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

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Post by mrleiter »

mikepurvis wrote: post #49
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.

True! Never thought about that. Indeed conflicting.

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

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Post by dzwillia »

Interesting idea!

I'm also curious about the business model here. It seems like if you were to aggregate a certain set of metrics and then have each use rate each company for a given position, you could put together some sort of metric which might be useful a) to the companies that are doing the interviewing and/or b) to other folks that are applying for the same position.

Curious to see where you go with this...

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

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Post by nstj »

I’m a developer and also have a recruitment consultancy for engineers. Don’t listen to what everyone says about monetisation, there are literally dozens of ways you can make money from this.

Super awesome you’re getting so many upvotes! It seems like a very useful product. I’ll aim to send some more detailed feedback from an industry perspective separately.

Again - really nice work!

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

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Post by hk__2 »

Some feedback: - you should use a link in your confirmation email; nobody wants to copy/paste a confirmation code from an email. - why do I have to give my first and last name just to list my interviews? - location would be helpful. I’m in France; I don’t really care about the response rate of US companies

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

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Post by Corrado »

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…

Several years ago I was on a job hunting expedition. I went through 10-15 interviews, both on-site and over the phone, and almost no one would tell me what I did "wrong". The most I ever got was something along the lines of "culture fit".

It was extremely frustrating to me as a candidate. How do you get better at something if know one helps you? Did I have lettuce in my teeth? Was I wet because it was raining and I forgot my umbrella? Am I truly a terrible programmer? Why did you reject my application!?

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

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Post by Corrado »

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

I ended up creating a "Find a Job" board in Trello. It works pretty well but it's hard to get data out of it. How long did I take to get a job? How many interviews did I have? What was the average time between submitting an application and getting contacted by the company?

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

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Post by austincheney »

I find this to be a rather strange idea.

If I want feedback on my interview then I simply contact the interviewer and ask for feedback.

When interviewing with many places simultaneously the only differentiator that has determined job acceptance is the speed with which an offer letter was presented after the interview and the employer benefits.

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