Proposal: The Resume Standard

Created / Proposed: Sept. 24 2022

Contact Me
David Mudriy
[email protected]

Summary

The intention of a resume (also called a CV) is to present a simple document to show experience, skills, and accomplishments. But as many know, they can vary wildly; be undeveloped, and be random. But on top of that, in the day and age of signing up for jobs online, one resume should fill in all the fields that jobs should need. We propose a resume schema to save developers, employees, and employers time and money. Save time writing and apply more.

Terminology

Words	Definition (Merriam-Webster)	Example Usage
Resume	A short account of one's career and qualifications	He gave a resume of the club's activities throughout the year.
CV (Curriculum vitae)	A short account of one's career and qualifications prepared typically by an applicant for a position	Charnley has a doctorate in toxicology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has served on multiple government and industry advisory panels, according to her curriculum vitae.

Background

The problem with applying with resumes came primarily on the internet. It got much easier to apply to jobs farther away, like remote jobs. But, the lack of format and standard took more time to apply. So I aim to solve that by standardizing a .resume format.

Assumptions

This solution of standardizing resumes comes with the requirements that companies use the standard for it to work.

Proposed Solution

Field	Type	Required	Supported Formats	Purpose
Name	any	Yes	Name	Define whom it is
Phone	number	Depends	Phone	Contact (Only 1 form required)
Email	string	Depends	Email	Contact (Only 1 form required)
Availability	any	Yes	Availability	Share future scheduling availability
Location	any	true	Location	Taxes/Onboarding, Legalities, etc
Experience	any	false	Experience	Share previous professional experience
Projects	any	false	Projects	Show skills off and use as experience
Skills	any	false	Skills	Set job search aim with skills and show defining abilities
Certifications	any	false	Certifications	Show industry licenses/Certifications
Links	any	false	Links	Show projects and show skills
Language	string	yes	Language	Identify communication language

TODO: Resume Creator + Reader Link

Name

• Type: any;

• Required: Yes;

  Supported
     "Name": {
           "first": ,
           "middle": ,
           "last": ,
        }
  
  Example
     "Name": {
           "first": "Bob",
           "middle": "Alex",
           "last": "Smith"
        }
  

Phone

Wikipedia

• Type: number;

• Required: Depends; (One form of contact required)

  Supported
     "Phone": number;
  
  Example
     "Phone": "111-111-1111",
  

Email

Regex

• Type: ,

• Required: Depends; (One form of contact required)

  Supported
     "Name": ,
  
  Example
     "Name": "[email protected]",
  

Availability

• Type: any;

• Required: yes;

  Supported
     "Available": }
        "Summary": , // : "On-going changes", "Full-time", "Part-time" 
        "Sunday": , // : *start* HHmm -- *End* HHmm || null
        "Monday": , // : *start* HHmm -- *End* HHmm || null
        "Tuesday": , // : *start* HHmm -- *End* HHmm || null
        "Wednesday": , // : *start* HHmm -- *End* HHmm || null
        "Thursday": , // : *start* HHmm -- *End* HHmm || null
        "Friday": , // : *start* HHmm -- *End* HHmm || null
        "Saturday": , // : *start* HHmm -- *End* HHmm || null
     }
  Example
     "Available": }
        "Summary": "Full-time",
        "Sunday": "0810--1400",
        "Monday": "0810--1400",
        "Tuesday": "0810--1400",
        "Wednesday": "0810--1400",
        "Thursday": "0810--1400",
        "Friday": null,
        "Saturday": null,
     }
  

Location

• Type: any;

• Required: true;

  Supported
     "Location": {
        "city": ,
        "region": ,
        "country": ,
     }
  
  Example
     "Location": {
        "city": "Portland",
        "region": "Oregon",
        "country": "US"
     }
  

Experience

• Type: any;

• Required: false;

  Supported
     "Experience": [
        {
           "title": , 
           "company": , 
           "startDate": , // (yyyy-mm-dd),
           "endDate": ,  // (yyyy-mm-dd),
           "descriptions": any; // array
        }
     ]
  
  Example
     "Experience": [
           {
              "title": "Developer",
              "company": "Google",
              "startDate": "2022-01-01", // (yyyy-mm-dd),
              "endDate": "2022-12-25", // (yyyy-mm-dd),
              "descriptions": {
                 "Built stuff",
                 "Doing things"
              }
           }
     ]
  

Projects

• Type: any;

• Required: false;

  Supported
     "Experience": [
        {
           "title": , 
           "company": , 
           "startDate": , // (yyyy-mm-dd),
           "endDate": ,  // (yyyy-mm-dd),
           "descriptions": any; // array
        }
     ]
  
  Example
     "Experience": [
        {
           "title": "Developer",
           "company": "Google",
           "startDate": "2022-01-01",
           "endDate": "2022-12-25",
           "descriptions": {
              "Built stuff",
              "Doing things"
           }
        }
     ]
  

Skills

• Type: any;

• Required: false;

  Supported
     "Skills": [
        ""
     ]
  
  Example
     "Skills": [
        "Coding",
        "Writing"
     ]
  

Certifications

• Type: any;

• Required: false;

  Supported
     "Certifications": [
        {
           "Certification": , 
           "IssueDate": , // (yyyy-mm-dd),
           "ExpDate": , // (yyyy-mm-dd),
           "ID": ,
           "Link": any; // array
        }
     ]
  
  Example
     "Certifications": [
        {
           "Certification": "CCNA"; 
           "IssueDate": "2020-01-10"; // (yyyy-mm-dd),
           "ExpDate": "2022-10-15"; // (yyyy-mm-dd),
           "ID": "234988243";
           "Link": [
              "https://Certmetrics.com"
           ]
        }
     ]
  

Links

• Type: any;

• Required: false;

  Supported
     "Skills": any;
  
  Example
     "Links": [
        "https://github.com/thundeR2GE"
     ]
  

Language

• Type: any;

• Required: false;

  Supported
     "language": [
        ""
     ]
  
  Example
     "Language": [
        "English",
        "Spanish"
     ]