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

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Post by grogenaut » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 8:27 PM UTC

taude wrote: post #40

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.

yeah I only said FANG because the examples were all FANG... but come to think of it it's just common sense legally.

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

#42

Post by xeroaura » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 8:27 PM UTC

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.

Amazon doesn't give any due to HR policies. Google gave me some general feedback, like what I was lacking in during on-site coding interview that got me knocked out.

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

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Post by rodolphoarruda » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 8:28 PM UTC

I believe the big challenge for any job seeker is to get the interview in the first place. I'd love to see an app that could provide me with insights about my resume, and how it stands against the type of job I'm looking for.

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

#44

Post by paxy » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 8:29 PM UTC

aphextron wrote: post #39

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.

I haven't felt this at all. What companies are you applying to? How much experience do you have?

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

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Post by mrleiter » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 8:30 PM UTC

Great idea! I guess you are open to input if you post here:

1) afterInterview is a bit of an ugly name. Maybe shorten it to afterview?

2) How do you intend to monetize? I can only think of what u/WestCoastJustin said: data. But then you'd need to be more open about that in these days I think, people are more suspicions, especially the one who are first-movers.

2a) if not data, make users pay for your services. Maybe on a monthly basis - but you would need to implement that right away, bc later it'll be hard.

0) Good luck!

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

#46

Post by DataInSolutions » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 8:32 PM UTC

The app looks nice but I hate doing any kind of data entry on an app.

You might consider making a web based version, then it could be accessed on desktop as well.

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

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Post by ohsik » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 8:33 PM UTC

Thank you all for the comments and upvotes! I really appreciated it! Didn't really expect this to happen at all lol.

I will come back tonight to answer all your questions but my lunch break is over and I need to go back to work rn :)

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

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Post by strken » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 8:33 PM UTC

rjpr wrote: post #37

ohsik wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

You could use the fact that a candidate has been verified to have interviews at a FAANG to let other tech companies poach them. Maybe a footer saying "Have you considered ACME Corp? (sponsored)" with a bidding system based on where they're interviewing or have interviewed.

Would HN consider that an invasion of privacy?

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

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Post by mikepurvis » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 8:35 PM UTC

mrleiter wrote: post #45

Great idea! I guess you are open to input if you post here: 1) afterInterview is a bit of an ugly name. Maybe shorten it to afterview? 2) How do you intend to monetize? I can only think of what u/WestCoastJustin said: data. But then you'd need to be more open about that in these days I think, people are more suspicions, especially the one who are first-movers. 2a) if not data, make users pay for your services. Maybe…

Monthly payments has the same conflicted incentive issue that paid dating sites have: success is ultimately the loss of a customer.

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

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 8:38 PM UTC

paxy wrote: post #44

aphextron wrote: post #39

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.

I haven't felt this at all. What companies are you applying to? How much experience do you have?

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