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    Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Aug 22

    A student experimenting with using gifs for his portfolio pieces. I kinda dig it. What do you think? Yay or nay? https://johnpcorreia.com/ 

    2:36 PM - 22 Aug 2018
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      1. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Aug 22

        Related: he’s sharp, hire him while you can

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      2.  ⚡️Andrew So ⚡️‏ @AndrewDixonSo Aug 22
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        in this case, it does a great job demonstrating his work! Although I'd edit the first line to "...I am a software engineer." He has the skills to be an engineer, don't stoop to saying hobbyist

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      3. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Aug 22
        Replying to @AndrewDixonSo

        I think he’s trying to convey that even though he isn’t doing it professionally he’s been programming for a long time

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      2. marko calvo-cruz‏ @CruzCalvo Aug 22
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        @hemeon recorded himself reviewing portfolios as an employer and what I learned is this might work against him if it slows the employer & they have 100s to review (I know not design, but it seems like this would hold broadly)https://uxdesign.cc/your-design-portfolio-is-in-a-pile-with-hundreds-of-other-ones-and-the-reviewer-is-in-a-hurry-4b707dbffd3b …

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      3. Marc Hemeon‏Verified account @hemeon Aug 22
        Replying to @CruzCalvo @AustenAllred

        Wasn’t an employer - I wouldn’t screen this way for a full time hire - this was a screen to allow people to a freelance network - we had 10,000 people apply and had to go on gut reaction to their portfolios

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      4. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Aug 22
        Replying to @hemeon @CruzCalvo

        Fascinating to watch nonetheless

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      2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Aug 23
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Interesting approach. I like gifs over e.g. a video embed. As total package: a) Hiring manager hat: would not feel the need to FizzBuzz this candidate b) Recruiter hat: would feel awkward about perceived professionalism if I were referring this candidate to many opportunities.

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      3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Aug 23
        Replying to @patio11 @AustenAllred

        The reporting-not-endorsing version of things which would make it easy for a hiring manager to say No: * "software engineer hobbyist" * "building games with C# and unity or [anything]" not the best candidate when I care about a small subset of anything * "Product sense"

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      4. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Aug 23
        Replying to @patio11 @AustenAllred

        If (as if in a previous life) I were working with the candidate I'd probably do a copy pass, fix usage niggles like "please go to my Contact page" (hyperlinks + copy edits), and potentially reorder demo real to deemphasize salon web pages.

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      5. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Aug 23
        Replying to @patio11 @AustenAllred

        Explanation of last tweet for folks who will find it useful: there are a lot of web developers whose bread-and-butter is creating relatively uncomplicated websites for SMBs. Many high-status engineering employers pattern match on that and immediately remove from pool.

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      6. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Aug 23
        Replying to @patio11 @AustenAllred

        This is silly, because a great many engineers who have skillsets adequate to the problems of high-status engineering employers have (at one point or another) created SMB websites, but because the class system is a real phenomenon, I would suggest folks position appropriately.

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      2. John Correia‏ @JohnPCorreia Aug 22
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Hey that's me! Thanks everyone for the approval so far!

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Be good to people.‏ @tylerwillis Aug 22
        Replying to @JohnPCorreia @AustenAllred

        GIF demos are the best demos. Smart move. Tips: - PJM may not connote what employers are looking for, I’d emphasize that you “managed the project to completion with a team of X” or something similar - design - Better mobile experience on the GIFS would be an easy way to improve.

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      1. Alexi Tanguay‏ @AlexiTanguay Aug 22
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        10/10 would get an appointment at LambdaHairSchool

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      1. Vaibhav Mule‏ @VaibhavMule Aug 23
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        I love it, but sometimes image and text can do a better job and these numbers scare me.pic.twitter.com/EwdfBWJBK4

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      1. Zach Segal‏ @zosegal Aug 22
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Major yay. 100x more expressive than an image and doesn’t require you to load a video player.

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      1. Rahul Desai‏ @RDesai01 Aug 22
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        This is awesome! Showcases the work quite well, and reduces the number of clicks an interested recruited / person with hiring authority would need to make to see the work.

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      1.  🤖 Sonya Mann  🎀‏Verified account @sonyaellenmann Aug 23
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        I like the gif aspect more than I expected to.

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      1. Isaac Rosenberg‏ @irosenb Aug 22
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        I love it 🤤

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      1. Adam Tenhouse‏ @Yamathan Aug 22
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        I’m a fan. It feels less showy than injecting some video div.

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