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		tomcat27 on Jan 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why isn't there a universal data format for résumé... I came across this before. wish it's an accepted format on job portals. A challenge I see is -- resumes change wildly by industry. a tech resume is totallly different from an actor's resume.

berkes on Jan 17, 2022 [–]

Do you think this is so different that no formal spec can ever carry the common denominator?

tomcat27 on Jan 17, 2022 | [–]

https://www.cityheadshots.com/blog/acting-resume check this out

but I think this complexity can be handled.

I totally support json resumes.

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