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Ask HN: Do you think it's worth to have a resume website?

I am thinking of having a resume website. But, I am not sure is it worth it to do that? These 2 things are bothering me particulary. 1)I am extremely concerned about my private data Like phone no, email id been public 2)The recurring cost of yearly maintenance, will that be a good Investment to do?
( 6 comments | on HN )
Re:Ask HN: Do you think it's worth to have a resume website? by suramya_tomar on Friday December 20, 2019 @07:26AM (#21843614)
If you are just hosting your resume on the site then you probably won't get much benefit from the site. Instead you should use the site to showcase some of the work you have done in the past like projects, design portfolios (if you are in that side of work), code etc. You can also post articles / posts etc to showcase your expertise & knowledge.

I do that on my site along with a blog and I have had great feedback about it from employers in the past.

Re:Ask HN: Do you think it's worth to have a resume website? by JMTQp8lwXL on Thursday December 19, 2019 @08:57AM (#21834888)
Yes, because when recruiters ask for your resume, just give them the link. They can view it immediately, print to PDF if they want a copy (warning: cross browser "Print to PDF" functionality can be flaky), or print a hard copy. I don't have to perform a file upload.

Most people will read your resume anyways, even if you have a LinkedIn. My LinkedIn lists all of my positions; my resume is a smaller subset of skills & experience I market myself as.

Re:Ask HN: Do you think it's worth to have a resume website? by mytailorisrich on Thursday December 19, 2019 @08:10AM (#21834550)
What do you want to do that you cannot do with Linkedin?
Re:Ask HN: Do you think it's worth to have a resume website? by jobless on Thursday December 19, 2019 @08:29AM (#21834672)
Get attention of the recruiter and Stand-out from Rest of the crowd
Re:Ask HN: Do you think it's worth to have a resume website? by sharemywin on Thursday December 19, 2019 @08:33AM (#21834708)
unless it had a portfolio of some kind(code or design, etc) I would think it's marginal. You could have a contact form for privacy concerns.
Re:Ask HN: Do you think it's worth to have a resume website? by jobless on Thursday December 19, 2019 @09:11AM (#21834995)
Precisely, I could showcase many things with a better UX. However, I am assuming recruiter either will feel lazy or just not care to fill-out a form to get my contact info.