Random bug report, long names overflow into the skills section. Fun tool, though I personally prefer making my own website with print css that is the resume itself (with a PDF copy).
Thanks, noting the bug :)
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#52Is is compatible with https://jsonresume.org/schema/ ? Do you plan to release the source code?
JSON Resume needs more contributors, pretty badly. It's a great project, but it's languished a bit over the years and some tooling have broken. I encourage anyone who uses it to throw a little time into the codebase. It's not that hard/complex of a project.
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#53I wasn't expecting much, but I downloaded the sample, and it's definitely something I'd be interested in. Made me think, "Oh yeah, you should do it that way"
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#54A friend of mine had a graphical resume she made in Illustrator and it inspired me to learn Illustrator myself and make this: https://penguindreams.org/files/2018-SumitKhanna-Resume.pdf I like it, and it's got me some good roles (probably also kept me from some roles as I'm sure some threw it in the trash thinking it smelled of marketing rubbish; but I still like it so whateves), but it's also a pain to update. I loo…
Thanks for sharing that!
Part of my job involves data visualization, and what better way to flash those skills on a resume then making custom graphics with my work experience as a dataset.
Thank you for the inspiration.
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#55I used Resumake.io (https://resumake.io/), very good service, has option to export in LaTeX, PDF and JSON as well.
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Is there a reason why a photo should be included?
I mean... other than the obvious ones? (i.e. the same reasons which are why North American companies usually don't or can't request a photo...)
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#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
Any feedback on how to make resumes more relevant is very welcome. That is an area I would love to improve.
What have you done that is relevant to the job you are asking to do ? To get past HR load up on recent buzzwords but tailor the resume to suit the job is the #1 thing I look for. Any hint of not putting in the effort and I assume that is your work style. No way I want someone who cant put in the effort to get the job. You know they will put in less when they do get it.
How much do job applicants get paid to apply for jobs? How much effort do you expect them to put in, unpaid, to kiss your butt, specifically, when there are hundreds of companies that are just like yours? Many of those companies will simply ghost the applicants that put in extra effort to tailor the heck out of their resumes. There is no expected payoff for tailoring until after the company actually makes contact, using a real person, and by then you're already interviewing.
It would seem then that the best solution for the applicant is to create a program that reads in an advertised job posting and automatically tailors the base resume to it, so it looks like they put in effort for each company, but actually just did the work once and used the automated solution for everybody. That sounds like more fun than hand-tailoring resumes, anyway.
Given that none of us get paid to look good for potential employers, what sort of reciprocal effort does your company put in to tailor its recruiting to specific applicants? Are you saying that companies who don't actively recruit specific individuals from leads will likewise be overly passive when it comes to retention? Because that... seems accurate.
All you really know from an untailored resume is that the applicant didn't see tailoring to your company as worth the effort.
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#58Photos 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.
You get a lot of weird stuff from overseas resumes: photos, religion, gender, marital status, father's name, etc...
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#59Quick comment - I haven't gone thru the entire site, etc - so maybe you are already aware.
I saw the free vs paid options - and the paid being "$30" and I was asking myself "$30 for...how long?" - so I went back (because I didn't want to make a fool of myself before I commented) and read it carefully...and..."oh - for one year of access"
Ok - that's fair - but I want to suggest that you make that part a bit more prominent on that card, because if I missed it I am sure others will as well. I don't think the price is unfair (seems reasonable out the gate) - but knowing the terms of how long you get access for that price shouldn't be something you have to search a bit for.
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#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
You get a lot of weird stuff from overseas resumes: photos, religion, gender, marital status, father's name, etc...
Overseas being not America?