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It was a sad day when LinkedIn retired the official resume generator. It would be nice if they could at least export some XML for anyone to run with, but I gues

It was a sad day when LinkedIn retired the official resume generator. It would be nice if they could at least export some XML for anyone to run with, but I guess its all about locking users into your walled off service.

titanix2 9y ago
I read somewhere about an EU regulations coming which would force platforms to provide a way for their users to get their data back. Reimplementing the XML export would be a good way to (partially) comply ahead of time.
- r3bl 9y ago
  That's "data portability" section of the GDPR, coming late May. The idea behind it is that platforms should provide you with an option to export your data so that you could easily import it to a competing service if you have a desire to do so. With that said, I signed into my LinkedIn account for the first time in about a year and saw the option to download my data already in my account settings: https://i.imgur.com/bOLqwoJ.png https://i.imgur.com/bOLqwoJ.png
- dolmen 9y ago
  EU even have a standard format for structured resume exchange called Europass. interop.europass.cedefop.europa.eu/data-model/ See also the provided online editor: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/ http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/ It's a shame that LinkedIn/Viadeo don't have builtin import/export to this format.
- icebraining 9y ago
  It's not ahead of time - that regulation has existed for a long time. See the work of Max Schrems against FB, and his site on how you can get your own data: http://europe-v-facebook.org/EN/Get_your_Data_/get_your_data_.html http://europe-v-facebook.org/EN/Get_your_Data_/get_your_data... The new regulation updates that existing right to specify that the data should be provided in a "structured, commonly used and machine-readable format".
  - rising-sky 9y ago
    I believe the writer is referring to the GDPR regulations in Europe which are coming into force May 25, 2018, therefore "ahead of time" is chronologically accurate. They have a handy countdown clock here: https://www.eugdpr.org/ https://www.eugdpr.org/
ghostbrainalpha 9y ago
That was the only thing I still liked about LinkedIn after they retired the network visualization map tool. https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/01/linkedin-is-quietly-retiring-network-visualization-tool-inmaps/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/01/linkedin-is-quietly-retiri...
- bonniemuffin 9y ago
  The only way to get your inmap now is to apply for a job. You get a printout of your inmap when you do an on-site interview.
wpietri 9y ago
Wait, does the "Save to PDF" option from one's profile no longer work? I see it in the menu, but I'm getting an error.

titanix2 9y ago

I read somewhere about an EU regulations coming which would force platforms to provide a way for their users to get their data back. Reimplementing the XML export would be a good way to (partially) comply ahead of time.

r3bl 9y ago
That's "data portability" section of the GDPR, coming late May. The idea behind it is that platforms should provide you with an option to export your data so that you could easily import it to a competing service if you have a desire to do so. With that said, I signed into my LinkedIn account for the first time in about a year and saw the option to download my data already in my account settings: https://i.imgur.com/bOLqwoJ.png https://i.imgur.com/bOLqwoJ.png
dolmen 9y ago
EU even have a standard format for structured resume exchange called Europass. interop.europass.cedefop.europa.eu/data-model/ See also the provided online editor: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/ http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/ It's a shame that LinkedIn/Viadeo don't have builtin import/export to this format.
icebraining 9y ago
It's not ahead of time - that regulation has existed for a long time. See the work of Max Schrems against FB, and his site on how you can get your own data: http://europe-v-facebook.org/EN/Get_your_Data_/get_your_data_.html http://europe-v-facebook.org/EN/Get_your_Data_/get_your_data... The new regulation updates that existing right to specify that the data should be provided in a "structured, commonly used and machine-readable format".
- rising-sky 9y ago
  I believe the writer is referring to the GDPR regulations in Europe which are coming into force May 25, 2018, therefore "ahead of time" is chronologically accurate. They have a handy countdown clock here: https://www.eugdpr.org/ https://www.eugdpr.org/

ghostbrainalpha 9y ago

That was the only thing I still liked about LinkedIn after they retired the network visualization map tool. https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/01/linkedin-is-quietly-retiring-network-visualization-tool-inmaps/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/01/linkedin-is-quietly-retiri...

bonniemuffin 9y ago
The only way to get your inmap now is to apply for a job. You get a printout of your inmap when you do an on-site interview.

wpietri 9y ago

Wait, does the "Save to PDF" option from one's profile no longer work? I see it in the menu, but I'm getting an error.