I would love it if this tool exposes job postings where the company has no intention of actually filling them, just trying to collect resumes. But does it do this?
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#22I would love it if this tool exposes job postings where the company has no intention of actually filling them, just trying to collect resumes. But does it do this?
Yup, if you track your job applications there are statuses like "Applied", "Interviewing", "Rejected", "Ghosted", "Offered". So that could fall under "Ghosted". You could also add response dates which is how long it took to receive a reply after applying / interviewing and your interview experience. All these are transparent and everyone can see them.
There's also a "Report Job" button in place for flagging invalid job postings, which you could add a note with the reason for reporting.
However, there is a caveat, since this is community-driven so like another commenter mentioned, there could be bad actors. One way to solve that in the future is to have community moderators / some kind of verification.
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#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
Really appreciate the honest and straightforward feedback. You're right that the community-based features are definitely hard to be useful without a community. It's actually one of my main problems right now, exploring who my target audience is and what the main goal should be before the next iteration. I actually started this because I wanted to track my own applications but also wanted to solve the problem of makin…
The issue with community-based/crowdsourced features as well is that you inevitably have some bad actors that join up to poison your features. If the noise floor threshold is too high, the signal you are looking for can't be differentiated.
Great point. A moderation system or verification features could definitely help reduce the risk of fake accounts or bad actors. If this gains enough users, it’s definitely something I'll have to tackle. Appreciate the feedback!
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Really appreciate the honest and straightforward feedback. You're right that the community-based features are definitely hard to be useful without a community. It's actually one of my main problems right now, exploring who my target audience is and what the main goal should be before the next iteration. I actually started this because I wanted to track my own applications but also wanted to solve the problem of makin…
I wonder if you could implement some features used by the advertising industry and when you submit an application, include a tracking pixel/web beacon that would trigger when your application was viewed and returned some analytics like if it was viewed in an email client or web browser. You would then be able to see what's going on with the other end of your job application.
Interesting idea! I'd love to know if that's possible too.
When we submit our application, usually we also submit a resume. Personally, I do add UTM code (e.g. utm_source) to my links in my resume so I know if it was visited through analytic tools like Mixpanel. However, that's assuming that the person viewing the resume clicks on it.
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#25is that shadcdn or tailwind css? looks really nice
Thanks! It's HeroUI (previously NextUI), which is a UI library that is built on top of tailwind css.
You can check out the GitHub repo too if you're interested!
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#26I was ghosted by a company after going through multiple hours-long interviews. It's the first time it's happened this egregiously. No communication after 3 rounds, including with very senior people. Last interview was a month ago. Sent two requests for updates. Nothing. If this helps eradicate the issue I'm for it.
That frustration is exactly why I started building this too. I've applied to companies, done their online assessments (OAs), and the status in their portal never got updated, even till now.
The goal is to bring more transparency to the process, so if someone else had received a reply, I could have known sooner and moved on.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wonder if you could implement some features used by the advertising industry and when you submit an application, include a tracking pixel/web beacon that would trigger when your application was viewed and returned some analytics like if it was viewed in an email client or web browser. You would then be able to see what's going on with the other end of your job application.
Interesting idea! I'd love to know if that's possible too. When we submit our application, usually we also submit a resume. Personally, I do add UTM code (e.g. utm_source) to my links in my resume so I know if it was visited through analytic tools like Mixpanel. However, that's assuming that the person viewing the resume clicks on it.
What format do you submit your resume in? In a doc or PDF you should theoretically be able to load an externally accessible beacon. Depending on how the person is viewing it, you could get some interesting results, including if an LLM looks at it first.
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I use a wide range of techniques, quite a few are covered in Michael Bazzel's book on OSINT and its a large amount of material. The book is well worth getting if you haven't had exposure to these things. I'm basically looking for red flags, so inconsistency in website information vs. business and government records. This includes Secretary of State information which may need fuzzy matching, but includes Agent of Serv…
Very helpful, thanks. I came across this site from the FCC for reassigned numbers, but I'm not quite sure how to use it. Is this the right site? www.reassigned.us Was the Michael Bazzell book you're referring to "Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information" or the "OSINT Techniques: Resources for Uncovering Online Information" (both around $44 on Amazon)?
There are a number of services that allow you to query that database. I'm not familiar with reassigned.us
> OSINT Techniques...
Yes that's the one. Its in its 10th edition now I believe, pubbed in 2023. ISBN 9798366360401
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#29I wonder if some escrow protocol would be a solution to the ghosting problem.
Something like, when a company make a job posting they must put some cash in escrow for each candidate they are currently interacting with, and if they ghost you by not responding according to a timely schedule, you get the escrowed money.
Similarly when the job posting has received applications, that have not been rejected in less than a week, they are either autorejected, or they transition to escrow state where they must be handled or else cost money.
It would also have the merit of preventing companies to cast too big a net wasting everybody's time, just to collect data.
Wonder whether it's something that could emerge by people not applying to companies not offering ghost-protection protocol. Or whether name-shaming companies lacking basic courtesy is sufficient.
It could also maybe create more problems that it would solve, because it would add some intermediary in the recruitment process preventing peer to peer contracts. Which brings potentially many problems because it centralize applications for different companies but it also add levers to control bad practices.
Not sure how it could be regulated given international context.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Very helpful, thanks. I came across this site from the FCC for reassigned numbers, but I'm not quite sure how to use it. Is this the right site? www.reassigned.us Was the Michael Bazzell book you're referring to "Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information" or the "OSINT Techniques: Resources for Uncovering Online Information" (both around $44 on Amazon)?
There are a number of services that allow you to query that database. I'm not familiar with reassigned.us > OSINT Techniques... Yes that's the one. Its in its 10th edition now I believe, pubbed in 2023. ISBN 9798366360401
Do you have any suggestions for a free tool to query the reassigned numbers database?
Thanks for the help!