Hey all, I just finally got my E-Portfolio up and running and was hoping you could either give me some tips or critique on the website and even possibly my Resume thats on there. Http://AdamMosesJones.com
Need Website Critque
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Elader Arkon
Helped Tek test a thing
Pretty decent, the only critiques I really have to offer is I am running at a higher resolution and it leaves a TON of whitespace on either side of your content. A little whitespace is very effective, a ton is just detracting. The problem I believe is the extensive use of tables set to a specific size. Nested divs could alleviate this problem (though it might bring about some more kinks that need ironing... such is the way with divs...)
Also there is a rather large difference between IE and Firefox in regards to your resume (dunno about the rest of the site)
In Internet Explorer and In Firefox
As far as the resume is concerned, it needs to be dressed up a little. I've spent half a semester in class learning to build one (the professor is one of the people who reads all incoming resumes of people trying to get a job at the college) and the thing he kept drilling into us was that it literally needs to stand out. Color is not bad (especially when its in PDF or web-based like yours), tasteful and professional decoration is encouraged.
Lastly, there seems to be some spacing issues on the web resume (the spacing in the PDF is fine).
Anyway, My 2 cents. Hope it helps.
Also there is a rather large difference between IE and Firefox in regards to your resume (dunno about the rest of the site)
In Internet Explorer and In Firefox
As far as the resume is concerned, it needs to be dressed up a little. I've spent half a semester in class learning to build one (the professor is one of the people who reads all incoming resumes of people trying to get a job at the college) and the thing he kept drilling into us was that it literally needs to stand out. Color is not bad (especially when its in PDF or web-based like yours), tasteful and professional decoration is encouraged.
Lastly, there seems to be some spacing issues on the web resume (the spacing in the PDF is fine).
Anyway, My 2 cents. Hope it helps.
Pretty decent, the only critiques I really have to offer is I am running at a higher resolution and it leaves a TON of whitespace on either side of your content. A little whitespace is very effective, a ton is just detracting. The problem I believe is the extensive use of tables set to a specific size. Nested divs could alleviate this problem (though it might bring about some more kinks that need ironing... such is the way with divs...)
Also there is a rather large difference between IE and Firefox in regards to your resume (dunno about the rest of the site)
In Internet Explorer and In Firefox
As far as the resume is concerned, it needs to be dressed up a little. I've spent half a semester in class learning to build one (the professor is one of the people who reads all incoming resumes of people trying to get a job at the college) and the thing he kept drilling into us was that it literally needs to stand out. Color is not bad (especially when its in PDF or web-based like yours), tasteful and professional decoration is encouraged.
Lastly, there seems to be some spacing issues on the web resume (the spacing in the PDF is fine).
Anyway, My 2 cents. Hope it helps.
sweet, yeah I'm getting a bunch of resume critiques on the side too. The white space thing really was a thought and I'm looking for a different single column theme but this was the best I could find so far.
Right now another thing I'm looking for is a way to embed my youtube channel itself. I can embed videos, but I want people to be able to run through my videos within a menu system, kind of what im using now but not as proprietary and awkward as the setup is now,
Kidan
Moderator
the only page you have any problems on is the Resume page.
In Firefox the table cells are slapped up tight against one another, making it very hard to read. In IE, you have a outer border on the right and bottom, which is distracting, but there's also nothing to signify when the section is changed and all the text is bolded.
Rather than a monolithic table, you may want to go with something even as simple as a couple of fieldsets:
or create banners, or a background border for each section change. Even something as subtle as a font change, size increase, and a bottom border will make it stand out that this is a different section.
Regardless, it needs help, especially as your two primary sources of experience are technology and what amounts to an artistic endeavor with the video stuff.
Also, consider how this information is presented. It doesn't flow. You have a table, and it's set up like this:
TITLE STUFF about it
People read left to write, and that breaks the mold there.
Better structure would be:
Title
stuff about it(in a smaller font)
But worse, is that you break your own standard between sections.
The achievements, Community Service & Education sections all list things out like this:
Title Title
stuff stuff
Which jars, especially after I had just gotten used to
Title STUFF
TITLE STUFF
Additionally, don't be afraid to make your lists, lists, rather than just bulleted points, spread across a couple table cells. I'm mainly talking about the SKILLS section. While that two column works well for a skills section of a PAPER resume (and as an aside, I do NOT have that on my own resume) , there the primary goal is to get all the data onto a single sheet of paper. On the web, you have room, people do not mind scrolling vertically.
Finally, you also need a special style sheet on that particular page just for printers (http://tiny.cc/pW8qR). At the least, you'll want to do away with the top navigation, and the footer. But I'd also do things like shift from the sans-serif font, to a serif font for better paper readability.
Additional things I'd consider:
* an RTF version of your resume (a lot of folks hate adobe Reader)
* a TEXT version of your resume (text is viewable EVERYWHERE)
* A XML Sitemap http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitemaps
In Firefox the table cells are slapped up tight against one another, making it very hard to read. In IE, you have a outer border on the right and bottom, which is distracting, but there's also nothing to signify when the section is changed and all the text is bolded.
Rather than a monolithic table, you may want to go with something even as simple as a couple of fieldsets:
or create banners, or a background border for each section change. Even something as subtle as a font change, size increase, and a bottom border will make it stand out that this is a different section.
Regardless, it needs help, especially as your two primary sources of experience are technology and what amounts to an artistic endeavor with the video stuff.
Also, consider how this information is presented. It doesn't flow. You have a table, and it's set up like this:
TITLE STUFF about it
People read left to write, and that breaks the mold there.
Better structure would be:
Title
stuff about it(in a smaller font)
But worse, is that you break your own standard between sections.
The achievements, Community Service & Education sections all list things out like this:
Title Title
stuff stuff
Which jars, especially after I had just gotten used to
Title STUFF
TITLE STUFF
Additionally, don't be afraid to make your lists, lists, rather than just bulleted points, spread across a couple table cells. I'm mainly talking about the SKILLS section. While that two column works well for a skills section of a PAPER resume (and as an aside, I do NOT have that on my own resume) , there the primary goal is to get all the data onto a single sheet of paper. On the web, you have room, people do not mind scrolling vertically.
Finally, you also need a special style sheet on that particular page just for printers (http://tiny.cc/pW8qR). At the least, you'll want to do away with the top navigation, and the footer. But I'd also do things like shift from the sans-serif font, to a serif font for better paper readability.
Additional things I'd consider:
* an RTF version of your resume (a lot of folks hate adobe Reader)
* a TEXT version of your resume (text is viewable EVERYWHERE)
* A XML Sitemap http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitemaps