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…
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#102There 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…
As someone who has seen lots of visual/interactive resumes and done research in this field (I created Vizualize.me, an infographic resume site), I thought this was well done. We can argue design wise about its merit, but the point is, the desired outcome was achieved - it got your attention, it's on the front page, and it was unique. When I read this resume, I'm not paying attention to the actual content but rather t…
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#103Are you all kidding me? This resume is amazing and if he isn't being super humble in describing most of his skills I don't know how he created this.
So far I've seen "you can't print this out!" (who cares?) and "some of the transitions could be smoother!"
This one is my favorite:
"This isn't a one-page form. It's not going to fit on my desk. I'm going to pass on this candidate."
Seriously people? You think this guy doesn't have a hard copy of his resume? Your goal is to hire a talented candidate. This exercise demonstrates talent, and was created for exposure. Not optimization of communication in the form of a one-page CV that will end up decomposing on some hiring manager's desk that doesn't have the decency to reply to candidates he or she will not be hiring.
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#104My digital resume was a popular github project: https://github.com/philipithomas/cv-philipithomas (It's deprecated - link to live is no longer accurate) I'm in the process of trying to reinvent it. Here's the current iteration: https://www.philipithomas.com/resume/ It's an ongoing project, but I think that either using a static site generator or javascript templates. I'm also planning on incorporating navigation like…
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#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
Point one - yes you did. You specifically mentioned comparing people based on resumes. You don't compare people when determining who to interview - you only compare people when determining who to hire. Point two - how is it convoluted that a person would want to target his resume to a specific type of company? Customizing your resume for the company you want to work for is the first basic principle in writing a resum…
P1. Now you have changed your point. You said that I said no one hires based on a resume, and I did not say they did. P2. Same again. You are making up yet another scenario.
They are not different scenarios at all. Just because I didn't use the exact same words to describe them doesn't mean I'm not describing the same concept.
Customizing your design to target the employers you want is the equivalent of customizing your design to weed out the employers you do not want. His design is meant to weed out employers that do not value the same things he does; this means his design is meant to attract the employers that do value the same things he does. These things are equivalent and they are the same concept described in both posts.
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#109Amazing. I was only looking at character/animation ... and then read your resume backwards :P
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#110In the interview or pre-interview they may ask for samples of your work. be more creative then.