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Looks good, definitely an impressive "weekend project". I'll probably use it in the future. I don't mean to sound rude. But, can you explain what you mean by "

Looks good, definitely an impressive "weekend project". I'll probably use it in the future. I don't mean to sound rude. But, can you explain what you mean by "trusted by students and employees from top universities and companies worldwide" while showing some university/company logos? How can such a new project make those claims? Was it released elsewhere privately? Looking at the git history, I see it was created 2 days ago, in a single commit.

tornato7 3y ago
He could have just sent it to a few friends at those universities/companies. Nobody should take those sorts of 'trusted by' sections seriously anyway.
- throwaway2037 3y ago
  Real question: How much do you think young start-ups pay majors to add their name to the 'trusted by' sections? For me, it feels like paid adverts in search results. I always ignore/discount them. That said, 'trusted by' sections are targeting The Suits (CTOs, etc.), not hands-on folks like me.
  - vasco 3y ago
    They're targeting the marketing person that put them there because the landing page template they bought to customize had such a section. Nobody gets paid anything for it.
- dustincoates 3y ago
  I once came across a landing page for a well known (to the HN crowd, at least) that claimed us as a customer, even though we weren't using the products they were advertising us on. It took a month or so for them to remove it, and since then I've been a lot more cynical about what I see there.
xitang 3y ago
Thanks for you kind word and for asking this great question. I have to admit that the claim is more for marketing purpose to make it look impressive. The truth is that we tested the design with a small group of folks, including myself, students, a career coach and friends. We use this design during our job searches and we have landed interviews/offers from the companies listed in the logo clouds. It works for a small sample size of us, so we include the logos up there to enhance its credibility that it at least has proven to work for some companies out there.
- rosmax_1337 3y ago
  >I have to admit that the claim is more for marketing purpose to make it look impressive. If you are going to be honest about lying by admitting to us that you lied, just state that it was a lie, don't euphemize it as marketing. Otherwise the "honesty" just comes of as manipulation.
  - skwirl 3y ago
    Where was the lie? It’s pretty crappy to baselessly accuse someone of lying.
    - rosmax_1337 3y ago
      They claimed companies like Google and some universities trusted their software. If you read it word by word, it was only a claim that people who worked at the companies and who studied at the universities trusted their software, but the usage of company and university logos also made clear claim that the companies and universities themselves had endorsed it. They admitted it was for marketing purposes, and I added that rather than to euphemize it as marketing, they should instead admit that they lied, otherwise their attempt at honesty comes of as manipulative. It is possible to tell a lie by the usage of logos and layout, not only in text. This has now been removed from their website, you can see their original layout here: https://web.archive.org/web/20230625170119/https://www.open-resume.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230625170119/https://www.open-...
thebruce87m 3y ago
It’s an interesting claim - out of interest I looked up how many countries actually use a resume over a CV and some sources say only United States, Australia, and Canada.
- mminer237 3y ago
  What's the difference between a CV and a résumé? I understand academia uses longer CVS, but I thought they were synonymous terms for general job hunting.
  - philipwhiuk 3y ago
    It's lots of minor things: * CVs are generally longer - 2-4 sides. Resumes are more of a one page and done thing. * Resumes often include a mission statement or similar. CVs don't - you'd put that stuff on a 'cover letter', if at all * CVs are generally not adjusted per job - it's everything, with only the older stuff abbreviated. Whereas resumes are tailored.
    - MissTake 3y ago
      OR it could be simply regional. In the UK I created CVs, in the US I created Resumes. Same thing, different names.
    - mminer237 3y ago
      Ah, I didn't realize all CVs are longer. Yeah, a résumé longer than a page is considered bad practice. However, as an American, I've never heard of a résumé including a mission statement or being adjusted per job. As you said, they're very short documents. I've always seen them just giving the same factual history of the person's employment/education, and the person similarly attaches a cover letter tailored to the specific job, repeating some highlights and how it qualifies him and saying how perfect this job is for him.
    - ivolimmen 3y ago
      Well I am Dutch and I personally don't differ between the two. Just different names. Btw my CV is now 7 pages long but I am a consultant.
proxiful-wash 3y ago
Its just bad tacky thing to do the author is trying to just make organized resumes and the skill gains for those who have figured it out have negligible talent. Those that can truly represent themselves without the crutches of this OP will easily shine through as a better hire. And in-fact if I see this template I am going to think the candidate is cheating.
teekert 3y ago
I’d take as “99% of dentists agree”. Maybe she/he should have said that haha. I see nothing wrong with this lighthearted marketing. It’s a single dev project, it’s just fun to market it this way. It’s easy to see it should be take with a small grain of salt.

