Binghamton based WiseResume launched their open beta a little over a week ago.
WiseResume provides the other set of eyes users wish they had when writing a resume. After a user registers for the site they have the option to upload a position as listed on their resume. Other users in the community then critique how well the position is described and provide feedback as to how to strengthen it. Users earn points for their participation. As points accumulate users unlock achievements and free awards. The points translate into what they have coined a teacher score, which is a basic measure of how helpful a single user is to the rest of the community.
In their own words, Welcome to WiseResume.com. The purpose of this website is simple: To allow others to make your resume better. How do we do this? Through a simple ecosystem that encourages people to help others in order to help themselves.
We also believe that resumes need not be boring. Therefore, we’ve chosen to include achievements, leaderboards, and more in order to forever break the stereotype that resume improvement is a tedious, boring process.
According to co-founder Jason Brandt, the startup won the Botnick Entrepreneurship Competition and a prize of $2,500 at Binghamton University last semester. And their plan is to release the site in the Fall 2011 semester to other SUNY schools. The group will receive an additional $2,500 if the website is still running in the Binghamton area in one year.
