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Re: Launch HN: The Lobby (YC W18) – 1-on-1 calls with company insiders to get hired

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Post by ambicapter »

dchhugani wrote: post #38
andrestan wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would specify that you're actually a founder of The Lobby, because otherwise I thought this post was spam until I clicked into your user page.

Thanks andrestan - I specified in the first few words of the blurb - is there anywhere else you'd specify it? Would not want anyone to think it's spam :).

I for one don't readily assume that a top-level comment will be from the OP (since you could just add it to the OP), so I would just say prefix "OP Here" as the first sentence of your comment.

Re: Launch HN: The Lobby (YC W18) – 1-on-1 calls with company insiders to get hired

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Post by dchhugani »

MarketingJason wrote: post #92

Deepak, how are mock interviews performed?

In our process of booking a call, we ask you to specify your objectives, just write "mock interview" there and any other relevant info (behavioral, technical, etc.). Does that make sense?

Re: Launch HN: The Lobby (YC W18) – 1-on-1 calls with company insiders to get hired

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Post by mabynogy »

We don't need recruiters nor resumes nor tests. Any programmer is able to evaluate another programmer just by talking. All methods of recruitement are biaised. They are harmful, unefficient and they alienate people (both the recruiter and the candidate).

Re: Launch HN: The Lobby (YC W18) – 1-on-1 calls with company insiders to get hired

#97

Post by n9com »

dchhugani wrote: post #66
jawns wrote: post #65

About 10 years ago, I had a similar idea (called RungJump). It allowed you to fill out a detailed job dossier about your position at a particular company, and then users could purchase the dossier; RungJump would take a cut, and the person who wrote the dossier would get the rest. It was kind of like a premium version of Glassdoor, where the expectation was the dossiers would contain more candid info. Here are some o…

thanks for this! Great points. Here's how we think of them: chicken & egg: we build hyper local liquidity the way Uber tackles neighborhoods or cities, hence the initial focus on investment banking. The few similar products we've seen try this inevitably try to do dozens of industries or hundreds of roles and this makes it impossible to achieve true liquidity or to allocate marketing dollars properly. Quality control…

"But the main point here is: this knowledge is not rocket science. Any analyst at a specific team in Goldman Sachs or Merrill Lynch will have very similar answers on how to land the job. That's what we see at The Lobby too."

Isn't this generic info on 'how to get a job in investment banking' already available on numerous websites for free? What unique value will insiders add compared to what has already been published? You've already stated the answers would be very similar between analysts/banks.

Re: Launch HN: The Lobby (YC W18) – 1-on-1 calls with company insiders to get hired

#98

Post by MarketingJason »

dchhugani wrote: post #94
MarketingJason wrote: post #92

Deepak, how are mock interviews performed?

In our process of booking a call, we ask you to specify your objectives, just write "mock interview" there and any other relevant info (behavioral, technical, etc.). Does that make sense?

So, you are essentially paying for 30 min of time to do with whatever you want - got it. Thanks Deepak

Re: Launch HN: The Lobby (YC W18) – 1-on-1 calls with company insiders to get hired

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Post by legohead »

When I was job hunting about 10 years ago I came across a recruiting firm who pitched me well enough to come in and bring my wife. Their pitch sounded similar, in that they had "inside info" on companies, an extremely high success rate, but they needed me to pay them money.

Being in high demand (tech/programming) I scoffed at them and found my own job. I think they were asking for around $3-5k?

I think the only way this would work for me personally is if I was having trouble finding a job, and if I paid them after I got hired.

I need to somehow confirm this company's actual worth in the hiring process, without feeling like I'm being given a sales pitch.

Re: Launch HN: The Lobby (YC W18) – 1-on-1 calls with company insiders to get hired

#100

Post by eterm »

gwbas1c wrote: post #73
ronilan wrote: post #25

> it's controversial to build a recruiting-focused company that charges job seekers instead of just the companies. There is no controversy. It’s just plain wrong.

A phrase that often passes through these forums is, "if it's free, you are the product!" I encounter a lot of clowns when I work with recruiting firms. I'm open to new ideas where I'm treated as a valuable customer instead of a product. [Edit] This is because I'm finding that recruiting is turning into spamming. Every recruiter gets lucky from the few candidates they place so they make a decent income from their comm…

If you read the privacy policy you'll realise you're still the product:

"The Lobby may create co-branded webpages with our third-party partners or contractors and in connection with these relationships we may pass your personal information to these partners in order to offer these co-branded Services."

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