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I onced decided to structure my cv as a json and write a js script to automatically fill in such forms. Wasn't perfect but surely saved me time. Why not standa

by gtsop 5y ago

I onced decided to structure my cv as a json and write a js script to automatically fill in such forms. Wasn't perfect but surely saved me time. Why not standardise cv's in a json format and have companies accept them?

valar_m 5y ago
I've heard this idea before and I like it, but my guess is that there's no realistic chance of something like that becoming standardized across companies. There would need to be some standard format established somewhere, which isn't impossible, but will inevitably lead here: https://m.xkcd.com/927/ https://m.xkcd.com/927/
lozenge 5y ago
They want people to put effort in, however irrelevant the form of effort is to the job. Platforms with one click apply like LinkedIn flood companies with irrelevant CVs.
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- mrfusion 5y ago
  But you actually want the low effort folks because they already have good jobs and might be mildly curious about your place. If you make applying a lot of work then you’re only getting the desperate.
- logicallee 5y ago
  >Platforms with one click apply like LinkedIn flood companies with irrelevant CVs. Are you sure this happens on LinkedIn, or are you just guessing that this happens? The best recent interviews I've had were from LinkedIn, since I was able to target my search there with filters for specific jobs. Companies are also able to set their own filters. While clicking apply might have only been a click or two, the filters that brought the opening to my attention and qualifying questions acted as a match between companies and applicants. LinkedIn also has badges for assessments you can take right on the site.
zelphirkalt 5y ago
I thought about that as well. I imagine, that it could also be used as data to render a Pandoc template and have a nice looking document fall out at the end, if anyone wants one. Problem is, that I am too lazy to start creating one such template. But one day ...
TameAntelope 5y ago
https://jsonresume.org/ https://jsonresume.org/ I played around with this a bit. Being able to apply themes seems like a cool concept!

by gtsop 5y ago

valar_m 5y ago

I've heard this idea before and I like it, but my guess is that there's no realistic chance of something like that becoming standardized across companies. There would need to be some standard format established somewhere, which isn't impossible, but will inevitably lead here: https://m.xkcd.com/927/ https://m.xkcd.com/927/

lozenge 5y ago

They want people to put effort in, however irrelevant the form of effort is to the job. Platforms with one click apply like LinkedIn flood companies with irrelevant CVs.

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mrfusion 5y ago
But you actually want the low effort folks because they already have good jobs and might be mildly curious about your place. If you make applying a lot of work then you’re only getting the desperate.
logicallee 5y ago
>Platforms with one click apply like LinkedIn flood companies with irrelevant CVs. Are you sure this happens on LinkedIn, or are you just guessing that this happens? The best recent interviews I've had were from LinkedIn, since I was able to target my search there with filters for specific jobs. Companies are also able to set their own filters. While clicking apply might have only been a click or two, the filters that brought the opening to my attention and qualifying questions acted as a match between companies and applicants. LinkedIn also has badges for assessments you can take right on the site.

zelphirkalt 5y ago

I thought about that as well. I imagine, that it could also be used as data to render a Pandoc template and have a nice looking document fall out at the end, if anyone wants one. Problem is, that I am too lazy to start creating one such template. But one day ...

TameAntelope 5y ago

https://jsonresume.org/ https://jsonresume.org/ I played around with this a bit. Being able to apply themes seems like a cool concept!