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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

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Post by bharani_m »

tjoff wrote: post #69
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...

You don't need to have a LinkedIn account to try this out. LinkedIn import is just an additional feature that you might want to use in case you don't feel like copy-pasting your resume information.

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

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Post by tjoff »

bharani_m wrote: post #71
tjoff wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

You don't need to have a LinkedIn account to try this out. LinkedIn import is just an additional feature that you might want to use in case you don't feel like copy-pasting your resume information.

I was commenting on the suggestion to make LinkedIn a requirement for the free account.

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

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Post by bharani_m »

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…

Thanks for the feedback. 1. My email id is on the FAQ page, but I'll add a link to the footer shortly. 2. I decided to go with Paypal's default button because I felt that it will more more easily recognizable. 3. I guess you are getting the 500 error because you have not added any employment/education details. I will look into it shortly. 4. It is a one-time payment. I have just updated the text to clarify it.

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

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Post by gergles »

You could also add (at the pro tier) the functionality to generate custom URLs for a resume that contain a tracking string, and then send email alerts or something like that when that version of the resume is viewed. Simple analytics of "your 'HN posted' resume was read at this time from this IP" would be a huge value-add to justify the pro cost.

(To be clear, I meant to do this without having to create a bunch of different copies of the resume, though it's not really that huge of a difference, I suppose. The email notifications would be a nice touch, though.)

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

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Post by Confusion »

arunoda wrote: post #37

Nice App. But adding a Buddhist monk is very bad. You can't do that. It's shame. You may not be an Buddhist. But for us this is like jesus as my mascot. This is shameless marketing you are trying to do with insulting a religion. I don't like to discuss here something like this. But this is bad.

If he had used the image of a Christian monk, that would have been fine with the vast majority of people. In general, a cartoon impression of a monk is not considered insulting, nor is it considered bad taste[1]. The image is used to associate the service with all that is considered 'good' about monks. As this reminds people that monks are generally seen as 'good' people, this in turn benefits the view people have of the religion in question.

If the net effect of him using this image is that people are favourably reminded of Buddhism, isn't that a good thing?

[1] Consider the number of hotels, restaurants, cafes and bars named after monks (/friars/priests/popes/apostles/...)

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

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Post by Confusion »

nakkiel wrote: post #66
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…

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…

He most certainly should not let the opinion of a single person influence his branding. What's next, the Burning Judas Bar has to change it's name because some Christian is offended?

Not too mention the fact that this potential minority of users is just not interesting if this branding results in a large share of the vastly larger (for at least the next decade) Western market

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

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Post by [deleted] »

arunoda wrote: post #50
Empact wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are buddhists sensitive about imagery? Somehow I don't think buddha would be upset over images of himself - why should he be? As for other monks, why should they be? Why should an image be considered an insult?

Having a image on Budda on a website does not matter. But this is a mascot of having a image of buddha and the author reproduced the buddha's image as a joke. We don't like it. Ask your self? Would you like this product to be named as resumejesus? and a picture of jesus with a girl kissing him? We don't like that tooo. Because it is insulting a religion. I know most of here are not aware of Buddhism, So I may get unv…

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

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Post by bharani_m »

Juha wrote: post #23

I 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.

Here's the gallery of templates - http://www.resumonk.com/resume_templates

I have also updated the landing page to include a link to this gallery.

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