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

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Post by VoidWhisperer »

This might be a bit of an edge case, but how often are ATS systems focusing solely on vertical grouping like suggested in the parser deep dive in order to group information? I ask this because I have seen resumes that employ a two column layout where the section title is on the left and the information for that section is on the right (possibly with multiple lines in the same section) separated by a 1 line gap between sections in most cases (the experience section is the one exception to that on my resume). My resume is also like this and I haven't had too much trouble with it (yet).

When I ran an example of this type of resume through the tool, it found the basic profile information but blanked on everything else - I would imagine that some other tools might employ things like OCR to solve this case as the text would be mostly reasonably grouped together in OCR output.

Edit: Fixed saying right twice instead of left and right. I guess the only direction is right when you are barely awake at 1AM

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

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Post by Andrew_nenakhov »

xitang wrote: post #128
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…

Thanks for sharing this feedback. Very interesting to learn that the resume composition was a primary filter back then. As you note, with the advancement of internet and proliferation of internet companies/tools, it is much easier to get a nice resume design than ever before, e.g. one can easily look it up on google and pay to use it. A problem I see and motivates me to create this tool is that this can create an une…

Of course, that ship has sailed long ago. The days of hand prepared resumes sent by an email were over a decade ago. Just wanted to share the value that was brought by not having such tools.

Keep up the good work and good luck!

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

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Post by tiborsaas »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #28
robobro wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If your primary filter is whether or not someone can produce a resume or not, do better.

It suited me quite fine for many years. If an intellectual worker can't take a text editor and produce a coherent text about his skills and job experience, it is unlikely he'll be good at any job that requires thinking.

A good looking and easy to read resume take more than coherent text. It requires good typography, font choice, spacing etc. These generators with template designs take care of this problem so I can focus on the content not on designing my CV.

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

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Post by EGreg »

I spent time to put together a resume like this about myself: https://magarshak.com/resume.html

It performs well with humans, but not so well with computer-based filters. And often you don't know which one you're going to get when you submit.

Would like to get some feedback. Maybe I shouldn't call it a resume, but something else?

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

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Post by sunderw »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #100
AHOHA wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No one said anything about the ability to communicate, but the discrimination against candidates with some disability like dyslexia, it is YOUR job as an employer to provide the proper tool -either during the interview process or even after hiring- to make sure the work isn’t affected, and having a proper process to address it. Same goes with accent, it isn’t about the ability to communicate but rather the accent or…

> it is YOUR job as an employer to provide the proper tool I love it when people from internet forums are telling me what my job is. You know, your way of thinking will eventually lead to understanding that interviewing is inherently discriminatory against everyone but the best candidate, and thus must be abolished. This will lead to a creation of some kind of government agency that you'll ask for a worker and it'll…

> You know, your way of thinking will eventually lead to understanding that interviewing is inherently discriminatory against everyone but the best candidate

That's not discrimination. The problem is when you assume someone isn't the best candidate because of (pick (religion, origin, language, disability, ...)) but you don't know that.

A lot of people have used your way of thinking to justify discrimination. "Obviously foreign people are less educated. I'm just looking for the best candidate so I should not interview someone with a foreign name". How can you be sure that _you_ are not discriminating ?

> I love it when people from internet forums are telling me what my job is.

So you don't agree that your job is to hire the best person without discrimination ? Or you don't agree that giving people the proper tools allow them to be the best version of themselves ?

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

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Post by MissTake »

philipwhiuk wrote: post #133
mminer237 wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

OR it could be simply regional.

In the UK I created CVs, in the US I created Resumes.

Same thing, different names.

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

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Post by hansoolo »

xitang wrote: post #132
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?

Thanks! I was having this particular issue on a Windows PC.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

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

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

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

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Post by phpisthebest »

throwaway2037 wrote: post #162
AHOHA wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As I mentioned in the comment below, this is the first excuse for such discrimination, as most of the times they do properly communicate and can effectively communicate the idea, but it’s the covert way of discriminating them. One of the examples I witnessed, someone was from Singapore -and in Singapore just like a lot of other countries, English IS native, i.e. taught early in life- but they do have a thick accents,…

I like this post. I too have sadly seen this many times in my career. The (supposedly non-discriminatory) "preferences" of the hiring managers are frequently... discriminatory! It's the worst when the hiring manager is mono-cultural and only speaks a single language (English). Most middle managers are looking to hire people that are a dumber version of themselves and easy to control -- "sheep", if you like. The rare…

>>See Dr. House

I dont really disagree with your post over all, but you really should refrain from using fictionalized stories to support your real world public policy it never works out well. That is aside from the fact that that example is pretty poor as something that should be aspirational.

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