OpenResume
Productivity
resume builder
SHOW HN2023
656points
198comments
#32of 3,109 in 2023
Top 2%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
13 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 18 critical, out of 54 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Design: 4 for, 7 againstPerformance: 1 for, 6 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean real-time preview and easy to use without sign-up
From 3 comments
This looks really good. Responsive real-time preview, clear interface, no login necessary, customisable without being overwhelming. Even the category names can be edited if you…
latexr on HNAwesome work! The builder is super comfy and intuitive. Just one request - would really like to mark in bold parts of a sentence.
shmooper on HNJust checked out the resume scanner and it’s very nice! I appreciate how it only took a few clicks to get from the home page to a real example with my own resume. It also works…
juliusgeo on HN
Open source and free
From 1 comment
Very nice, thanks for making this open source!
js4ever on HN
Parser is fast compared to others
From 1 comment
Just checked out the resume scanner and it’s very nice! I appreciate how it only took a few clicks to get from the home page to a real example with my own resume. It also works…
juliusgeo on HN
Objections
Resume parser often fails to parse PDFs correctly
From 4 comments
Interesting. I put my LinkedIn generated resume into the parser, and it only parsed it about 1/2 right. Which makes me wonder, who is doing the wrong thing here? Is LinkedIn…
jedberg on HNThat resume parser needs some work. Other than my name and contact info, it didn't correctly parse anything. It added my most recent work history as schools with no names or…
geuis on HNSeems like an awesome idea you have here. However, I uploaded my partners resume as a PDF and it didn't parse out any of the relevant details. Meaning they would pretty much need…
kylegalbraith on HNThis is really awesome, great work. Some feedback: Your parser wasn't able to properly parse out my education from the resume I just made from your own builder (PDF'd). It's just…
twostorytower on HN
Multi-page resumes not supported in editor
From 2 comments
Overall, I think the project looks great, and the fact that it's open-source is a big plus. However, there are a few issues that I noticed: - The web editor doesn't seem to…
woodylondon on HNThis is really awesome, great work. Some feedback: Your parser wasn't able to properly parse out my education from the resume I just made from your own builder (PDF'd). It's just…
twostorytower on HN
Bullet points created on each space in Firefox
From 2 comments
Good one! I just tried it out because I need a resume and my old one was done really weirdly in InDesign ages ago. One thing I noticed was the really weird (I am on Firefox) :…
hansoolo on HNNice idea for a project and here what I found: Buggy input which break characters into bullet points while filling resume from scratch, could have been spotted before it's shipped.
todotask on HN
Unverified claim of companies using it, later removed
From 2 comments
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…
goncalomb on HNI apologize for the confusion the statement has caused and comes off as lying. The statement is accurate and is in fact tested & likened by students and employees listed in the…
xitang on HN
Requests
Import from LinkedIn profile
From 1 comment
I would allow people to scrape a LinkedIn profile and get the resume from there.
pachico on HN
Support multiple custom fields and markdown formatting
From 1 comment
I really like this and would recommend being able to add extra field(s) when doing a custom one. I know that it had a custom one, but I couldn't format the text. It only adds…
bluedemon on HN
Import from JSON Resume
From 1 comment
I have liked the outputs and organization of [Reactive Resume](https://rxresu.me) in the past but I have realized it gets parsed unintelligibly by most ATS and seems to rasterize…
t3pfaff on HN
Bold text within sentences
From 1 comment
Awesome work! The builder is super comfy and intuitive. Just one request - would really like to mark in bold parts of a sentence.
shmooper on HN
Questions
Does it support the JSON Resume format?
From 1 comment
Nice work, Xitang. Curious to know if this supports the JSON Resume format.
siilikuin on HN
Could it be built as a static HTML app without frameworks?
From 1 comment
Really impressive work, although I was wondering, could this be made as a static HTML "application"? No NextJS, no ReactJS, not even TypeScript. Pure HTML/JS/CSS hosted statically.
mewonderswhy on HN
Alternatives named
JSON Resume
From 1 comment
Also checkout https://jsonresume.org/ not my project but also amazing work
pratio on HN
Reactive Resume
From 1 comment
I have liked the outputs and organization of [Reactive Resume](https://rxresu.me) in the past but I have realized it gets parsed unintelligibly by most ATS and seems to rasterize…
t3pfaff on HN
AsciiDoc resume
From 1 comment
Just as a thought. For me, AsciiDoc was perfectly fine. No modifications needed, and it is compatible with GitHub's build in preview. That's what it could look like:…
razemio on HN
Modern CV (LaTeX)
From 1 comment
That's Modern CV
TsukiZombina on HN