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

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Post by Surio »

phektus wrote: post #30

I have my resume like this but I also made sure it is easy for others to make their own at my site's expense: http://www.cvstash.com

+1 for taking the effort to build something to scale. :-)

Hmmm... I checked it.. Good landing page, but your "Sample Resume Preview" which is supposed to load this: http://www.cvstash.com/profile/john_doe_EUQ8q3gDV

instead redirects to this: http://www.cvstash.com/resume/default/index//

I would like to see the preview of a Resume, before wanting to actually go ahead and try it, no?

EDITED to add: Even clicking on your name: http://www.cvstash.com/profile/arbie_samong_mfvvK163U leads me to the front page. Looks like I have to sign up before the site decides to show me anything.

EDIT 2:::

I bit the bullet and clicked JOIN NOW, and got this message:

Internal error

Ticket issued: unrecoverable

Man, I am so sorry to be the bearer of one bad news after another......

I'll give it a few hours before checking back. :-)

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

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Post by philip1209 »

debaserab2 wrote: post #53

If you are really that far along with your PHP skills, I don't think presenting an index.php as embedded HTML with a few string assisting PHP functions grants a lot of confidence to a knowledgeable employer about your skillset.

I honestly started with an index.php because that's the easiest way to serve a static site on heroku. I just intended to put up a static site, then built a couple functions for efficiency in formatting. It wasn't intended to be a demonstration of my programming ability; it was designed to be something quick thrown up in a day.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

philip1209 wrote: post #54
debaserab2 wrote: post #53

If you are really that far along with your PHP skills, I don't think presenting an index.php as embedded HTML with a few string assisting PHP functions grants a lot of confidence to a knowledgeable employer about your skillset.

I honestly started with an index.php because that's the easiest way to serve a static site on heroku. I just intended to put up a static site, then built a couple functions for efficiency in formatting. It wasn't intended to be a demonstration of my programming ability; it was designed to be something quick thrown up in a day.

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

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Post by aviraldg »

snowwrestler wrote: post #41
raganwald wrote: post #33

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…

In the U.S. "curriculum vitae" has a specific meaning, which is to convey the research interests, history, and publications of an academic researcher. They are typically several pages long. This is not a curriculum vitae, and should be called a resume. Particularly since the guy is still in academia where they tend to take their bureaucratic nomenclature very seriously.

In the rest of the world, curriculum vitae is almost synonymous with résumé and is used more often to convey the same meaning.

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

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Post by philip1209 »

[deleted] wrote: post #55
philip1209 wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I honestly started with an index.php because that's the easiest way to serve a static site on heroku. I just intended to put up a static site, then built a couple functions for efficiency in formatting. It wasn't intended to be a demonstration of my programming ability; it was designed to be something quick thrown up in a day.

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I'm not familiar - if there's a better way, please let me know. If you just try to serve an index.html, it doesn't work.

http://kennethreitz.com/static-sites-on-heroku-cedar.html

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

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Post by v33ra »

Surio wrote: post #48
v33ra wrote: post #26

Good one. Sometime back, I designed my resume on similar lines. I used hResume microformats and some CSS goodies too. Here's the live resume: http://veerasundar.com/resume/ and a blog post explaining the design: http://veerasundar.com/blog/2012/06/redesigning-my-resume-wi...

Looks nice! I liked it. One (minor?) feedback: Opinion on whether "Ninja" is awesome or uncool is divided even within HN. See recent discussions on "Product is a byproduct" thread. Now, I am trying to imagine how it might be perceived in conservative working environments like Indian workplaces. IMO, keep the wording and ditch the Ninjas. Ultimately, "what matters in life is how you see yourself"[1] There must be a wa…

//There must be a way to highlight which are your best skills, like this OP's resume progressbars?//

In fact, I do have one similar to progress bars. Have a look at the skills section in home page (http://veerasundar.com) where I show a strength bar for each skill.

When I ported the skills section, I just decided not to include the progress bar.. may be I should add it there too.

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