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What do you think about digital/interactive resumes? I've been building out a tool to make resumes that let you zoom in to different topics, would love to get

What do you think about digital/interactive resumes? I've been building out a tool to make resumes that let you zoom in to different topics, would love to get your thoughts on whether you'd like to see something like this: https://prototype.profiled.app https://prototype.profiled.app Looking forward to reading this in any case! I lost my contracting role due to Covid and I think it's great that you're giving away those extra copies to those in need.

gregdoesit 6y ago
Most companies use an ATS to organize inbound applications and ask job seekers to upload their resume. Here, recruiters/hiring managers later view this resume. You need a PDF or Word doc here (PDF preferred). When applying for larger tech companies, this is the use case 90% of the time. As a hiring manager, I want to see details quickly. The less "fanciness", the better. I can scan traditional resumes much easier than this one. So my view is the same as when choosing a fancy template: you make the job of the hiring manager more difficult, thus lowering your chances. With software developers, boring and simple format is good. Your resume content should sell you, not the presentation.
- Groxx 6y ago
  As further anecdata: where I work, the interviewing system doesn't support random urls to stuff, and only shows the uploaded doc (if any). So unless we checked the linkedin link (almost never provided) and clicked through to projects (or followed links in docs, neither of which I or any I've talked to have ever done AFAIR), we'd never see it. It might be workable for last-round or very small + "high contact" interview pipelines, but it's probably useless earlier or at larger companies.
- column 6y ago
  > You need a PDF or Word doc here (PDF preferred). Both. You need both. Because their system or their HR dept may ask for the Word version and you should have it ready on hand.
keithnz 6y ago
One thing about resumes is different companies often like different things. Possibly something that is useful is if you build a digital resume, then have print options that are optimized for different things (even specific optimizations for specific large companies ). This way you can generate whatever Resume you like targeted to different things. For small/mid type companies where I have interviewed 100s, I like extra detail, and I'll look at links if initial content looks promising.
phonebanshee 6y ago
IMHO no one reviews resumes like that. You're almost always going through a huge stack of resumes, spending very little time on each one.

gregdoesit 6y ago

Most companies use an ATS to organize inbound applications and ask job seekers to upload their resume. Here, recruiters/hiring managers later view this resume. You need a PDF or Word doc here (PDF preferred). When applying for larger tech companies, this is the use case 90% of the time. As a hiring manager, I want to see details quickly. The less "fanciness", the better. I can scan traditional resumes much easier than this one. So my view is the same as when choosing a fancy template: you make the job of the hiring manager more difficult, thus lowering your chances. With software developers, boring and simple format is good. Your resume content should sell you, not the presentation.

Groxx 6y ago
As further anecdata: where I work, the interviewing system doesn't support random urls to stuff, and only shows the uploaded doc (if any). So unless we checked the linkedin link (almost never provided) and clicked through to projects (or followed links in docs, neither of which I or any I've talked to have ever done AFAIR), we'd never see it. It might be workable for last-round or very small + "high contact" interview pipelines, but it's probably useless earlier or at larger companies.
column 6y ago
> You need a PDF or Word doc here (PDF preferred). Both. You need both. Because their system or their HR dept may ask for the Word version and you should have it ready on hand.

keithnz 6y ago

One thing about resumes is different companies often like different things. Possibly something that is useful is if you build a digital resume, then have print options that are optimized for different things (even specific optimizations for specific large companies ). This way you can generate whatever Resume you like targeted to different things. For small/mid type companies where I have interviewed 100s, I like extra detail, and I'll look at links if initial content looks promising.

phonebanshee 6y ago

IMHO no one reviews resumes like that. You're almost always going through a huge stack of resumes, spending very little time on each one.