote: post #131
xitang wrote: post #129

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Omg, Thomas, great to meet you virtually. Your JSON Resume project is epic and has been an inspiration to this project. Look forward to the exciting updates upcoming

Great work. Resume parsing is hard business. I've been using https://turbo.build/repo in recent projects, looking through your setup, it would probably be worth checking out.

Thanks for your kind words and for sharing about the turbo repo. I will look more into it next

Re: Show HN: Open-source resume builder and parser

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Post by jskherman »

avip wrote: post #84
clnq wrote: post #80

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The skill bars or skill meters are completely useless because one person's 10/10 is another person's 2/10. Moreover, the more junior the engineer, the higher they score themselves in their discipline. I am an older engineer and I would rank myself 6-7/10 in most aspects of my work, even if I have architected and built some trend-setting systems in my corner of tech. I have never seen a junior score themselves so low…

I wrote my last cv in markdown and named it my_name.cv Disappointedly, lots of "resume uploaders" refused to accept my file, even as .txt. Had to retreat back to pdf. Hard times we live in.

Similar, I wrote mine[0] with Typst (alternative to LaTeX) and YAML. It's source is still plain text but I get a nice PDF with the beautiful typesetting reminiscent of LaTeX and an easier scripting language.

edit: The generated PDF from the template mostly works with OP's resume-parser[1]. There's just fields lacking like Certifications, Awards, and Skills which are parsed under the Projects Category.

[0]: https://github.com/jskherman/cv.typ

[1]: https://www.open-resume.com/resume-parser

Re: Show HN: Open-source resume builder and parser

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Post by comte7092 »

linusha wrote: post #65

A general question: What do you all think about this Skill representation as points out of 5 (or 7 or 10 for that matter)? These arbitrary scales always hit me as kind of...useless? There is no frame of reference what a specific amount of points mean. Of course, with this kind of skill-self-description there will always be difficulties, i.e., one does not always know what one does not know etc. But it seems to me tha…

If you put something on your resume I assume that you’ll be able to defend it when pressed.

At the end of the day that’s all that matters. If it is a skill you have just list it, don’t fluff it up.

Re: Show HN: Open-source resume builder and parser

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Post by proxiful-wash »

goncalomb wrote: post #26

Looks good, definitely an impressive "weekend project". I'll probably use it in the future. I don't mean to sound rude. But, can you explain what you mean by "trusted by students and employees from top universities and companies worldwide" while showing some university/company logos? How can such a new project make those claims? Was it released elsewhere privately? Looking at the git history, I see it was created 2 d…

Its just bad tacky thing to do the author is trying to just make organized resumes and the skill gains for those who have figured it out have negligible talent. Those that can truly represent themselves without the crutches of this OP will easily shine through as a better hire. And in-fact if I see this template I am going to think the candidate is cheating.

Re: Show HN: Open-source resume builder and parser

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Post by proxiful-wash »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #22

Many years ago we were posting jobs on a local bulletin boards and received applicant resumes on an email. The composition of a resume acted as a primary filter from people who couldn't even organize a few lines of information about themselves. Then, an internet company in our country took over the market and almost all jobs are searched through it. Of course,it features a very nice resume builder, so now everyone ha…

I was literally just writing a comment about this. Good calls. It does have harmful effects, its just like a fake fake deep fake.

Re: Show HN: Open-source resume builder and parser

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Post by proxiful-wash »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #71
AHOHA wrote: post #34

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You are discriminating against the candidates who might have some disabilities (whether they know they have or not) like dyslexia, you are also discriminating against candidates whose English (or whatever that language in your country) isn’t their first, even though they might be the best suited candidates, best programmers/engineers/etc., I have seen this first hand in some interviews, where some candidates eliminat…

Yes, when hiring I do discriminate against candidates with bad skills. Reading and writing, communication in written form is a critical skill for a software developer, more important than even coding skills (btw, I'm yet to see a person who can code and can't write, or even hear about such person). It is irrelevant, what is the reason for the lack of skill - innate disability or low intelligence - if you can't clearl…

Get this person a medal!
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