This is really cool; I love the slick interface!
Some of your templates look vaguely familiar though.
https://realporthub.herokuapp.com
*Edited for positivity. This is legit cool.
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#32Just an FYI if you didn't know this- stackoverflow.com has something _similar_. They have the concept of a developer story with the option to link to two different web versions as well as generating a PDF for you (no frills). e.g. https://stackoverflow.com/cv/leetrout Looks like you've definitely put more effort in to the styles and the thumbnails look nice! I would love to see a small gallery of designs! I'm -1 on p…
I think in that way a picture helps - if someone is biased by only looking at a picture, that's a job you don't want.
In most cases, they will be biased by the presence of a picture regardless of its contents.
Re: Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers
#33Just an FYI if you didn't know this- stackoverflow.com has something _similar_. They have the concept of a developer story with the option to link to two different web versions as well as generating a PDF for you (no frills). e.g. https://stackoverflow.com/cv/leetrout Looks like you've definitely put more effort in to the styles and the thumbnails look nice! I would love to see a small gallery of designs! I'm -1 on p…
I think in that way a picture helps - if someone is biased by only looking at a picture, that's a job you don't want.
In what way does it help? All it does is change your first impression from a more objective to subjective one.
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#35Does anyone remember the Dilbert Mission Statement Generator? It's not up anymore, but here is a rough clone:
https://lotta.se/mission-statement-generator
Click the button to automatically generate a new mission statement.
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#36Is it possible to input the information yourself?
I don't use github all that much.
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#37Years ago I was using a Word document for my CV but every time I wanted to update the style it was a pain. I found a command line tool that I have been using for years which allows to decouple data (json) and presentation (web technologies based themes, I created my own theme). The name is hackmyresume (https://github.com/hacksalot/HackMyResume) or fluentcv (https://github.com/fluentdesk/FluentCV). I'm afraid it's no longer maintained but I still use it. It supports JsonResume (JRS) and also its own format FRESH. It outputs to multiple formats including word and pdf.
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#38Photos should not be included on resumes sent to most American companies. They are a huge source of bias in the the hiring process and will either be rejected or have the photo removed immediately.
But there are markets where they are expected. In Germany, your resume has a good chance of being discarded if it doesn't display a photo. That has to be kept in mind when making tools like this. They seem to have templates both with and without photos.
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#39Just a suggestion: I think it would be a good idea to showcase the variety of your available designs up-front, without requiring a signup. I imagine that a big reservation people will have is that they won't want their resume to be recognizable as "one of the three templates offered by that resume generator." You don't have to show a full PDF sample, but just a gallery showing that there is a large crowd of designs one can blend into would go a long way.
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#40Is it possible to input the information yourself? I don't use github all that much.
Except the repos, once you log in everything is editable by hand. You lose the speed boost, but you have the option yes :)