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Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

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Post by arunoda »

gnaritas wrote: post #57
arunoda wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes. I'm a buddhist and yesterday was our Vesak Festival where it is our holy festival. I feel so bad by looking this. You all might seems this is not a bad thing. Because what I was talking here is not your culture. If the author of this product is a real buddhist he would understand this.

You don't sound like a Buddhist, and you certainly aren't acting like one. You're acting like what a Christian would think a Buddhist would act like. Holy festival... that is not the language of a Buddhist. Nor would a real Buddhist blame someone else for how they feel, nor would they treat Buddha as if he were Jesus; Buddha is not a god to be worshiped. If this upsets you, and you're really a Buddhist, then go medit…

Yes of course he would laugh. And now I feel I also need to laugh at you :)

I don't want to talk anyone on this here since, this is a not a place for such. I felt this is my duty to raise my voice. I did it. Thats enough for me.

But I would like to hear from the guy who build the app for the intention to this?

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

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Post by gnaritas »

demigod wrote: post #59
gnaritas wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't sound like a Buddhist, and you certainly aren't acting like one. You're acting like what a Christian would think a Buddhist would act like. Holy festival... that is not the language of a Buddhist. Nor would a real Buddhist blame someone else for how they feel, nor would they treat Buddha as if he were Jesus; Buddha is not a god to be worshiped. If this upsets you, and you're really a Buddhist, then go medit…

Forget his language, he may not be a native English speaker and the difference in the way he acts, that based on our perception of how a Buddhist should be. I may not be a Buddhist but as some one who love Buddhist philosophy, I find no reason to get offended at the picture, Actually I myself love seeing pictures of Buddha at more and more places (as long as its not used in profane ways) It actually cheers me up.

Ditto.

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#63

Post by orky56 »

Great idea and execution! The Go Pro option to autofill LinkedIn seems very odd. When a user is completing a crucial first step, such as filling out the necessary resume info, you should make that process as simple as possible, such as using LinkedIn info, even if it means free. I came to the predicament early on and decided between going pro and not completing the fields at all. I think you're going to lose a lot of people at this point. Instead going pro should be for versions (word/pdf) and analytics after the fact, when the user already has a great impression of the service and has already received the minimum level of satisfaction to continue using it.

Here's my online resume/portfolio: http://www.ideaember.com/resume & http://www.ideaember.com/portfolio I use piwik (http://piwik.org/) for analytics on it.

Feel free to check out what worked for me and contact me if you'd like to have a conversation about the subject. Perhaps a portfolio builder could be your next project. I've spent a ton of time going over the subject and my current implementation is just one of many iterations.

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#64

Post by jonny_eh »

I think the Pro and free version should be reversed. Curious people who want to try it out and get their resume up and running and seconds could just import from linkedIn. Pro users who want to fuss over the details should pay the $10.

How it is now doesn't make much sense. I'm not going to pay the $10 until I see it in action. And if I input all the info myself, then by that point I won't need to import from linkedIn.

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#65

Post by DrewChambersDC »

Your slider slides too quickly, it doesn't give readers time to actually look at the images.

Also, there should be a way to preview your service without having to sign up. You're going to lose users by forcing a sign up without being able to see the product.

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#66

Post by nakkiel »

gnaritas wrote: post #57
arunoda wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes. I'm a buddhist and yesterday was our Vesak Festival where it is our holy festival. I feel so bad by looking this. You all might seems this is not a bad thing. Because what I was talking here is not your culture. If the author of this product is a real buddhist he would understand this.

You don't sound like a Buddhist, and you certainly aren't acting like one. You're acting like what a Christian would think a Buddhist would act like. Holy festival... that is not the language of a Buddhist. Nor would a real Buddhist blame someone else for how they feel, nor would they treat Buddha as if he were Jesus; Buddha is not a god to be worshiped. If this upsets you, and you're really a Buddhist, then go medit…

Reality check time. In most Therevada Buddhist countries, Buddhism is closer to a religion than it is to a phylosophy.

To go even further, the western world has a very romantic view of Buddhism and strong opinion on what is and what is not Buddhism. In many Buddhist countries, you'll simply be answered "mind your own business and respect my faith."

> Trying acting less like what you think a Buddhist is and more like Buddha would.

How about you do that too?

> Buddha would not feel insulted by a cartoon of a Buddha

You seem to know a lot about Buddha's opinions on things that concern him.

Either way, the point is not Buddha but the fact that the picture is touching a sensible thing for millions of potential customers which, marketing-wise, is not a good idea.

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#67

Post by nakkiel »

demigod wrote: post #59
gnaritas wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't sound like a Buddhist, and you certainly aren't acting like one. You're acting like what a Christian would think a Buddhist would act like. Holy festival... that is not the language of a Buddhist. Nor would a real Buddhist blame someone else for how they feel, nor would they treat Buddha as if he were Jesus; Buddha is not a god to be worshiped. If this upsets you, and you're really a Buddhist, then go medit…

Forget his language, he may not be a native English speaker and the difference in the way he acts, that based on our perception of how a Buddhist should be. I may not be a Buddhist but as some one who love Buddhist philosophy, I find no reason to get offended at the picture, Actually I myself love seeing pictures of Buddha at more and more places (as long as its not used in profane ways) It actually cheers me up.

The whole thing here is that profane has many different definitions and someone who is an actual Buddhist has reported that this is profane for him.

As I said above, Buddhism is only a philosophy in the western world.

Buddhists may not see much of a difference between a Buddha (or a monk) and a Jesus.

It's not an issue with Buddhism only, some muslim in France eat pork and drink alcohol and don't see why it should be an issue with their faith. They wouldn't be offended to see a cute pork on a website called resumepork.com still millions other muslims may be offended and would leave the page right away.

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#68

Post by evoxed »

damir wrote: post #58

Here's what I like: 1. Simple to use. 2. Easy on the eyes. 3. Actually useful app & it solves real problem. 4. Like go-pro page copy and how you place it under my resumes so it's always visible. Do-better's IMO: 1. No way to contact you. 2. I'd make the "go-pro" button the same as "your resumes" & "sign out" but different bgcolor to stand out. 3. Filling just personal details & saving gives 500 error when viewing res…

I was scanning to see if anyone had already said it. Agree with all of the do-betters. #4, whether the charge is one-time or recurring is the most important to me and takes just a tiny edit.

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#69

Post by tjoff »

jonny_eh wrote: post #64

I think the Pro and free version should be reversed. Curious people who want to try it out and get their resume up and running and seconds could just import from linkedIn. Pro users who want to fuss over the details should pay the $10. How it is now doesn't make much sense. I'm not going to pay the $10 until I see it in action. And if I input all the info myself, then by that point I won't need to import from linkedI…

Not everyone has linkedIn and I'm not exactly going to sign up there just to test this out...

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#70

Post by bharani_m »

evoxed wrote: post #68
damir wrote: post #58

Here's what I like: 1. Simple to use. 2. Easy on the eyes. 3. Actually useful app & it solves real problem. 4. Like go-pro page copy and how you place it under my resumes so it's always visible. Do-better's IMO: 1. No way to contact you. 2. I'd make the "go-pro" button the same as "your resumes" & "sign out" but different bgcolor to stand out. 3. Filling just personal details & saving gives 500 error when viewing res…

I was scanning to see if anyone had already said it. Agree with all of the do-betters. #4, whether the charge is one-time or recurring is the most important to me and takes just a tiny edit.

Just updated the text to clarify that it is a one-time payment. Sorry for taking so long to make such a minor change.
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