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Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by EvRev on Friday March 23, 2018 @02:21PM (#16661099)
Here is what works for me. Took me so many iterations to polish it. I use Inkscape.

https://github.com/evinr/Graphic_Design/blob/master/Resumes/...

Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by Humdeee on Friday March 23, 2018 @03:52PM (#16662028)
I am not a fan of this format at all. It is exhausting to read. How many iterations? You have spelling errors in your bars...
Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by tuananh on Sunday March 25, 2018 @09:52PM (#16675981)
Agree. It's very tiresome to extract information from this.
Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by rhonsby on Friday March 23, 2018 @02:58PM (#16661472)
I have trouble parsing your resume.

The bars require me to tilt my neck to read. If I don't, it's still challenging. The graph isn't very intuitive either.

What I care most about is the description of your role at your previous employment, but it seems to have the smallest font which makes it difficult to read when everything else is so large.

Testimonials also take up a lot of space and doesn't provide much.

Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by wyattk on Friday March 23, 2018 @03:10PM (#16661589)
A piece of advice, two of the words in the large graphic are spelled wrong (explanation and experience).
Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by Humdeee on Friday March 23, 2018 @03:55PM (#16662067)
Also "teleco". I assume this is supposed to be telco or telecom
Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by gkya on Friday March 23, 2018 @05:05PM (#16662627)
I don't want to sound dismissive, but if I was hiring, I woudn't even read this one. Not because it's ugly, but because you're supposed to produce sth. I'll read but not helping even a little bit about that.
Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by walterbell on Friday March 23, 2018 @02:38PM (#16661269)
Could you share more about the toolchain for producing the PDF, e.g. D3 to create SVG, then manual placement of SVG in an Inkscape file?

Were you trying to block machine readers by using an image for skills?

Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by bb88 on Friday March 23, 2018 @06:39PM (#16663243)
You should be an expert in Computer Science Basics. If I were a hiring manager, (and I have been in the past) I would probably push yours to the side for that reason alone.
Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by hypertexthero on Saturday March 24, 2018 @11:30AM (#16667084)
This is one of the best resume designs I have seen.

Yes, there are spelling mistakes, but for me, these show a human being behind the words and design.

Excellent work.

Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by imauld on Saturday March 24, 2018 @12:55AM (#16664948)
Anyone applying for an engineer position that lists MS Office as a skill won't be getting a call back.
Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by andrewmcwatters on Friday March 23, 2018 @05:00PM (#16662602)
I would recommend removing your skill level graph, it doesn't provide meaningful information to recruiting or hiring managers, and takes away due to using an unorthodox visual in a professional document.
Re:Ask HN: How does a great resume look like? What are the b... by karmapolic on Friday March 23, 2018 @02:25PM (#16661140)
this one is awesome.