I used to work at seelio.com, which was trying to revolutionize the resume via a more portfolio-style system. i like the premise here - but i hear where lucas is coming from - i wonder how much employers want to read stories about people when they can see easy and quick bullet points
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I used a few such 'online profile' services which were not necessarily resumes-building, but profile-building. For example, Vizify (now taken over by yahoo I guess), enthuse.me.
However, both these worked better for 'online-socially active' professionals whereas Sumry does not give any special weight to these social stats. So, this seems to be a welcome change as long as users have at least minimum control and flexibility over the resume presentation!
Not to be "that guy", but there's a typo above the fold on the landing page :)
"Seriously, proud to be an early adopte"
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@staringispolite oh good! not just me! "emphasises" is ALSO spelled wrong!
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I think it's likely most people trying out Sumry will have LinkedIn accounts - might be able to show something compelling faster by using some of what they've entered there as a starting point.
@kgdavis Agreed. I remember Vizify being great for this
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We know the buzz for brand stories, and we discuss that we are brands as professionals. So, resumes taking the shape of stories is a welcome sign! I see traditional resumes giving way to 'my story'!
@eriktorenberg@lucascerdan From the looks of things, you can be as lyrical or factual as you want. I think Sumry's main strengths lie in its design and functionality; the content is entirely up to you. I really like that you can keep track of your whole application process and send mails in-app.
Co-Founder of Sumry here. I love reading all your thoughts and ideas. We know that Sumry is longer than what HR expects. That's why the future of Sumry is all about other ways to show off the key information inside your Sumry (one-page PDF summaries, other things I can't share yet! ;) Go get a free account and let me know what you think: nate@sumry.in
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