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Show HN: A website that tailors your resume for each job you apply for

32 points by samixg 2y ago

Hey HN, I'm excited to share a project I've been working on for the past few months. As someone who has spent countless hours tweaking my resume for different job applications, I wanted to find a way to make this process more efficient and effective. So, I built a website that tailors your resume for each job you apply for. You can check it out here: https://resume.ink https://resume.ink Looking forward to your thoughts! Cheers, Sami

samixg 2y ago
Also you can download the tailored resume for free if you use code “DEMO” (No account is needed)
the_real_cher 2y ago
Does this use GPT?
- samixg 2y ago
  Yes it does
pogue 2y ago
Can you discuss the data privacy? What happens to my resume if I upload it to you? Are you retaining it? Are you keeping my email and sending me marketing stuff etc etc etc?
- samixg 2y ago
  That's a great suggestion, I'll add a FAQ section to answer these.
- bibliotekka 2y ago
  Oddly I have the same questions when applying to jobs in general. Some of the interfaces feel like dark alleyways.
bitsinthesky 2y ago
Is this a message from heaven? Is the holy Hacker News now God’s preferred vehicle for answering prayers, yonder the silicon curtain far beyond?
Mountain_Skies 2y ago
LLMs writing resumes LLMs reading resumes Can electric monks be far behind?
- bitsinthesky 2y ago
  Now that I think of it I should set up poisoned models on huggingface which, when used to read resumes, will auto-accept anything with my username on it
thomasfromcdnjs 2y ago
We have a version of this for JSON Resume, just append /letter if you use the registry https://registry.jsonresume.org/thomasdavis/letter https://registry.jsonresume.org/thomasdavis/letter https://registry.jsonresume.org/sadimfinity/letter https://registry.jsonresume.org/sadimfinity/letter prompt/code: https://github.com/jsonresume/jsonresume.org/blob/master/apps/registry/pages/api/letter.js https://github.com/jsonresume/jsonresume.org/blob/master/app...
- samixg 2y ago
  This is so cool! I think Resume.Ink is different because it generates a new PDF resume tailored specifically to the job you're applying to. While JSON Resume generates a cover letter. I think they actually complement each other quite well.
  - thomasfromcdnjs 2y ago
    Yeah my bad, I just tried to delete my comment but too late. --- My useful feedback; - I thought the UX was broken when there was no next button after answering questions - It would be great if the homepage showed a real example (real JD, real before and after) - There was a bug in my upload (Thomas Davis pdf if you are looking at the database). It hallucinated a whole job I've never had into my finished resume.
    - deleted 2y ago
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    - samixg 2y ago
      Don't worry, I'm pretty sure someone will find your comment useful -------- Thanks for the feedback: 1. You're right, the UX can use some improvements there 2. I've just updated the landing page with a before/after example 3. Ooh, that's not good, thanks for reporting this, I'll look into it asap
      - thomasfromcdnjs 2y ago
empire_and_sun 2y ago
Thanks bro keep it up
ssayed 2y ago
I experimented with Jobscan (https://www.jobscan.co/ https://www.jobscan.co/) and Teal (https://www.tealhq.com/tools/resume-builder https://www.tealhq.com/tools/resume-builder) Neither were that impressive in my opinion. Excited to give this a shot!
- samixg 2y ago
  Let me know if you have any feedback!
- mkobit 2y ago
  I had the same experience with JobScan. I felt that it helped me on my resume overhaul with some good clear suggestions, but didn't work well with editing and replacement, especially with my resume hosted in Google docs. I cancelled my subscription during the free trial. Thankfully, this is another tool in the current arms war of job searchers versus corporate recruiting.
empire_and_sun 2y ago
Hey you want to work on AI projects together!?
toddmorey 2y ago
I like the idea quite a bit, but the example before/after resume shows the resume getting better rather than more tailored.
- samixg 2y ago
  Fair point, I did try to include the job requirements in the before/after but couldn't integrate it in a pleasant way, but if you're interested here's the job post I used for the example: https://apply.workable.com/lucidya/j/47F7F41A30/ https://apply.workable.com/lucidya/j/47F7F41A30/

