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Re: Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack

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Post by dsr_ »

mapster wrote: post #57
ohashi wrote: post #25

It 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?

True, it also states the person has no loyalty to their current employer if it means an extra $10k a year. This could be a red flag for some, or an opportunity. I am not in the programming business, so wonder what the turnover rate is at tech firms.

Employers don't have loyalty to their employees, so this is unsurprising. These are business relationships.

Re: Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack

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Post by felideon »

LukeRB wrote: post #26
thematt wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree, I've never understood why that data point is relevant to the job I'm applying/being-recruited for.

I think it's even more interesting when the first number is more than the second, as it is in the listing below: "I'm a Mobile Product Support Specialist, and I currently make $90,000 in Mountain View, CA. I'm ONLY interested in jobs as a Community Manager, Product Quality Analyst, Junior UX/Interaction Designer that pay at least $65,000 in San Francisco, CA."

I assumed it is by people who want to jump-start a new career path, eg: from developer to designer, or want to move to a different city.

Re: Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack

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Post by berntb »

ohashi wrote: post #25

It 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?

For interesting problems I'd take a 10-20% cut.

I promised to teach some stuff to some guys at work in a little study circle, then I guess it is finally time to brush up on my Javascript etc and send out the cv.

Re: Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack

#64

Post by brador »

mapster wrote: post #57
ohashi wrote: post #25

It 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?

True, it also states the person has no loyalty to their current employer if it means an extra $10k a year. This could be a red flag for some, or an opportunity. I am not in the programming business, so wonder what the turnover rate is at tech firms.

What value does loyalty have to an employee other than the eternal dangling carrot?

If they're unhappy, or need that extra $10k, let them go for it.

Re: Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack

#67

Post by jason_shah »

Cool idea.

Small UI suggestions (realizing this was just a hack) - 1. Add some margin-left to the copyright notice at the bottom 2. Autocomplete on the cities (and other fields, like Occupation) will help standardize your dataset for search and sort later

Re: Show HN: Get a better job offer, anonymously - my weekend hack

#68

Post by mekoka »

gte910h wrote: post #7

Why would people disclose the current salary they have?

I suppose it could be an indicator of your motivation. If you're making 80k and are looking to be paid at least 70k, it might show that at your level, you could potentially get 90k if you wanted, but have other considerations than money.
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