Resume Worded
Productivity
resume writing
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How HN took it
3 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 25 critical, out of 43 comments about the project. Thread score -0.44.
Idea: 2 for, 13 againstPricing: 0 for, 5 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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Good text snippets useful for wording resume lines
From 1 comment
There are some good text snippets on the linked site, so if your strengths do not lie in written English then it could very well be a helpful resource for how to word things.…
leroy_masochist on HN
Useful for wording examples when redoing a portfolio site
From 1 comment
Brilliant. I am looking to redo my portfolio site and this will help with wording examples
exception_e on HN
Objections
Lines were sourced without transparency; provenance and proof of success are unclear
From 4 comments
There's a real lack of transparency that makes this look shady. How did you get your hands on these resumes? How do I know that these were actually successful resumes? Are the…
taco_emoji on HNHow are these resume lines "proven?"
dpcx on HNHow were these resumes sourced?
adtac on HNThis feels dodgy.
aaronaarzelbart on HN
Encourages made-up quantified metrics that candidates cannot verify
From 4 comments
I hate this advice so much, even if it's true that it works. How many people actually have any sort of knowledge of (or access to) such measurements? If you're in sales or…
sdiupIGPWEfh on HNSo by that point, I've already made like three things up because there's absolutely no way for them to fact check this nonsense. Why talk to George when I can just pull something…
bsjob on HNI never understood what's the point of having quantifiable data in a resume for a software engineer. Most of the time it'll likely end up being made up, as you don't have access…
nnd on HNYeah 30% is not a "hard number", I use this stuff on my resume but only because I know the people who read them are not like me.
SirZimzim on HN
Tagline 'impactful' is weak wording
From 1 comment
Looks pretty. However for a service that claims to provide me the best words to put on my resume, the tagline "write impactful resumes" is rather harmful. "Impactful" is clunky.…
m52go on HN
Pricing too high for the content
From 1 comment
kinda cool, no where worth 25 dollars/month. myperfectresume has a bunch of lines to, and its free to get inspiration from theres....
bharris62 on HN
Search returns irrelevant results for programming languages and does not search symbols
From 2 comments
Doesn't search symbols. The example gives "Python" as a search term so I assumed you could look up languages. C/C++/C# all return the same thing, which incidentally have nothing…
godelski on HNI entered a search term for a programming language and got a bunch of lines to "copy" that seemed to be for accounting or sales, not tech. So, either that's the secret to getting…
hellofunk on HN
Requests
Add more lines to the free database
From 2 comments
The free database on the main site is pretty small so not many lines will show up. The pro database has tons more technical lines (as well as others). We'll be adding to both…
rohanm93 on HNHey! The solution is to add more lines which we'll be adding to the Free site. The Pro site has several hundred lines so the search works much better. Thanks for the feedback.
rohanm93 on HN
Fix search on Firefox and Edge and search symbols
From 2 comments
Search bar doesn't work in latest Firefox/Edge. Or am I doing something wrong? I type a keyword in there, but there is no search button, the list doesn't change after pressing…
quickben on HNDoesn't search symbols. The example gives "Python" as a search term so I assumed you could look up languages. C/C++/C# all return the same thing, which incidentally have nothing…
godelski on HN
Rework pricing
From 2 comments
Some A/B testing might be needed, but my gut feeling is that this should be a flat fee service (lifetime). - I think very few people will want to pay for 3 months of the service.…
inerte on HNSome great points here, thank you! We've rightly got a lot of feedback on the pricing. We'll work on coming up with a better pricing model - thanks again.
rohanm93 on HN
Questions
How were the resumes sourced and were they actually successful?
From 2 comments
There's a real lack of transparency that makes this look shady. How did you get your hands on these resumes? How do I know that these were actually successful resumes? Are the…
taco_emoji on HNHow were these resumes sourced?
adtac on HN
How are the lines proven successful?
From 1 comment
How are these resume lines "proven?"
dpcx on HN
Alternatives named
myperfectresume
From 1 comment
kinda cool, no where worth 25 dollars/month. myperfectresume has a bunch of lines to, and its free to get inspiration from theres....
bharris62 on HN