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Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by pwelch » Fri, Oct 18, 2013, 1:15 PM UTC

andrewingram wrote: post #34

Cute, and very impressive. But I cringe whenever I see a resumé where someone rates each of their skills on a scale. We're all familiar with the idea that true masters are generally the first to admit that they have a lot more to learn.

While I agree that true masters admit they have a lot more to learn I kind of like the idea of rating yourself. How would you convey to someone that you have worked with a certain technology but would not put it as your main experience?

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by mattdmrs » Fri, Oct 18, 2013, 1:21 PM UTC

cpfohl wrote: post #24

Very Cool, tiny bit of feedback: The transition out of the water is a bit jarring...

Definitely, he should use something like a ladder. Shouldn't be too hard for him given he did the balloon thing.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by mattdmrs » Fri, Oct 18, 2013, 1:22 PM UTC

r-cid wrote: post #8

uberalex wrote: post #2

It's very pretty, but using the down button to go right is a bit counter-intuitive.

It's not too bad with the trackpad on my macbook. Seem's to be designed for mousewheeling

It works wonders with touch enabled devices like smartphones and tablets

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by level09 » Fri, Oct 18, 2013, 1:25 PM UTC

I like how people are getting creative about scrolling these days. A few years back no one though about hooking interactive animations to page scroll.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by Tichy » Fri, Oct 18, 2013, 1:32 PM UTC

alan_cx wrote: post #39

There seems to be some confusion between a resume and a portfolio. While this is clever, unfortunately what it does is make the job of getting the candidate's details harder. Say I have a pile of resumes and what not on my desk, and this. I want to compare them. Easy with the pile of 2 page resumes and attached portfolios, but with this I have to muck on a computer, trying to make out various bits and bobs, then even…

Do you really need all the details, since you can immediately see he has the skills? Why bother checking his university grades?

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by lmm » Fri, Oct 18, 2013, 1:32 PM UTC

traviscj wrote: post #58

lmm wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm told that Google asks employees to rate their technology skills on a scale of 1-10. Guido van Rossum puts his Python skills at a 7.

I hate to be that guy, but... [citation required]. (Not trying to heckle, just would like to hear it first hand, so to speak.)

A friend who works at Google told me this in the pub; I don't have a link or anything.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by andrewingram » Fri, Oct 18, 2013, 1:33 PM UTC

pwelch wrote: post #61

andrewingram wrote: post #34

Cute, and very impressive. But I cringe whenever I see a resumé where someone rates each of their skills on a scale. We're all familiar with the idea that true masters are generally the first to admit that they have a lot more to learn.

While I agree that true masters admit they have a lot more to learn I kind of like the idea of rating yourself. How would you convey to someone that you have worked with a certain technology but would not put it as your main experience?

My personal preference is a combination either a demonstration (which this is a very good example of), or a short well-written paragraph that's sufficiently free of common resumé tropes to convince me that I should make contact. Possibly both, but the hardest part about these things is keeping them concise.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by coldpie » Fri, Oct 18, 2013, 1:37 PM UTC

traviscj wrote: post #58

lmm wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm told that Google asks employees to rate their technology skills on a scale of 1-10. Guido van Rossum puts his Python skills at a 7.

I hate to be that guy, but... [citation required]. (Not trying to heckle, just would like to hear it first hand, so to speak.)

I've been interviewed by Google and they definitely do as part of the screening process before even the first phone interview. They acknowledge the limitations of that kind of rating upfront and give examples of what each number would represent.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by JackFr » Fri, Oct 18, 2013, 1:43 PM UTC

billyto wrote: post #23

You can build that and still working on fox news?

That's sure some ironic snark.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by nilkn » Fri, Oct 18, 2013, 1:47 PM UTC

traviscj wrote: post #58

lmm wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm told that Google asks employees to rate their technology skills on a scale of 1-10. Guido van Rossum puts his Python skills at a 7.

I hate to be that guy, but... [citation required]. (Not trying to heckle, just would like to hear it first hand, so to speak.)

I interviewed at Google maybe six months ago and recall having to rate my skills on things on that scale. I think it was just on an online form, though, before the initial phone screen.