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There's a real lack of transparency that makes this look shady. How did you get your hands on these resumes? How do I know that these were actually successful r

There's a real lack of transparency that makes this look shady. How did you get your hands on these resumes? How do I know that these were actually successful resumes? Are the resume writers getting compensation for their work that you're selling?

msky 9y ago
I started testing topics and the lack of technical resumes actually made me wonder - how will they continue to get more?
- rohanm93 9y ago
  The free database on the main site is pretty small so not many lines will show up. The pro database has tons more technical lines (as well as others). We'll be adding to both over the coming weeks - we've got a backlog of resumes so we have enough content for now. Thanks!
blackkettle 9y ago
They've set themselves up perfectly for their next product/service: ResumeDetected: detect resume plagiarism; our solution goes beyond verbatim phrase matching and identifies risky and dishonest behavior using our state-of-the-art proprietary deep-learning systems and one-of-a-kind annotated corpus of real world resumes. Pay to get the clever phrases. Pay to see who paid to get the clever phrases. Pay more to obfuscate your data from those who paid to see if you paid to get them!
rohanm93 9y ago
Hey, thanks for the question! 1) In our FAQ we explain that we have sourced the resumes from people in our network (this means colleagues we've worked with and students I went to B-school with for example). 2) We went through each of those resumes of candidates that were successful, and picked strong lines that were used in each. These lines all generally follow the same framework which we described in the Learn More page. 3) We absolutely got permission to post lines from the original resume writers behind a paywall, as long as no confidential elements were left in. This is why company names and project specifics were omitted. For confidentiality reasons, it is also why we have not included the company the resume line worked at next to each line. Thanks again for the question.

msky 9y ago

I started testing topics and the lack of technical resumes actually made me wonder - how will they continue to get more?

rohanm93 9y ago
The free database on the main site is pretty small so not many lines will show up. The pro database has tons more technical lines (as well as others). We'll be adding to both over the coming weeks - we've got a backlog of resumes so we have enough content for now. Thanks!

blackkettle 9y ago

They've set themselves up perfectly for their next product/service: ResumeDetected: detect resume plagiarism; our solution goes beyond verbatim phrase matching and identifies risky and dishonest behavior using our state-of-the-art proprietary deep-learning systems and one-of-a-kind annotated corpus of real world resumes. Pay to get the clever phrases. Pay to see who paid to get the clever phrases. Pay more to obfuscate your data from those who paid to see if you paid to get them!

rohanm93 9y ago

Hey, thanks for the question! 1) In our FAQ we explain that we have sourced the resumes from people in our network (this means colleagues we've worked with and students I went to B-school with for example). 2) We went through each of those resumes of candidates that were successful, and picked strong lines that were used in each. These lines all generally follow the same framework which we described in the Learn More page. 3) We absolutely got permission to post lines from the original resume writers behind a paywall, as long as no confidential elements were left in. This is why company names and project specifics were omitted. For confidentiality reasons, it is also why we have not included the company the resume line worked at next to each line. Thanks again for the question.