Scenario
Rupert is a 22 year old senior at MIT studying mechanical engineering. He's been applying for full time jobs, and always tries to clearly communicate the various interesting projects he's done both in 2.009 and as an intern with Apple. He wishes there was a clearer, easier way to get those project details across to prospective employers.
In order to solve this problem, Rupert creates an account with Resumazing! He then adds his headshot, followed by some basic contact information. Next, he adds the same information present on his existing resume, and is able to cut and paste most of it into the corresponding fields. He then adds a .pdf file to his 2.009 project, the final deliverable outlining their design. He also adds a video of the presentation to that same item. Next, he adds a link to a press release from Apple detailing the improvements his team made to the MacBook Pro unibody frame after discovering inadequacies during stress testing.
Having completed the editing, he previews his Resumazing! creation, sets his resume to public, and copies the public link so he can send it to prospective employers.
Gerald is the 31 year old CEO and Founder of ModelMazing!, a mechanical engineering startup that does a lot of CNC machine work. He's looking for talented new hires with relevant experience to help grow the company.
Having received Rupert's resume, Gelard clicks on the link to view his account. After browsing through his resume, he decides to first watch the 2.009 video presentation. Thanks to the headshot at the top of the document, he can recognize Rupert as the main presenter, and is impressed with his communication ability. He decides to read the deliverable, but given its length, only has time to briefly skim it. Instead, he decides to devote his time to perusing the Apple press release by clicking the corresponding button next to the correct content item.
Impressed with both Rupert's technical and communicative abilities, thanks in large part due to the select supplemental information available along with his resume, Gerald invites Rupert to participate in a phone interview, and ends up offering him the job.
1 Comment
Unknown User (glittle@mit.edu)
good work!
thoughts:
- this project seems pretty straightforward, and definitely GUI intensive. Your interface is competing with just typing everything in a rich text editor, which has a lot of power, so think carefully about why someone would want to use your interface to build their resume rather than just typing it. I think the main advantage will be that your interface will provide a standard template, so they don't need to worry about formatting, but templates can be cumbersome to fill out if they are not built with care ;) -- of course you also provide the ability to attach files, but one could attach files to a typed resume as well