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Re: Show HN: Built my resume as an interactive website, version-controlled on Github

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Post by alexholehouse »

Great to see a fellow Wash U student on here - nice work. One thing - is there any way to export it as a pdf?

I know this kind of defeats the purpose, but some people/companies may still want to print these things out, or at least have them on file where they have a static copy (as in it won't change automatically), so having control over what that pdf looks like might be useful.

Just a minor point though, love the design.

Re: Show HN: Built my resume as an interactive website, version-controlled on Github

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Post by raganwald »

First off, I am fifty years old, so I'm fond of traditional phrases like Curriculum Vitae. That being said... I suspect many people may find it a bit stuffy. Also, I don't think that you can have it both ways: If you use old-fashioned words, you should present it on high-quality paper, lovingly typeset. It strikes me as a little out of place on an interactive web site. JM2C, I'm not sure how you could meaningfully A/B test it.

Second, if you are seeking a programming job, a program is obviously a portfolio piece. Am I correct in assuming that were I to hire you for a project, your preferred approach would be to mix HTML with PHP code that in turn embedded HTML in strings?

If that's what you want to suggest, this is the right approach. If you want to present different options, I would put them to work in your résumé even if they might be a little overkill for your needs.

Re: Show HN: Built my resume as an interactive website, version-controlled on Github

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Post by philip1209 »

asparagui wrote: post #35

Cool to see somebody else who was @ startup weekend CoMo. I thought your idea was one of the better ones in terms of actually having a revenue plan. Are you still pursing it?

Thanks! Which team did you compete with? The project is on the backburner at the moment as I'm wrapping up midterms and interviewing for a job. One of the GPs in my VC firm put me in contact with some great tools for getting better margins, so we have the resources to continue pursuing it. It is just not a priority at the moment.

Also, did you see the article I wrote for the business journal about the event? http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/BizNext/2012/10/comm...

Re: Show HN: Built my resume as an interactive website, version-controlled on Github

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Post by miles_matthias »

mkramlich wrote: post #18

I love those skill bars. Because they say something meaningful, potentially, namely what you're relatively better or worse at, more or less experienced at. Without committing the sin of telling the world what your objectively absolute rating is in some supposedly global but in actuality undefined frame of reference. Example: "I'm a 6/10 on Apples and an 8 on Oranges, and Bob over there says he's 9 on Apples and 1 on…

I totally agree. That was the main original thing I saw and I'll be looking through the code to see how those are generated or if they're just static.

Re: Show HN: Built my resume as an interactive website, version-controlled on Github

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Post by JCordeiro »

I like the way you outlined your skill levels using progress bars. I've always found it tough to describe how good you are with a certain programming language. Saying "proficient with Java, PHP, etc... doesn't really attest well to your skills.

Re: Show HN: Built my resume as an interactive website, version-controlled on Github

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Post by asparagui »

philip1209 wrote: post #36
asparagui wrote: post #35

Cool to see somebody else who was @ startup weekend CoMo. I thought your idea was one of the better ones in terms of actually having a revenue plan. Are you still pursing it?

Thanks! Which team did you compete with? The project is on the backburner at the moment as I'm wrapping up midterms and interviewing for a job. One of the GPs in my VC firm put me in contact with some great tools for getting better margins, so we have the resources to continue pursuing it. It is just not a priority at the moment. Also, did you see the article I wrote for the business journal about the event? http://w…

Cool article! I wrote some Javascript/iOS code for the FundRunners project. We only had six people, ;-)
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