One of those products which is super simple yet solves a deeper pain point for job seekers. Have used it & can recco it too.
But nothing beats, LaTex!
Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder
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Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder
#22What languages, libraries, hosting and database did you use? What editor was it created in and on what operating system?
Looks like Ruby on Rails... that's all I've got :-) Love the Robert Frost poem, btw.
Yes, I've used Ruby on Rails and it is hosted on Heroku.
The pdf is generated using wicked_pdf(wkhtmltopdf).
I really love looking at the poem as soon as I open up Firebug :-)
Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder
#23I think this is great idea. Some things I'd want to see there: Gallery of templates before signing up and possibility to manually edit the templates. Seeing a list of features might also help getting people to sign up.
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#24I like it; I've had a need for something similar recently (though I settled on SO Careers). Slight layout error on the homepage in Firefox 12 (OS X): http://i.imgur.com/ZlTi3.png
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#25I tried it out - very nice work! I really like the design of the landing page. A few comments...
LinkedIn doesn't seem like a great reason to "Go Pro" since I've likely already copied all of my info from LinkedIn just to try it out in the first place. However, the other features, such as analytics and additional templates are awesome additions that I might want after I try it. If I were you, I would seriously consider baking in LinkedIn support to lower the friction for new users and then upsell them with the other features.
You should allow creation of the resume in smaller chunks and save as you go. I get very nervous when I have to type more than a few sentences in an unsaved document.
I don't really need a big description box for every skill I want to list. Actually, I'd rather just list them all (LinkedIn does this).
My profile page says "Howdy Trevor.rundell", which I assume it pulled off my email address. You should just pull my first and last name off of my resume instead.
You should definitely allow users to create their own short URL (/r/trun is a lot better than /r/bejeya). Maybe this is a Pro feature.
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#26The social buttons are aligned to the left on an IPad, this does not look so good
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#27The social buttons are aligned to the left on an IPad, this does not look so good
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#28Great idea! Like the nice clean design, keeps the message prominent. Is it supported by all browsers?
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#29It's unclear $10 is monthly, yearly or just a one time payment for now. Other than that, very nice work!
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#30great creation, but why did you named it as "resumonk" ?
kinda "monk" is a sacred word though