Ask HN: What to make of UI/UX designers with bad resumes?

[idoh]

Recently I've been interviewing UI/UX designers, and there have been some poorly done resumes. Some examples:

- poor alignment between sections

- changing of verb tense within a role description

- difficult to find portfolio URLs

I've asked them about it, and the general vibe I get is that they apply their design sensibilities to digital things, and it never occurs to them to do likewise to their resume.

It seems possible to be an excellent designer but just sort of brick (because of domain specificity perhaps) on the resume, but it also shows some lack of attention to detail.

So if someone has a fantastic portfolio but a horrible resume, how do you treat that?

[PhilWright]

If you only need them to perform online UI/UX and they are great at that then you should ignore it. If you need them to be a bit more versatile and help out in other areas then it might be a concern. Your best bet is to just get them to critique their own resume in the interview. You want an answer that indicates they could make it awesome if they needed to do so. If they cannot come up with anything then that is a bad sign.