I like the idea. A nice start to something I'm sure will grow into something pretty neat.
Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack
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#32After posting and reading all the other listings. I've realized I'm one of the few hardware guys on HN. Any other hardware/low-level guys out there?
I do compilers, and I'm usually surprised by how many people are around who "know a thing or two", so maybe it's more field-relative?
Re: Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack
#33I got contacted by a recruiter within 20 minutes of posting. Suddenly, I'm thinking that it IS kind of strange that if I reply to their email, I will be beginning a relationship with someone who already knows my approximate salary. On the plus side, they contacted me knowing that information full well. No nonsense with lowballing. Maybe it's a great starting point!
lowballers will unlikely be deterred.
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#34Wow, I can't believe how quickly this site activated my inner voyeur. I'm a CTO (Rails), and I currently make $20,000 in San Francisco. I'm ONLY interested in jobs as a Rails Engineer that pay at least $100,000 in The Bay Area.
I'm assuming the $20k he/she works at a early stage startup. There are CTOs that are working for $0 and all equity.
Yeah, me too... just the most dramatic of the narratives I can't help but create around these little blurbs.
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#35It struck me as odd that I would want to hire people this way. As far as I can tell everyone is just asking for more money (big surprise, I know) but it says nothing about what they want to do, are interested in, etc. Do I just blindly reach out to a bunch of people and hope they match my needs?
>Do I just blindly reach out to a bunch of people and hope they match my needs?
welcome to recruiting! :)
(except that a recruiter is totally unqualified to assess who can actually match their client's needs - even with their CV in front of them and the chance to talk with them by phone or in person)
That's why recruiters don't care about clients' "needs". They care about clients' "requirements"
Re: Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack
#36The most important feature is listing by locality IMHO. Without being able to filter out candidates to where I am, it would be easy to miss them, especially when having to search for variations (NY, New York, Manhattan).
I see in a comment you will be adding a search field which would help with the above; however the variations could still be an issue. A simple helper could be a predictable typing field for the location that allows people to select already existing locations so that there is consistency?
Good job otherwise!
Re: Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack
#37Whoa, this is a scary good idea. Wondering if I should post tonight. I feel dirty!
Re: Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack
#38One of the unintended uses for this tool is for founders to figure out what the competitive market salary is for positions they're trying to fill.
Re: Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack
#39It struck me as odd that I would want to hire people this way. As far as I can tell everyone is just asking for more money (big surprise, I know) but it says nothing about what they want to do, are interested in, etc. Do I just blindly reach out to a bunch of people and hope they match my needs?
Right, this only takes hiring into account based solely on the external motivation of money. Money only works as a motivator so long as basic (and intermediate) needs are met. This kind of behavior is how I perceive a lot of hiring takes place in SV now, with talent moving to the highest bidder without much thought of culture and other needs.
Re: Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack
#40how are you going to avoid head hunters' spam, either as fake candidates to discover new clients or with fake offers for CV mining?
I don't think this is a huge problem. The value to an employee is in the $10,000s per year, and so its worth it to go through a few spam emails to find the good offers. The value to companies is also $10,000s in saved recruiter fees. So on both sides, to go through 50 spam emails to find one good opportunity is worth it.
And the penalty for being such a spammer is that clients/employees won't want to work with you, and potentially expose you on twitter as being someone to avoid. The risks are high to spam this.