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

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

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Post by vyrotek »

I don't know how you did it, but I'm pretty sure you were spying on me. I was literally talking to a friend about this exact idea this weekend. We're trying to hire some developers and wondered if anything like this existed since its becoming very difficult to poach. I almost built the same thing this weekend.

Edit - I'm curious. Have you thought about how you will tackle the potential spam problem? Recruiters are going to go crazy over this. We tossed around a few ideas such as charging to contact the individual and making it more expensive based on things the jobseeker could do. Those things might be paying to have JobPoacher contact referrals, coding tests, etc.

Good luck with everything.

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

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Post by joedev »

If a hiring company were look at this they'll naturally see the "I currently make" amount and consider that market rate. After all, it matters not what people want to make, but instead by the amount for which people have demonstrated that they are willing to work.

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

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Post by ferrofluid »

v33ra wrote: post #4

Feature request: What happens when there are hundreds of listings? Would people be reading all those listings line by line? A search box with filters for each input data you are collecting would be a nice fit.

I can already see it cluttering up. Thanks, I'll add that shortly!
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