Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs

Re:Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs by Bladtman on Thursday February 16, 2017 @07:49AM (#13659478)

You might not like this, but here are my honest thoughts: You seem to be selling yourself as a web designer, but your website is terrible, and so are it's contents.

I realise this is subjective, so I won't try and justify my thoughts. Frankly I don't care enough to debate them anyway, so you can take it or leave it, as you please.

Your designs aren't minimalist, they're just minimal; empty, underdone. And even then your colour palettes are grating. Not to mention that o23.io, days and skyler look pretty identical.

Maybe the reality is that no-one wants to hire you, because you, or the works you use to advertise yourself, aren't quite as good as you might think.

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Re:Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs by Bladtman on Thursday February 16, 2017 @07:56AM (#13659521)

I should add that this is not meant to discourage you. As always in life, you have three options: 1. Be good. 2. Get good. 3. Get out.

I'm not saying you need to take option 3, I'm just saying maye option 1. is out of the question.

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Re:Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs by grayclhn on Thursday February 16, 2017 @07:56AM (#13659520)

Your last sentence isn't necessary.

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Re:Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs by Bladtman on Thursday February 16, 2017 @07:59AM (#13659539)

I changed it to something slightly less inflammatory.

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Re:Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs by sokoloff on Thursday February 16, 2017 @10:01AM (#13660323)

Damn, I can only imagine what it was like before the edit then...

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Re:Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs by sdflkd on Thursday February 16, 2017 @02:10PM (#13662636)

The ego on HN gets me every time. I quite like his designs.

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Re:Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs by Bladtman on Sunday February 19, 2017 @08:00AM (#13679479)

Good for you, and good for OP. I'm really not trying to denigrate anyone, but OP is complaining that he doesn't get interviews. If his reviewers think like I do, using spans correctly in his html, and "playing the game" (which is what others are suggesting) won't do him any good.

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Re:Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs by magic_beans on Thursday February 16, 2017 @04:48PM (#13663830)

His design is excellent for a developer. But maybe a little TOO minimal for a product designer.

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Re:Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs by Bladtman on Sunday February 19, 2017 @07:52AM (#13679450)

I disagree. Maybe you are right, maybe this isn't the reason he doesn't get interviews, but if someone sent me that portfolio, I would not give the application a second look.

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Re:Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs by Bladtman on Thursday February 16, 2017 @07:58AM (#13659532)

Probably not, but I did think a conclusion was necessary.

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Re:Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs by grayclhn on Thursday February 16, 2017 @08:01AM (#13659545)

Fair enough. I thought the point about the sites looking nearly identical was strong enough to end on.

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Re:Ask HN: I’ve been applying to a million jobs by Bladtman on Thursday February 16, 2017 @08:07AM (#13659579)

Well, thanks for pointing it out. Either way; an insult wasn't a good way to end it.

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