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Re: Show HN: Applying for jobs? Manage all your interviews in one place

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Would love to use this , but I’m sure this is one those many rushed applications with the startup mentality. Personal and Senstitive data is probably stored in a totally unencrypted manner and developers have unrestricted access to production. We’ve seen what happens in terms of security when you give something like Firebase to startups « developers »[0] Love the concept , but I Care more about privacy. [0] https://s…

Do you have evidence or are you just being unnecessarily unkind?

Re: Show HN: Applying for jobs? Manage all your interviews in one place

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This is super-compelling.... if you can add a lightweight ATS on the other side. It is very hard for recruiters to remember all the people that they have interviewed. But if you give them that functionality, you have the potential to kill all the ATS out there by going from the interviewee side of things. Kind of like Github for interviews!

thanks for the comment! I thought about something like that too and believe there's something I can do on that side.

Re: Show HN: Applying for jobs? Manage all your interviews in one place

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post #11
post #8

Would love to use this , but I’m sure this is one those many rushed applications with the startup mentality. Personal and Senstitive data is probably stored in a totally unencrypted manner and developers have unrestricted access to production. We’ve seen what happens in terms of security when you give something like Firebase to startups « developers »[0] Love the concept , but I Care more about privacy. [0] https://s…

Do you have evidence or are you just being unnecessarily unkind?

I don't think it's an unfair assessment about potential or actual security. And it's a fair critique. Whether it's a legitimate concern based on this particular implementation is another matter, but they are correct in that work history is probably sensitive personal history, perhaps not secretive. And there is evidence attached to the OP post - it's the link marked [0].

Re: Show HN: Applying for jobs? Manage all your interviews in one place

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post #9

I just made a spreadsheet I added to over time to track this type of stuff for myself. It is interesting to see the process in a graph [0]. Would be really interesting to see this data aggregated for industries or specific positions. [0] https://i.imgur.com/NnzXT6K.jpg

Wow that's a lot of applications. I am actually shocked. How come? Are you not getting the jobs or are you striving for the perfect position? Were all those applications hand crafter for each position?

Re: Show HN: Applying for jobs? Manage all your interviews in one place

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post #11
post #8

Would love to use this , but I’m sure this is one those many rushed applications with the startup mentality. Personal and Senstitive data is probably stored in a totally unencrypted manner and developers have unrestricted access to production. We’ve seen what happens in terms of security when you give something like Firebase to startups « developers »[0] Love the concept , but I Care more about privacy. [0] https://s…

Do you have evidence or are you just being unnecessarily unkind?

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Re: Show HN: Applying for jobs? Manage all your interviews in one place

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post #11
post #8

Would love to use this , but I’m sure this is one those many rushed applications with the startup mentality. Personal and Senstitive data is probably stored in a totally unencrypted manner and developers have unrestricted access to production. We’ve seen what happens in terms of security when you give something like Firebase to startups « developers »[0] Love the concept , but I Care more about privacy. [0] https://s…

Do you have evidence or are you just being unnecessarily unkind?

I wouldn't be so blunt as the parent, but I think their comment demonstrates something that would be foolish to ignore if you're a potential business founder: credibility matters, and SaaS has a major credibility problem when it comes to personal data protection. If you're collecting personal data - and especially if you are targeting a market that is particular aware of how widespread data beaches are - it would behoove you to include your data protection approach in your sales pitch.

Re: Show HN: Applying for jobs? Manage all your interviews in one place

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post #9

I just made a spreadsheet I added to over time to track this type of stuff for myself. It is interesting to see the process in a graph [0]. Would be really interesting to see this data aggregated for industries or specific positions. [0] https://i.imgur.com/NnzXT6K.jpg

Wow that's a lot of applications. I am actually shocked. How come? Are you not getting the jobs or are you striving for the perfect position? Were all those applications hand crafter for each position?

They might have attended a dev bootcamp. The one I went to required you send out 20-30 applications a week until you got a job.

Re: Show HN: Applying for jobs? Manage all your interviews in one place

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post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have evidence or are you just being unnecessarily unkind?

I don't think it's an unfair assessment about potential or actual security. And it's a fair critique. Whether it's a legitimate concern based on this particular implementation is another matter, but they are correct in that work history is probably sensitive personal history, perhaps not secretive. And there is evidence attached to the OP post - it's the link marked [0].

This thread is about this specific app/idea/team. It is not about potential security problems in general. The parent could have just asked "what is the security and privacy?" rather than make baseless assumptions and accusations. So no, it is not a fair critique without more information and I don't see how an article about unsecured Firebase databases is related given the current information. I can give you a similar article about unsecured, internet accessible Elasticsearch servers, but does that mean the ones I run are unsecured? You could assume that if you want but that would be an incorrect assumption.

Re: Show HN: Applying for jobs? Manage all your interviews in one place

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post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have evidence or are you just being unnecessarily unkind?

I wouldn't be so blunt as the parent, but I think their comment demonstrates something that would be foolish to ignore if you're a potential business founder: credibility matters, and SaaS has a major credibility problem when it comes to personal data protection. If you're collecting personal data - and especially if you are targeting a market that is particular aware of how widespread data beaches are - it would beh…

Honestly I'm not so sure. People apparently use Grammarly.

Re: Show HN: Applying for jobs? Manage all your interviews in one place

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post #9

I just made a spreadsheet I added to over time to track this type of stuff for myself. It is interesting to see the process in a graph [0]. Would be really interesting to see this data aggregated for industries or specific positions. [0] https://i.imgur.com/NnzXT6K.jpg

Wow that's a lot of applications. I am actually shocked. How come? Are you not getting the jobs or are you striving for the perfect position? Were all those applications hand crafter for each position?

This was for my first job out of college. I just chalked it up to only having three internships and no real work experience. For jobs I found especially interesting I would adjust resume headings and the contents of my cover letter. The financial analyst market in LA is quite saturated, evidently, and people would rather hire MBAs with no experience than undergrads. The other problem was that many firms' HR departments do not understand the difference between "financial analyst" and "accountant," which is significant.

Most of the interviews came from younger tech firms, which were more lenient (and also willing to hire less experienced individuals due to budget constraints).

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