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

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Post by enahs-sf »

Malic wrote: post #35
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.

even if it doesn't, those guys love a good acqihire.

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

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Post by web007 »

asien wrote: 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…

Hitchen's razor applies here: "What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence."

It's unfair to assume poor security practices. It's also ridiculous for a Show HN to be expected to meet a burden like "separation of access" when it's likely a person, singular, that has produced this app.

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Post by Woofles »

Improvotter wrote: post #70

Tbf, are there many people who use their phone for applying to jobs? Why not a desktop app? What as your thought process?

While you're probably correct right now, one way that he could begin monetizing it is becoming a recruiting platform that's largely phone based. I think more and more people are moving towards doing most things on mobile platforms, so why not job interviews?

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Post by ryanklee »

duiker101 wrote: post #14
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

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?

His numbers track closely to mine when I had only an unrelated career behind me.

300~ applications. ~25 actual rejections. ~15 phone interviews. ~5 onsites. ~1 accepted.

It felt both necessary and successful, considering the junior dev market is flooded and treacherous.

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Post by richardwhiuk »

strken wrote: post #48
rjpr wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

Yes.

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Post by dang »

asien wrote: 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…

This comment breaks the Show HN guidelines. Please read them: https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html.

A fairer way to post something about this would have been to ask a question about privacy concerns.

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

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Post by aphextron »

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?

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

Mostly mid-size startups. I have 5 years experience as a front end dev, but being self taught with no degree I look pretty bad on paper.

It's never been a problem for me in the past, but it seems like the market for mid-level self taught developers is drying up.

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

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Post by Woofles »

justboxing wrote: post #59

> Interview feedback - Give interview feedback to your interviewer and get feedback back. I'd be very surprised (and impressed) if any interviewer gives honest feedback on the interview, in writing (via the app), esp. in cases where candidate was rejected / didn't receive an offer. Cos that would have a discrimination lawsuit written all over it. HR and/or Recruiters also never gives candid feedback for the same reas…

>Cos that would have a discrimination lawsuit written all over it. HR and/or Recruiters also never gives candid feedback for the same reason. Because if they do, someone will eventually sue the company for discrimination.

Out of curiosity, is it just one of those inevitabilities or is it really easy to get in a bind with discrimination in rejecting (or firing I'd imagine) someone?

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

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Post by mattnewton »

devmunchies wrote: post #63
justboxing wrote: post #59

> Interview feedback - Give interview feedback to your interviewer and get feedback back. I'd be very surprised (and impressed) if any interviewer gives honest feedback on the interview, in writing (via the app), esp. in cases where candidate was rejected / didn't receive an offer. Cos that would have a discrimination lawsuit written all over it. HR and/or Recruiters also never gives candid feedback for the same reas…

I got clear feedback from Google, Box, and Clearbit about what they didn’t like about the on-sites in my last job search 2 months ago. At google I did bad in one of the technical questions (they told me which), box said I didn’t seem excited about the company (true), and Clearbit said I wasn’t able to implement a simple solution to a complex problem (because I was forced to use ruby and was rusty).

That’s very suprising to me; I have given interviews at Google and Apple and they really drilled into my head that giving any feedback about performance was left to the recruiter, and any response no matter how germane it sounded could open up the company to lawsuits. That kind of answer was exactly what we were told we could not give.
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