“I couldn't afford interview prep, so I built a free alternative”
cdnsteve, on news.ycombinator.com ↗
Interview prep wants a subscription before it'll help you land a salary. learningto.co hands over the data-structure drills first and never sends the invoice.
Resume.io lets you write your whole CV, then asks for $29.95 at the download button. resumake just hands you the PDF.
“Commercial resume builders (Zety, Resume.io, Novoresume, etc.) trick job seekers by letting them spend hours crafting a resume in a sleek editor, only to drop a paywall, demand a $25/month recurring subscription, or slap a hideous watermark on the PDF at the very last step.”
Type your whole career into Resume.io and it holds the PDF hostage for $29.95. MakeMyCVFree just hands it over.
“I noticed a terrible trend in the career tools space: "free" resume builders that let you spend an hour typing out your work history, only to hide the final PDF export behind a $15/month subscription.”
CV sites charge you at the download button. CVForge builds the PDF in your browser, and its download button just downloads.
“Create professional CVs for free with CVForge. Add your details, photo, skills, education, and experience, customize your design, and download a polished CV instantly—without paying expensive CV creator fees.”
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