No More PDFs: New App Will Handle Shidduch Resumes

Mussie found it so awkward when a shadchan reached out weeks after her engagement with shidduch suggestion. She wished there was a way to take back her shidduch profile from all the WhatsApp groups and shadchanim it had been shared to.

Dov was 23 when he was ready to get into shidduchim. His married friends said he needed a shidduch resume. But what to write? As the oldest in his family, his parents weren’t sure what was standard information to include. Some resumes he’d seen had a lot of information, others had very little. After months of going back and forth, he finally got his first resume together. Would it make the right first impression? Looking back, he wishes it could have been easier.

Meir’s first resume was written when he was 19. In the years since, so much has changed in his life… employment, location, close friends…. But that first resume still keeps coming up when his name comes up. If he knew who he’d grow into back then, he would have never written that first resume the way he did. But now…

There’s got to be a better way.

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Ever found yourself hunting through a cluttered WhatsApp chat history for that elusive shidduch resume someone sent you ages ago? Or maybe you’ve cringed at the sight of a typo on your already widely circulated shidduch resume? Perhaps you’ve wished you could swap out your shidduch profile picture for a better, more up-to-date one?

These common frustrations led a group of innovative young Chabad entrepreneurs and web developers to rethink the shidduch resume.

Enter ShidduchDoc, a dynamic solution born out of extensive research and multiple beta testing rounds. This platform empowers singles to create, modify, or delete their digital shidduch resume at any point, giving them complete control over their dating profiles.

Rabbi Yosef Braun, Rov of the Bais Din of Crown Heights, said of the platform, “It’s great to see a solution that helps families and singles in shidduchim take so much care to protect privacy and tzniyus.”

The developers sought input from numerous shadchanim and singles, pinpointing three key challenges: the lack of design instructions, the hassle of copying over phone numbers, and the inability to edit or update a distributed resume.

ShidduchDoc is not a public database. Instead, it helps you design your resume and share it directly with the people you want to view it. It’s very similar to a PDF or Google Doc, but designed with more elegance, specifically for the shidduch process.

Here’s the magic of ShidduchDoc: it’s customizable, user-friendly, and visually appealing. It makes the creation of shidduch resumes a breeze for singles and easier for Shadchanim to process.

“B”H I’ve been getting more and more ShidduchDoc resumes lately and it’s just so much easier to work with,” says Shaina Katz, a shadchan from Crown Heights.

ShidduchDoc’s innovative features include:
Customizable Template: This Chabad-community-specific template guides you on what information to include. Irrelevant sections can be effortlessly removed.
Clickable Phone Numbers: Say goodbye to memorizing or scribbling down reference’s phone numbers from a PDF. Simply click to call.
WhatsApp Searchability: Save time searching through countless PDFs. Just type the name in your Whatsapp search bar to find their ShidduchDoc.
Scrollable Pictures: Upload multiple pictures and easily flip through them in a digital album. Update them at any time.
User Control: Edit or delete your ShidduchDoc at any time, and everyone with access to your doc will see the updates in real time.
Privacy: A PDF may be shared on any chat without your permission. With ShidduchDoc you can delete, lock, update, or even edit no matter where it’s been shared to.

Feedback so far has been overwhelmingly positive. Users appreciate the uniform structure, pleasing aesthetics, and the ease of updating their resumes. So far 4 of the singles who were a part of ShidduchDocs beta test, B”H have gotten married while using their ShidduchDoc.

“I’m a fan,” says Chanie Lebovics, a shadchan from Florida. “I like how ShidduchDoc has a uniform structure, so I can scan it quickly and know where different pieces of information can be found. It’s also very pleasant on the eyes. Young singles tend to overthink their resume, so this takes away the stress—they can update it at any time.”

ShidduchDoc has become the secret weapon for many in navigating the shidduch process with tranquility and confidence.

ShidduchDoc is a heartfelt project by those who believe in the shidduch system and who are passionate about enhancing the experience for everyone involved. This service is offered with a commitment to stay forever free of charge.

“ShidduchDoc is exactly what we need to simplify the shidduch resume parsha,” says Rochel Kaplan, a shadchan from Montreal. “After using it for the first time I asked myself ‘Why didn’t I think of this sooner?’”

Experience the ShidduchDoc revolution by visiting our website or downloading the app. Let ShidduchDoc simplify your shidduch resume journey!