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Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

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It's actually surprisingly difficult to do if your skills in design aren't that crash hot. That's why templates in Word are so popular around this area.

Is the formatting of the document really that important. I would have thought the employer would be focussing on your qualifications/experience rather than your design skills in MS Word.

Haven't applied for many jobs lately, huh?

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#12

This is quite interesting... but can I suggest you try to sell why you'd want to go Pro? There's a button that says "Go Pro", but there's nothing that explains what extra features I'd get with an upgrade.

I am not sure which page you are talking about. Here's the link to the page that explains all the Pro features - http://www.resumonk.com/pro

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's actually surprisingly difficult to do if your skills in design aren't that crash hot. That's why templates in Word are so popular around this area.

Is the formatting of the document really that important. I would have thought the employer would be focussing on your qualifications/experience rather than your design skills in MS Word.

Humans don't work that way. It all adds up to your overall impression. The resume will be laying on the table during the interview, and you want it to convey the impression that you're professional, smart, and pay attention to detail.

Conveying the message that you don't care about our decadent society's obsession with superficiality and appearance, or whatever message you convey with an ASCII-only resume, obviously works in some situations. But in general, Postel's Law applies here.

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#16

This is quite interesting... but can I suggest you try to sell why you'd want to go Pro? There's a button that says "Go Pro", but there's nothing that explains what extra features I'd get with an upgrade.

I am not sure which page you are talking about. Here's the link to the page that explains all the Pro features - http://www.resumonk.com/pro

If you navigate to:

/resumes/new" rel="nofollow">http://www.resumonk.com/users//resumes/new

There's a link that says you can import your LinkedIn profile if you go pro - as a suggestion, add a link to the other reasons why you should go pro (I don't use LinkedIn).

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#17
Buddhist monks and the pursuit of a career are to me a weird match, but an inversion of values is not an uncommon marketing approach. As for the design: it's not consistent enough just yet, do you know what you want? Right now you're mixing smooth and pixelated in a weird way. The font for "Get started with your resume" clashes with the enormous Open Sans.

Re: Show HN: My first web app - Resumonk - A beautifully simple resume builder

#19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am not sure which page you are talking about. Here's the link to the page that explains all the Pro features - http://www.resumonk.com/pro

If you navigate to: /resumes/new" rel="nofollow">http://www.resumonk.com/users/ /resumes/new There's a link that says you can import your LinkedIn profile if you go pro - as a suggestion, add a link to the other reasons why you should go pro (I don't use LinkedIn).

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll add the link shortly.
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