CakeResume
Productivity
resume builder
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
5 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 15 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.
Idea: 3 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, slick interface and drag and drop mechanic
From 3 comments
This looks good (i like the drag and drop mechanic). I've spent a lot of time exploring and building career tools [1], and my observation so far has been that "formatting and…
gentleteblor on HNI'm really surprised this is the first tool I've seen like this. Makes perfect sense. Love the interface. Awesome work. :)
josh_carterPDX on HNSheesh modal/reg just to try it! You could allow some playing and collect users 1 step later. I like the idea. Your site looks great - clean and attractive. The animations are…
WhitneyLand on HN
Objections
Requires signup before trying the tool
From 3 comments
When I click "Try Now", I get a modal to signup. Is there something specific about this tool that requires signing-up first? Why can't we access it as is? (I understand some…
awalGarg on HNSheesh modal/reg just to try it! You could allow some playing and collect users 1 step later. I like the idea. Your site looks great - clean and attractive. The animations are…
WhitneyLand on HNCool. I tried to "try it now" but got some modal instead, so obviously I then closed the window instantly.
SippinLean on HN
Only PDF export; recruiters often want Word
From 1 comment
I hate the fact that so many of these resume generators only support downloading as PDF. Maybe (?) that works for the super-elite echelon who don't really have to "job hunt", and…
StevePerkins on HN
Image-heavy and resembles generic templates
From 2 comments
Looks nice from the landing page, but maybe a bit image-heavy for a resume isn't it? On the topic of resume building though, while I haven't had the need for making one in a long…
wingerlang on HNLooks like a generic wordpress theme
anotheryou on HN
Requests
Word or HTML export
From 3 comments
I hate the fact that so many of these resume generators only support downloading as PDF. Maybe (?) that works for the super-elite echelon who don't really have to "job hunt", and…
StevePerkins on HNI love this, would be possible to add in an HTML export functionality that I could use to host on my website for example?
ohstopitu on HNCan I download the final resume as a standalone HTML website too?
WA on HN
Lists with add/remove items and easier snippet replacement
From 1 comment
Awesome little tool. I like the idea of drag&drop snippets, but every list snippet has a fixed number of items. Why not one snippet with the ability to add/remove list items?…
jenskanis on HN
Import from Stack Overflow CV or JSON Resume
From 1 comment
Personally I've gone all-in on the Stack Overflow CV / Developer Story (mine, for example [1]). I'm exploring building the missing tooling to update everything else (LinkedIn,…
tedmiston on HN
Questions
Why is signup required to try it?
From 1 comment
When I click "Try Now", I get a modal to signup. Is there something specific about this tool that requires signing-up first? Why can't we access it as is? (I understand some…
awalGarg on HN
Alternatives named
JSON Resume and Resume Fodder
From 1 comment
I hate the fact that so many of these resume generators only support downloading as PDF. Maybe (?) that works for the super-elite echelon who don't really have to "job hunt", and…
StevePerkins on HN
HackMyResume
From 1 comment
HackMyResume does Word, PDF, .... http://please.hackmyresume.com/ But it is a Node app.
dfraser992 on HN
Stack Overflow Developer Story
From 1 comment
Personally I've gone all-in on the Stack Overflow CV / Developer Story (mine, for example [1]). I'm exploring building the missing tooling to update everything else (LinkedIn,…
tedmiston on HN