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Re: Show HN: TrueJob – OkCupid for Jobs

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Post by primitivesuave »

eggbrain wrote: post #2

Greetings Hacker News! Back in 2009 I graduated with a degree in Psychology into one of the worst job markets in years. I was unemployed for about 6 months, during which I tried every job website out there, and thought each one was terrible. I had some programming experience, so I hacked up a demo that I tried to put out there in 2010 called Scoople, but it was a single page php file that ran horribly and was really…

I definitely think there are improvements you could make to the color scheme and UI, but it's more important that you've made something useful - I think the dragging to favorites/blocking is a brilliant idea and a concept you can apply to any kind of search, not just jobs. I also really appreciate that you posted your story here, stories of perseverance are the best part of the HN community.

I really hope this takes off - a great way to do that would be to identify the biggest job markets and leverage some kind of physical presence to sign up job posters in that area. Your tool looks professional enough as it is to get anyone on board.

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eggbrain wrote: post #2

Greetings Hacker News! Back in 2009 I graduated with a degree in Psychology into one of the worst job markets in years. I was unemployed for about 6 months, during which I tried every job website out there, and thought each one was terrible. I had some programming experience, so I hacked up a demo that I tried to put out there in 2010 called Scoople, but it was a single page php file that ran horribly and was really…

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Re: Show HN: TrueJob – OkCupid for Jobs

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Post by keithwarren »

I went to Startup School in SV this year and must have met 3 dozen startups but the only one I kept thinking about was this one. Scott is brilliant and is thinking about this space in a refreshing way. I am actually a bit blown away TrueJob is not in the W15 batch - SamA and team often say they mess up and miss big things, if any partners read this - please take another look, he is the real deal.

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Post by nnnnni »

eggbrain wrote: post #2

Greetings Hacker News! Back in 2009 I graduated with a degree in Psychology into one of the worst job markets in years. I was unemployed for about 6 months, during which I tried every job website out there, and thought each one was terrible. I had some programming experience, so I hacked up a demo that I tried to put out there in 2010 called Scoople, but it was a single page php file that ran horribly and was really…

The ability to block a company is great!

I've seen too many cases where a "job posting" on somewhere like dice.com is really a meta-posting by a recruiter that is looking to fill a position in the actual company and collect a royalty (or whatever it's called) for doing it.

I don't want to apply for Recruiters, LLC. I want to apply for RealCompany, Inc.

Another reason why blocking is great is because sometimes you'll find have a bad experience with Scummyco and never want to see anything from them again.

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Post by joshuak »

justboxing wrote: post #9

I love everything about your site, except the choice of background colors. Why black / dark grey? It's really really hard on the eyes and I have seen that dark theme used only for nightclub websites and boxing websites (and it doesn't make sense even there.)

Wow, this is very interesting. I find this an amazing comment. I'm curious what the bias for white backgrounds is (or at least not 'dark' backgrounds). It's very common in web design, yet relatively neutral for application and other graphic design. Document based applications are usually white of course, but games, content creation, utilities, and many other app types are not.

I have often wondered why white is so amazingly prevalent in web design. I'd never have expected such a strong reaction, but more than one person has commented on the background of this site.

Re: Show HN: TrueJob – OkCupid for Jobs

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Post by redmattred »

eggbrain wrote: post #2

Greetings Hacker News! Back in 2009 I graduated with a degree in Psychology into one of the worst job markets in years. I was unemployed for about 6 months, during which I tried every job website out there, and thought each one was terrible. I had some programming experience, so I hacked up a demo that I tried to put out there in 2010 called Scoople, but it was a single page php file that ran horribly and was really…

AngelList's API or getting a feed from TheLadders.com is probably your best bet for getting structured job data which includes salary data. There are plenty of other options (indeed, simplyhired, monster, burning glass) if salary data isn't a requirement.

I also have a job search tool I recently launched (aimed specifically at software engineers) that I'm looking to get feedback on: http://www.codejobs.io/

Any feedback/suggestions the HN community has would be really appreciated!

~Matt matt@codejobs.io

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Post by SyncTheory13 »

justboxing wrote: post #9

I love everything about your site, except the choice of background colors. Why black / dark grey? It's really really hard on the eyes and I have seen that dark theme used only for nightclub websites and boxing websites (and it doesn't make sense even there.)

I like the color scheme! I think it's refreshing since every polished website is light-colored. What do I know about UI design though? Not much...

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Post by [deleted] »

redmattred wrote: post #17
eggbrain wrote: post #2

Greetings Hacker News! Back in 2009 I graduated with a degree in Psychology into one of the worst job markets in years. I was unemployed for about 6 months, during which I tried every job website out there, and thought each one was terrible. I had some programming experience, so I hacked up a demo that I tried to put out there in 2010 called Scoople, but it was a single page php file that ran horribly and was really…

AngelList's API or getting a feed from TheLadders.com is probably your best bet for getting structured job data which includes salary data. There are plenty of other options (indeed, simplyhired, monster, burning glass) if salary data isn't a requirement. I also have a job search tool I recently launched (aimed specifically at software engineers) that I'm looking to get feedback on: http://www.codejobs.io/ Any feedba…

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