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Re: Tell HN: My experience with a "Resume 2.0" site.

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Post by mdolon » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 9:53 PM UTC

lots of nice (IMHO) touches like embedded web fonts, shadows, text shadows gradients, media queries, transforms etc.

Using a ton of different effects is very risky if you can't get them to work in unison. The first thing I noticed on your site was the glow on the text, making it fuzzy and hard to read. Also, the columns feel like an expanded Kuler palette, which doesn't really work well when used as the entire background. Overall the site just doesn't feel very polished.

In terms of re-purposing your design, if the latter company (or companies) finds that out, I don't think they'd be very impressed at all, as it shows a lack of effort. If you want to save yourself from having to create multiple top-notch resume sites, just make a really slick looking portfolio site that's not targeted to a specific company and give that link to everyone.

Re: Tell HN: My experience with a "Resume 2.0" site.

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Post by wmeredith » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 10:01 PM UTC

mdolon wrote: post #21

lots of nice (IMHO) touches like embedded web fonts, shadows, text shadows gradients, media queries, transforms etc. Using a ton of different effects is very risky if you can't get them to work in unison. The first thing I noticed on your site was the glow on the text, making it fuzzy and hard to read. Also, the columns feel like an expanded Kuler palette, which doesn't really work well when used as the entire backgr…

Yeah, it was kind of a shot in the dark. That's definitely what I'll end up doing.

Re: Tell HN: My experience with a "Resume 2.0" site.

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Post by wmeredith » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 10:03 PM UTC

atarian wrote: post #20

To me resume 2.0 websites will hurt you more than it will help. You're wasting time creating something you're not getting paid to do. And in the end it adds no value whatsoever to your overall portfolio. Why not spend that time refining your portfolio instead? Also if you like your job, then chances are your employer like you too. You really should consider asking for better compensation instead of jumping ship onto…

I have a close and very honest/open relationship with my bosses. I'm not super worried about it or I certainly wouldn't have posted this.

As for the "wasting your time" on the resume 2.0 thing, I kind of agree and kind of don't. I learned a lot during this project, as I always do when I build something with functionality that I haven't had to implement before, so I don't think it's a waste. yes, I'm not getting paid, but honing your craft never seems wasteful to me.

Re: Tell HN: My experience with a "Resume 2.0" site.

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Post by coryl » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 10:14 PM UTC

atarian wrote: post #20

To me resume 2.0 websites will hurt you more than it will help. You're wasting time creating something you're not getting paid to do. And in the end it adds no value whatsoever to your overall portfolio. Why not spend that time refining your portfolio instead? Also if you like your job, then chances are your employer like you too. You really should consider asking for better compensation instead of jumping ship onto…

Disagree with your opinion on resume 2.0.

Resume landing pages are marketing plays: they're targeted advertisements meant to get you attention.

Given 10 applicants of equal talent, who do you choose to give your time and attention to? This is where one person's extra time and effort helps them stand out. They also aren't huge time investments, and seem to have a good cost/benefit ratio.

Re: Tell HN: My experience with a "Resume 2.0" site.

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Post by mcotton » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 11:03 PM UTC

I have been trying applying for jobs in a very targeted way. I have been doing personalized introductions to screencasts or sending links to things they've specifically asked for. It hasn't payed off yet, but I believe it is the correct path for me.

Re: Tell HN: My experience with a "Resume 2.0" site.

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Post by mildweed » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 11:09 PM UTC

bendmorris wrote: post #12

yuvadam wrote: post #9

I have a gripe with this whole "resume 2.0" thing. It's not about a flashy design. It's not about specifically targeting the company you want to work for. It's about standing out from the crowd. Being special. Once everyone and their mother start creating a "resume 2.0", it will become a commodity, and designers and developers will need to devise new ways of attracting employer attention.

I totally agree. The first couple were novel but now we're seeing these on HN every week or so. The novelty has worn out.

Novelty? Psh. This is old, old news in the form of a fad.

Re: Tell HN: My experience with a "Resume 2.0" site.

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Post by slouch » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 11:44 PM UTC

jcol wrote: post #2

http://i.imgur.com/HrRuJ.png That's a well known TemplateMonster template. Also, you're using Wordpress.

Wired is using WordPress, too.

Re: Tell HN: My experience with a "Resume 2.0" site.

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Post by freddealmeida » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 11:56 PM UTC

jcol wrote: post #2

http://i.imgur.com/HrRuJ.png That's a well known TemplateMonster template. Also, you're using Wordpress.

I think here, should be proof for such a statement. That was a dick move.

Re: Tell HN: My experience with a "Resume 2.0" site.

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Post by freddealmeida » Fri, Jun 10, 2011, 12:02 AM UTC

atarian wrote: post #20

To me resume 2.0 websites will hurt you more than it will help. You're wasting time creating something you're not getting paid to do. And in the end it adds no value whatsoever to your overall portfolio. Why not spend that time refining your portfolio instead? Also if you like your job, then chances are your employer like you too. You really should consider asking for better compensation instead of jumping ship onto…

So much for creativity and art and open source. the resume 2.0 is definitely a new trend but it is not going to be saturated by any sense. It clearly shows what one is capable of doing without risk to the company looking at you. It is doing the work, to get the work. Any founder here would be happier with someone that did this than someone that cranked out a word doc.

Re: Tell HN: My experience with a "Resume 2.0" site.

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Post by freddealmeida » Fri, Jun 10, 2011, 12:13 AM UTC

First of all, I think its a great effort. I'd keep refining it over time. I agree that maybe you would want to shift the content to a less resume-y look at your skills and work. But using HTML5 tech is cool. Targeting a specific employer is great but pull down the last one. Also a little more research into specific companies toolsets would be worth your time (ie. 37signals is a rails house, love sass and coffee-script and yeah, I would bet PHP is not at the top of their skills list (but that is just an opinion))

Take a look at prosite.com for a great way to develop a portfolio site. Consider connecting your site to your git repo or dribble, behance, or forrst accounts in a more visual way. I didn't see it here (I certainly didnt want to read it to find it).

I'm sure you will end up exactly where you want to go. Keep pushing for colorlovers. persistence is everything. Especially if you really want it.

And I see a small side business in this for you. I'm sure there are quite a few people (non-techies) that would kill for their own resume 2.0.