tornato7 3y ago

He could have just sent it to a few friends at those universities/companies. Nobody should take those sorts of 'trusted by' sections seriously anyway.

throwaway2037 3y ago
Real question: How much do you think young start-ups pay majors to add their name to the 'trusted by' sections? For me, it feels like paid adverts in search results. I always ignore/discount them. That said, 'trusted by' sections are targeting The Suits (CTOs, etc.), not hands-on folks like me.
- vasco 3y ago
  They're targeting the marketing person that put them there because the landing page template they bought to customize had such a section. Nobody gets paid anything for it.
dustincoates 3y ago
I once came across a landing page for a well known (to the HN crowd, at least) that claimed us as a customer, even though we weren't using the products they were advertising us on. It took a month or so for them to remove it, and since then I've been a lot more cynical about what I see there.

xitang 3y ago

Thanks for you kind word and for asking this great question. I have to admit that the claim is more for marketing purpose to make it look impressive. The truth is that we tested the design with a small group of folks, including myself, students, a career coach and friends. We use this design during our job searches and we have landed interviews/offers from the companies listed in the logo clouds. It works for a small sample size of us, so we include the logos up there to enhance its credibility that it at least has proven to work for some companies out there.

rosmax_1337 3y ago
>I have to admit that the claim is more for marketing purpose to make it look impressive. If you are going to be honest about lying by admitting to us that you lied, just state that it was a lie, don't euphemize it as marketing. Otherwise the "honesty" just comes of as manipulation.
- skwirl 3y ago
  Where was the lie? It’s pretty crappy to baselessly accuse someone of lying.
  - rosmax_1337 3y ago
    They claimed companies like Google and some universities trusted their software. If you read it word by word, it was only a claim that people who worked at the companies and who studied at the universities trusted their software, but the usage of company and university logos also made clear claim that the companies and universities themselves had endorsed it. They admitted it was for marketing purposes, and I added that rather than to euphemize it as marketing, they should instead admit that they lied, otherwise their attempt at honesty comes of as manipulative. It is possible to tell a lie by the usage of logos and layout, not only in text. This has now been removed from their website, you can see their original layout here: https://web.archive.org/web/20230625170119/https://www.open-resume.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230625170119/https://www.open-...

thebruce87m 3y ago

It’s an interesting claim - out of interest I looked up how many countries actually use a resume over a CV and some sources say only United States, Australia, and Canada.

mminer237 3y ago
What's the difference between a CV and a résumé? I understand academia uses longer CVS, but I thought they were synonymous terms for general job hunting.
- philipwhiuk 3y ago
  It's lots of minor things: * CVs are generally longer - 2-4 sides. Resumes are more of a one page and done thing. * Resumes often include a mission statement or similar. CVs don't - you'd put that stuff on a 'cover letter', if at all * CVs are generally not adjusted per job - it's everything, with only the older stuff abbreviated. Whereas resumes are tailored.
  - MissTake 3y ago
    OR it could be simply regional. In the UK I created CVs, in the US I created Resumes. Same thing, different names.
  - mminer237 3y ago
    Ah, I didn't realize all CVs are longer. Yeah, a résumé longer than a page is considered bad practice. However, as an American, I've never heard of a résumé including a mission statement or being adjusted per job. As you said, they're very short documents. I've always seen them just giving the same factual history of the person's employment/education, and the person similarly attaches a cover letter tailored to the specific job, repeating some highlights and how it qualifies him and saying how perfect this job is for him.
  - ivolimmen 3y ago
    Well I am Dutch and I personally don't differ between the two. Just different names. Btw my CV is now 7 pages long but I am a consultant.

proxiful-wash 3y ago

Its just bad tacky thing to do the author is trying to just make organized resumes and the skill gains for those who have figured it out have negligible talent. Those that can truly represent themselves without the crutches of this OP will easily shine through as a better hire. And in-fact if I see this template I am going to think the candidate is cheating.

teekert 3y ago

I’d take as “99% of dentists agree”. Maybe she/he should have said that haha. I see nothing wrong with this lighthearted marketing. It’s a single dev project, it’s just fun to market it this way. It’s easy to see it should be take with a small grain of salt.