- A small summation at the top perhaps? The website is lengthy, so perhaps adding something to hook people in quickly would be good. Even "After he blah-blahed at blah-blah Miles decided he needed to blah-blah. He could work for you!"
Although I'm sure you could think of something better. :)
* Be concise. Cut down on noise; improve the signal. What will an engineer/recruiter need to see to (a) understand what your skills are, (b) trust you -- indirect: credentials, direct: validate promise via github, (c) take action on this and give you an awesome job.
On the web site design:
* Before scrolling down I know nothing about you. When hitting the site immediately you need something to engage with me. The first screen is mostly vacant of anything helpful.
* Github is mentioned in your introduction yet it is not in the mostly irrelevant list of services that you can be found on. Given that it's very important why not?
* 'Hire Miles' isn't obviously an email link. Perhaps you could put a small email symbol on it? The menu is also not obviously a menu. Read up on 'affordances' and you can improve the user experience with this knowledge. :)
* It would be a nice touch if you slide down (animation) to the anchor links as some other websites do.
* Dark red on tartan? Some of the typography is a bit off.
* Might be nice to link to the github for the website from the website or mention that it's written in node.js. Maybe only interesting for geeks but I get the feeling that this will be your market since other recruiters just expect normal resumes. :)
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I appreciate any advice/feedback! Thanks!
- A small summation at the top perhaps? The website is lengthy, so perhaps adding something to hook people in quickly would be good. Even "After he blah-blahed at blah-blah Miles decided he needed to blah-blah. He could work for you!"
Although I'm sure you could think of something better. :)
Here's a general CV tip:
* Be concise. Cut down on noise; improve the signal. What will an engineer/recruiter need to see to (a) understand what your skills are, (b) trust you -- indirect: credentials, direct: validate promise via github, (c) take action on this and give you an awesome job.
On the web site design:
* Before scrolling down I know nothing about you. When hitting the site immediately you need something to engage with me. The first screen is mostly vacant of anything helpful.
* Github is mentioned in your introduction yet it is not in the mostly irrelevant list of services that you can be found on. Given that it's very important why not?
* 'Hire Miles' isn't obviously an email link. Perhaps you could put a small email symbol on it? The menu is also not obviously a menu. Read up on 'affordances' and you can improve the user experience with this knowledge. :)
* It would be a nice touch if you slide down (animation) to the anchor links as some other websites do.
* Dark red on tartan? Some of the typography is a bit off.
* Might be nice to link to the github for the website from the website or mention that it's written in node.js. Maybe only interesting for geeks but I get the feeling that this will be your market since other recruiters just expect normal resumes. :)
I've had lots of people ask for an intro of some sort to greet the visitor - that's definitely my top priority.
I'm also reconsidering the layout - I've gotten some feedback about the amount of scrolling.
Thanks!