32 points by samixg 2y ago

samixg 2y ago

Also you can download the tailored resume for free if you use code “DEMO” (No account is needed)

the_real_cher 2y ago

Does this use GPT?

samixg 2y ago
Yes it does

pogue 2y ago

Can you discuss the data privacy? What happens to my resume if I upload it to you? Are you retaining it? Are you keeping my email and sending me marketing stuff etc etc etc?

samixg 2y ago
That's a great suggestion, I'll add a FAQ section to answer these.
bibliotekka 2y ago
Oddly I have the same questions when applying to jobs in general. Some of the interfaces feel like dark alleyways.

bitsinthesky 2y ago

Is this a message from heaven? Is the holy Hacker News now God’s preferred vehicle for answering prayers, yonder the silicon curtain far beyond?

Mountain_Skies 2y ago

LLMs writing resumes LLMs reading resumes Can electric monks be far behind?

bitsinthesky 2y ago
Now that I think of it I should set up poisoned models on huggingface which, when used to read resumes, will auto-accept anything with my username on it

thomasfromcdnjs 2y ago

We have a version of this for JSON Resume, just append /letter if you use the registry https://registry.jsonresume.org/thomasdavis/letter https://registry.jsonresume.org/thomasdavis/letter https://registry.jsonresume.org/sadimfinity/letter https://registry.jsonresume.org/sadimfinity/letter prompt/code: https://github.com/jsonresume/jsonresume.org/blob/master/apps/registry/pages/api/letter.js https://github.com/jsonresume/jsonresume.org/blob/master/app...

samixg 2y ago
This is so cool! I think Resume.Ink is different because it generates a new PDF resume tailored specifically to the job you're applying to. While JSON Resume generates a cover letter. I think they actually complement each other quite well.
- thomasfromcdnjs 2y ago
  Yeah my bad, I just tried to delete my comment but too late. --- My useful feedback; - I thought the UX was broken when there was no next button after answering questions - It would be great if the homepage showed a real example (real JD, real before and after) - There was a bug in my upload (Thomas Davis pdf if you are looking at the database). It hallucinated a whole job I've never had into my finished resume.
  - deleted 2y ago
    [deleted]
  - samixg 2y ago
    Don't worry, I'm pretty sure someone will find your comment useful -------- Thanks for the feedback: 1. You're right, the UX can use some improvements there 2. I've just updated the landing page with a before/after example 3. Ooh, that's not good, thanks for reporting this, I'll look into it asap
    - thomasfromcdnjs 2y ago

empire_and_sun 2y ago

Thanks bro keep it up

ssayed 2y ago

I experimented with Jobscan (https://www.jobscan.co/ https://www.jobscan.co/) and Teal (https://www.tealhq.com/tools/resume-builder https://www.tealhq.com/tools/resume-builder) Neither were that impressive in my opinion. Excited to give this a shot!

samixg 2y ago
Let me know if you have any feedback!
mkobit 2y ago
I had the same experience with JobScan. I felt that it helped me on my resume overhaul with some good clear suggestions, but didn't work well with editing and replacement, especially with my resume hosted in Google docs. I cancelled my subscription during the free trial. Thankfully, this is another tool in the current arms war of job searchers versus corporate recruiting.

empire_and_sun 2y ago

Hey you want to work on AI projects together!?

toddmorey 2y ago

I like the idea quite a bit, but the example before/after resume shows the resume getting better rather than more tailored.

samixg 2y ago
Fair point, I did try to include the job requirements in the before/after but couldn't integrate it in a pleasant way, but if you're interested here's the job post I used for the example: https://apply.workable.com/lucidya/j/47F7F41A30/ https://apply.workable.com/lucidya/j/47F7F41A30/