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Re: Show HN: RemoteMore – We connect developers with full-time remote jobs

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Post by donretag »

BorisBorisov91 wrote: post #19
donretag wrote: post #15

"Commission per hire: 15% of annual salary" So basically getting the same fee as a normal recruiter, without them doing any of the work. Lower fees will attract more companies. For the standard recruiter fee, I rather just use a firm.

The recruiter fees start at 20%, and they are usually 30%+. Also, with our service, the companies get instant access to lots of pre-screened developers, which they don't with recruiters.

Pre-screening is nice, but not much of a value add. Sourcing candidates is the hard part, and this service can only present the candidates that have entered profiles. No outreach, no advertising at any level.

Perhaps C-levels are 20%, or maybe in the Bay Area, but the standard elsewhere is 15%.

Re: Show HN: RemoteMore – We connect developers with full-time remote jobs

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Post by mhluongo »

SkyPuncher wrote: post #16
BorisBorisov91 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That it is not a job board :-) You create your profile once, and the companies contact you with remote work job offers.

How many companies are actually on the platform? I'm currently in the market for a remote job, but have a hard time seeing how this would deliver me value over actively applying to remote job board positions. ---- Quick EDIT: I just noticed Basecamp as the first company in your showcase. Basecamp has been on a hiring freeze for 18 months now with a public blog post about it. Are you actually working with those showca…

Looks like a "growth hack" :|

Re: Show HN: RemoteMore – We connect developers with full-time remote jobs

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Post by hartator »

rohan1024 wrote: post #18
donretag wrote: post #15

"Commission per hire: 15% of annual salary" So basically getting the same fee as a normal recruiter, without them doing any of the work. Lower fees will attract more companies. For the standard recruiter fee, I rather just use a firm.

They are claiming to pre-screen candidates which in case of remote job I think is not a bad idea.

How do you pre-screen people to get if they will be a good fit for remote?

Re: Show HN: RemoteMore – We connect developers with full-time remote jobs

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Post by codingdave »

"Pass our screening" -- I both like this, and do not like it. While I agree that not everyone is made for remote work, most of the skills to communicate and work effectively when remote can be taught. So what are you screening for? The underlying personality traits that make or break working remotely? Or the learn-able skills?

Also, while not as important, it is worth noting -- for people like myself who have been working remotely for almost a decade, having to go through a screening is a turn-off.

Re: Show HN: RemoteMore – We connect developers with full-time remote jobs

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Post by ben_jones »

codingdave wrote: post #24

"Pass our screening" -- I both like this, and do not like it. While I agree that not everyone is made for remote work, most of the skills to communicate and work effectively when remote can be taught. So what are you screening for? The underlying personality traits that make or break working remotely? Or the learn-able skills? Also, while not as important, it is worth noting -- for people like myself who have been wo…

Just because all workers can be trained to work remote does not mean all employers are capable of doing that training for all employees.

There should be cases for skipping the training like yours, but it’s going to be necessary for a lot of companies who otherwise would burn 4 months failing to on-ramp somebody.

Re: Show HN: RemoteMore – We connect developers with full-time remote jobs

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Post by codingdave »

SkyPuncher wrote: post #16
BorisBorisov91 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That it is not a job board :-) You create your profile once, and the companies contact you with remote work job offers.

How many companies are actually on the platform? I'm currently in the market for a remote job, but have a hard time seeing how this would deliver me value over actively applying to remote job board positions. ---- Quick EDIT: I just noticed Basecamp as the first company in your showcase. Basecamp has been on a hiring freeze for 18 months now with a public blog post about it. Are you actually working with those showca…

"We aim to bring all of those companies on our marketplace"

Sounds like they are not working with them at all, but want to. If I were them, I'd be worried about those companies coming down on them for mis-use of their logos.

Re: Show HN: RemoteMore – We connect developers with full-time remote jobs

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Post by ben_jones »

hartator wrote: post #23
rohan1024 wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are claiming to pre-screen candidates which in case of remote job I think is not a bad idea.

How do you pre-screen people to get if they will be a good fit for remote?

IMO you’d look for time management and communication skills as well as a strong sense of self-assessment and independent decision making.

Re: Show HN: RemoteMore – We connect developers with full-time remote jobs

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Post by codingdave »

ben_jones wrote: post #26
codingdave wrote: post #24

"Pass our screening" -- I both like this, and do not like it. While I agree that not everyone is made for remote work, most of the skills to communicate and work effectively when remote can be taught. So what are you screening for? The underlying personality traits that make or break working remotely? Or the learn-able skills? Also, while not as important, it is worth noting -- for people like myself who have been wo…

Just because all workers can be trained to work remote does not mean all employers are capable of doing that training for all employees. There should be cases for skipping the training like yours, but it’s going to be necessary for a lot of companies who otherwise would burn 4 months failing to on-ramp somebody.

Agreed 100%.

Which implies the employers should also be screened - are they 100% remote, or just allow remote workers? Do they really know how to work remotely, or are they new at this? Do they do occasional gatherings of remote people? Is it world-wide remote, or "in-our-time-zone" remote? Are you truly free to live anywhere you want, or do you need permission to move to a state that doesn't already have an employee in that jurisdiction?

These are all potential deal-breakers for remote professionals, so I'd expect some employer screening to gather answers such as these. I wouldn't exclude companies from the site based on the answers, but I'd absolutely tell potential candidates the answers so we can self-screen out of the ones that don't match needs.

Re: Show HN: RemoteMore – We connect developers with full-time remote jobs

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Post by yakshaving_jgt »

analognoise wrote: post #20
SkyPuncher wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Doesn't that have a pretty big hardware dependency? That seems like the biggest challenge of working remotely.

Last time I consulted for a startup, they sent me something like 15k worth of hardware, and I just expensed stuff like cables. You can get a big bad FPGA development board for a few grand, but finding people who are any good at all with FPGAs is really difficult.

Seems like you know something others don’t. Maybe you should build this?
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