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

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Post by philsnow »

All my job searches have been fairly intensive, switching between a notes file of some kind or a spreadsheet-alike and dozens of browser tabs (job req pages for companies I'm interested in, tabs of research on each company, etc).

Conversely, whenever I'm trying to get real work done on my phone I feel like I'm looking at and using the internet through a drinking straw. The interface just doesn't have enough bandwidth.

However, maybe there's a crop of people who don't feel this way and actually prefer phone apps? I'm definitely not going to tell these folks they're "doing it wrong", but they're ignoring at least some segment of the market if they only have a phone app.

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

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Post by ohsik »

css wrote: 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

Believe me I've done that too :)

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

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Post by taude »

fhbdukfrh wrote: post #22
flog wrote: post #5

I've been noodling on this product idea for about 6 months now, but never gotten around to building it. Drat, but congrats on doing it. One killer feature I would propose is to help candidates weigh up multiple offers; salary, equity, commute time, enjoyment, advancement, etc.

Is that really a killer feature though? Seems more like a series of conversations with those important people in your life vs. Some sort of optimization algorithm. And rather than have competition destroy your idea, take it as one data point towards validation.

And are people really getting that many offers that they have a hard time deciding? Usually there's some chemistry with the company....

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

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Post by ohsik »

flog wrote: post #5

I've been noodling on this product idea for about 6 months now, but never gotten around to building it. Drat, but congrats on doing it. One killer feature I would propose is to help candidates weigh up multiple offers; salary, equity, commute time, enjoyment, advancement, etc.

Thank you for the comment! one of my colleagues suggested the same feature today :) I think that might be a killer feature too.

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

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Post by Malic »

WestCoastJustin wrote: post #4

How do you plan on making money? My concern would be that you need to be extremely upfront about what data you're collecting and if you're selling it back to these companies whom the person interviewed with (even if anonymized). This is a very personal exchange between an employee and employer that could have significant impact on employment negotiations. For example, I might not want employer A, knowing that I'm als…

Honestly, if this were to take off, I could see Microsoft/LinkedIn having some acquisition interest.

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

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Post by rjpr »

ohsik wrote: post #30
WestCoastJustin wrote: post #4

How do you plan on making money? My concern would be that you need to be extremely upfront about what data you're collecting and if you're selling it back to these companies whom the person interviewed with (even if anonymized). This is a very personal exchange between an employee and employer that could have significant impact on employment negotiations. For example, I might not want employer A, knowing that I'm als…

Thank you for the comment! To be honest with you, I didn't expect to get this much traction but that's something I have been thinking about a lot lately for the future of the product. I'm still not sure the exact path of monetizing the product yet but I know I want After Interview to help people to get the job they want rather than selling data to companies. Currently, companies can claim their company pages but exch…

On your FAQ page you say "This will require a monthly subscription fee for companies".

What does the company get in exchange for the monthly subscription fee?

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

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Post by WestCoastJustin »

ohsik wrote: post #30
WestCoastJustin wrote: post #4

How do you plan on making money? My concern would be that you need to be extremely upfront about what data you're collecting and if you're selling it back to these companies whom the person interviewed with (even if anonymized). This is a very personal exchange between an employee and employer that could have significant impact on employment negotiations. For example, I might not want employer A, knowing that I'm als…

Thank you for the comment! To be honest with you, I didn't expect to get this much traction but that's something I have been thinking about a lot lately for the future of the product. I'm still not sure the exact path of monetizing the product yet but I know I want After Interview to help people to get the job they want rather than selling data to companies. Currently, companies can claim their company pages but exch…

Yeah, totally makes sense. Just trying to play devils advocate here as it was the first thing that came to mind and the more I thought about it they worse it got. Likely something you could address is the privacy/terms section if it ever gets to that point. You could also flip it around, and help folks get a leg up on companies, in that you could say folks that interviewed with A/B/C choose A. You might even collect data like glassdoor on this webdev vs devops gets 150k per year for a similar job. Maybe interview-to-offer timelines, like how many interviews it takes, and typically takes 6+ months to get hired here. I'm not sure. I'd just focus on giving potential employees an advantage vs employers. As, employers typically already have a massive advantage for folks just entering the job market.

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

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Post by aphextron »

Has anyone else had a hell of a time finding a job in SF lately? It seems like there is so much competition now I literally can't even get an in-person interview. It's a total shift from 5 years ago when people were begging you to come in after a quick phone screen. Now it's nothing but automated responses with Triplebyte quizzes and getting ghosted.

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

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Post by taude »

grogenaut wrote: post #36

Wondering what companies from FANG give feedback. I am specifically not allowed to give any for HR reasons. There are situations where it can be very frustrating but it's what it is.

Or, any company in general. We're not a FANG, and we don't give interviewees feedback after they interview, even when they write us (as a hiring manager). And our HR recruiters likely give an innocuously bane reason for not hiring the person.
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