Gengen
Gengen is a digital portfolio platform that enables job seekers to build visually engaging, media-rich personal profiles that go beyond traditional resumes. Users can showcase their experience, projects, and personality through customizable layouts with embedded videos and galleries, while employers can browse candidate portfolios and post jobs on the integrated job board. The platform offers free access to all resume-building tools and templates.
- HR Technology
- Software Only
- Applications
- Creator / Creative Economy
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Traditional resumes are often static, text-heavy documents that fail to convey a candidate's personality, creativity, and full range of capabilities. Job seekers struggle to differentiate themselves in competitive markets, while employers find it difficult to assess a candidate's true fit and potential from a conventional one-page summary.
Solution
Gengen provides a digital portfolio platform that lets users build professional, visually engaging resumes and profiles that highlight their talents, personality, and potential. The platform offers structured templates and tools that guide users through presenting their experience, skills, and projects in a compelling, media-rich format. Users can create dedicated portfolio pages that combine written summaries with embedded videos, galleries, and project details, making their professional story more dynamic than a traditional resume. The platform also facilitates discovery, as portfolios are publicly viewable and can accumulate views, helping candidates showcase their work to a broader audience of potential employers and recruiters. In addition, Gengen includes a job board where employers can post openings and browse candidate portfolios directly.
Target Audience
Primary users are job seekers, students, and early-career professionals who want to create distinctive digital portfolios to stand out to employers, as well as recruiters and hiring managers seeking a more comprehensive view of candidate capabilities.
Features
- Multiple pre-designed resume templates optimized for professional presentation across job categories including design, data science, marketing, and business roles
- Rich media embedding support, including YouTube videos and image galleries, to showcase project work and creative output
- Structured profile sections for work experience, education, skills, and awards with timeline-based formatting
- Public portfolio URLs with view tracking so users can monitor engagement with their profiles
- Platform-wide portfolio discovery enabling recruiters and peers to browse and find talent across industries
- Integrated job board with employer posting and candidate search functionality
- Free access to all layouts and resume-building tools for job seekers