Show and Tell: I built a web app! What do you think of it?

i like the simple one-page design but I haven't yet explored the app. The idea itself sounds unique and probably has a potential to become something more. The only thing that I was hung on was the name. It took me a minute to figure out (without reading more) what the name actually meant.

Just off the top of my head, what about something like resumaze.io (it's available).

I could probably think of some more names but that was the first thing I noticed. Hope it helps.

Thanks Dustin!

Yeah, there are a few things I'm thinking of improving. The name being one of them.

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. It's really helpful!

Michael

Really nice. I like the design of the front page. It's obvious you really know your stuff and it gives me hope I can get to your level one day. I just tried it and it seems simple enough.

With that here begins my constructive criticism (just my humble opinions):

One thing you don't want to do is overload people too many forms. People on the web these days have such short attention spans that by the 5th page of filling out forms I was getting impatient. So maybe you can figure out a way to just add a skip to end button after the first or second form.

Also, if you get a chance I would like to enter multiple schools for education.

The font seems kind of huge with the standard resume template that I wasn't a big fan of scrolling down so much just to see a simple resume.

Any way you can add a section for articles or papers for people who publish in journals, conferences, etc?

$3.75 a month seems really pricey for a service I might need to update less than 10 times a year. Most of the time it’s a parking place for a few MB of data especially since there is free webhosting out there and LinkedIn and other resume sites are also free. I’d rather pay an initial upfront fee and have lifetime sharing with the option to pay for upgrades.

Really good start though. I wish you luck.

All good points Phillip!

You actually can skip sections by pressing continue. But we should point that out more.

I'm definitely looking into adding more features. I'll begin by adding those that are the most requested by users. But a portfolio section is definitely on that list.

Pricing is something that will continue to evolve.

Thanks for taking your time to help me out! Much appreciated.

In general I like the site and the idea.

A couple things I hope you find constructive.

Create an export utility. Many employers still need a resume uploaded on their site and this would help link a website with something a user can utilize for job searching.

Create an import utility. If I have a resume, try to parse it and create the site for me.

Create a short video to entice users to action. Doesn't have to be anything special, but let me know why I care about having a web-based resume and how your tool helps me compared to my current resume and process.

Finally, I agree with Phillip Poon about the pricing. There's a lot better networks for resumes. Indeed has a service. LinkedIn has their profile which is effectively a resume. How do you differentiate yourself from them and their free services?

Think about the problem people with resumes face today. They want to get found and break through resume filters. They want to be matched with relevant jobs. They want to know the keywords that recruiters are searching for and how to get those skills.

Thanks Ryan.

You're right about getting my differentiating factor out there. Currently, I consider the app to be supplementary to a traditional resume. We are not meant to replace it but to enhance your professional appearance. But who knows what our future may hold. :)

Thank you good sir!

Oh wow, thanks Dustin! I've never heard of Dunked. That's some good inspiration there.

Thanks for the encouragement and good idea Ryan!

Congrats, Michael! That is an amazing story. Your app looks great, by the way. :)

I'm going to share this with the rest of Treehouse, they'll be happy to hear about it.

Thanks Nick! I'm honored that you think so.

Awesome work! :) Thank you so much for sharing this.

Hey Michael Morton that is soo awesome! Great work! We're all really impressed here.