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Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by wooyi »

rimantas wrote: post #102
wooyi wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

You know, a woman screaming "Fuck you!" at every passer by on the street will also attract my attention. But I doubt I'd want to date her.

I don't think your analogy is consistent with the site. There is nothing shocking, rude or inappropriate on the site. It's just different.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by teq »

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…

The purpose of a resume is to get attention and in that he's succeeded.

Obviously this would not replace an actual resume for the purposes you need.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by wooyi »

peter303 wrote: post #110

Resume management is mostly computerized text management now. You want to keep the format simple and use the clearest and most direct wording. In the interview or pre-interview they may ask for samples of your work. be more creative then.

You are right if you're submitting your resume electronically or to a HR database. I doubt this resume was meant for that. Different formats for different uses.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by kobot »

jqueryin wrote: post #81

Very cool UI wise, but not sure how maintainable it is from a development perspective. Can anyone shed some light on if he was using a tool to build this out? The code found at http://www.rleonardi.com/interactive-resume/script/main.js is extremely hard to read.

I don't think he used a tool; it looks like it was coded by hand to me. I'm a bit iffy on whether or not he is actually a "javascript expert" - global variables littered everywhere, no attempts at design patterns at all, horrendously long and confusing variable names.

Still a cool project though.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by elwell »

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…

Exactly. Could use a PDF link at the beginning.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by princess3000 »

The lack of imagination here is just staggering. Holy cow. I mean first and foremost you're just getting a link to this directly, who's to say he doesn't also have a RESUME.DOC file that he sends out, including a link to this page?

Beyond that, I feel like this guy just might be looking for companies that are willing to take 60 seconds out of looking through a stack of nearly-identical paper resumes to indulge something a bit different. Maybe this is his way of filtering out companies who would "skip this applicant" because he didn't send in a .pdf resume with a list of buzzwords. And of course this isn't the simplest way to get across the information in a resume... that would just be a well-designed text resume. He's trying to flex his skills and show you what he's capable of, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that he understands that this is not the single most efficient way to get that information across.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by bobwaycott »

lazerwalker wrote: post #79

The first time I loaded the page (OS X 10.8.5, the latest version of Chrome), I got an unstyled mess of black text on a white background. I refreshed the page again and got a blank blue screen. I had to refresh a half-dozen times before getting the actual content. Which points to the problem with this sort of thing. A lot of the design work here is stellar, sure, but that doesn't matter. You've already lost the job t…

Same exact issue here, in Safari.

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by jmilloy »

A key part of design is choosing the correct medium for the content/audience/users. While this demo displays a few raw technical skills, it's also a completely incorrect choice of medium. A well designed resume does not look like this. In fact, a well-designed game also does not look like this. Is there any well-designed thing that would look like this?

I was sorely disappointed also because I am excited by the idea of interactive display of content, but this isn't it. An interactive resume could, for example, summarize experience and skills briefly, and offer easy access to more detail and portfolio examples. And, of course, scrolling through non-interactive content (using up and down to go left and right, no less) isn't the greatest example of "interactive".

Re: Interactive Resume

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Post by jedanbik »

This is fun! I loved the colors, the graphics, the scenery.

My suggestion: in addition to space-moves-you-forward and shift+space-moves-you-backwards keyboard controls, you should also give this functionality to the left and right arrow keys. Good luck!

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