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Show HN: LinCV – transform LinkedIn profile to printable CV in 5 seconds
- m0zg 7y agoLinkedIn itself lets you export your CV as PDF. I never bother with anything else.
- jeremiahlee 7y agoThe LinkedIn export includes stuff you probably don’t want to include for someone viewing your CV outside of LinkedIn. There isn’t a way to customize it, which is why there are so many tools for doing so.
- m0zg 7y agoNobody reads past the first page anyway. I throw it all in. I landed jobs at Google and at several other high-ticket places with a LinkedIn-generated resume, FWIW.
- calmchaos 7y agoThere are lots of people in the world who could get high paying jobs without any CV at all. But that doesn't mean that the CV wouldn't matter for the rest of us.
- naavis 7y agoWhat kind of stuff?
- calmchaos 7y agoSome features: - fully customizable layout (XSL template) - CV data can be exported as XML - default template features: - very compact but readable layout (typically max 2 pages) - include your picture in your CV - include custom reference contact information - automatically calculate the length of your experience (overall and per position) - include skills & endorsements and endorsement counts - include all licenses & certifications information - include all volunteer experience information - include all publications information
- lukevp 7y agoThe image rotation didn't work correctly on mine. Send me a PM with your e-mail if you want me to send you a copy. It left a dotted line around the rotated image.
- calmchaos 7y agoCan't figure out how to send PMs here but you can contact us at nodetics AT removespam gmail deletethis com so we can troubleshoot this.
- danielscrubs 7y agoIt says the CVs are beautiful but I don't see any screenshots of the design? LinkedIns CV:s are ok:ish in design so if you can make a design that surpass theirs I'll give it a try. :)
- calmchaos 7y agoThe best way to see how it looks is to try it. :) Install + View CV shouldn't take more than 30 seconds in total if you are already logged on to LinkedIn.
- yodon 7y agoNo, most people don't just install stuff that lacks even a basic screenshot. The lack of any visuals asks all of us to give you too much credit for design quality in advance. There are risks to installing chrome extensions, on top of the time required to do so, and most online CV generators are hideous. If you refuse to show what yours looks like visitors have to go with the statistics and say yours is probably ugly too, hence no install. I can't imagine why you wouldn't show one, but it's your call.
- calmchaos 7y agoSince I don't want to use my own data, I would have to invent an imaginary profile and fill in all the data (practically write a full CV with fake data). Haven't found the time to do that yet since I didn't think it so important. Obviously it is.
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- piperswe 7y agoI just tried to use this extension on my LinkedIn profile and the generated CV shows my name and LinkedIn link as someone else entirely... If you'd like to debug, my LinkedIn is https://linkedin.com/in/pswe https://linkedin.com/in/pswe.
- calmchaos 7y agoOh! Thanks a lot for this report! I'll look into it right away.
- calmchaos 7y agoShould be now fixed for Firefox (Chrome version is pending review which can take a long time). Thanks a lot for the report. If you can retest (make sure you have 1.0.3 version so force extension update if it doesn't update automatically), it's highly appreciated.
- tmpz22 7y agoI highly recommend against downloading chrome extensions from unvetted third parties especially those which interact with LinkedIn. They are a VERY common vector for Malware, either to scrape your own contact details, to scrape your connections, or to do any manner of shady things. There is a long and deep history of LinkedIn related chrome extensions that I won't get into. Many are a violation of LI's TOS. Most have to do with Lead sourcing for sales organizations. A lot of LI information ends up getting resold on grey market sites. Just don't do it. The convenience isn't worth it.
- calmchaos 7y agoThe extension does not send your data anywhere. It only requests access to linkedin.com domain and all data stays within your browser. Nothing is sent to websites or outside your browser. We don't collect any data and fully respect your privacy. The source code of the extension is not minified or obfuscated in any way so you can review it in your browser if you are sceptical.