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Show HN: HireYard - a free applicant tracking system
I worked on this in my last weeks - it's a simple applicant tracking system where employers can add jobs, display them on their careers page, receive applications, send challenges,…
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Comment #5517893
Simple. To be ultra useful, add a "copy to clipboard" link, more spacing between the generated url and the search box, maybe wrap the generated url in a textbox, bigger font and mo…
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Comment #5516789
Funny thing: while reading I was like 'yes, that's exactly it! I know! That happened to me when...' And probably these would have been the comments I'd have interrupted my speaker …
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Comment #5512167
Being unhappy at work can be one of the motivation. For certain there are many others (wish to learn something else, wish to become the next big entrepreneur, wish to go solo). Man…
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Comment #5512079
I disagree with most of the points. 1. People usually start a side project because they are unhappy at work. If they are unhappy, they are unlikely already giving their best 2. On …
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Comment #5497575
glad to help - I went through many times a situation like this, and I admire people like you who take initiative and get out of the comfort zone. Whenever something gets really tou…
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Comment #5497553
Whatever happens, you are a winner. You decided to get out of your comfort zone, at your own expenses - not many people are that brave, and this will always pay out. Even if it doe…
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Comment #5497503
Agree - but ideally these are just few exceptions. If these practices take over, then we may have a bigger issue to deal with and have a look at some serious refactoring of the inf…
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Comment #5485013
1. When performance is an issue, if you can calculate or process it at the application layer, then take it out of the database layer. order by/group by are classic examples. It’s a…
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Comment #5400908
Great advice. Not in a similar situation myself, but this reply is quite a motivational treasure.
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Comment #5400342
Yes, you should. There is no space in the market for drama queens. If you can't give negative feedback now because of their feelings, how do you expect to give it to them when thei…
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Comment #5399902
Feedly is a good alternative, but not great. Those guys should prioritise a bit more functionality over designs (and remove all those CSS animations!!!)