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Re: Looking for NYC startup jobs? Try InsideStartups.

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Post by GBond » Tue, Dec 28, 2010, 2:04 PM UTC

minimax wrote: post #9

Direct link to the application: https://insidestartups.wufoo.com/forms/apply-to-join-inside-... "Referred applicants are given preference and referring additional candidates weighs positively in both your and their consideration." Feels like a scam. I wonder if anyone from any of the companies listed as a participating company can vouch for this.

This strategy of luring candidates with the illusion of exclusivity would probably work for a lot of job segments but not startup devs. It is a buyers market for devs and this approach seems to neglect that.

Most tech people with a good resume would be reluctant to to "give" something upfront for free like a full resume/personal info because there are less painful options.

I would like to see this site either lessen their standard for required info or offer a data collateral (i.e. glassdoor.com shows you salary info for the pain of signing up).

Re: Looking for NYC startup jobs? Try InsideStartups.

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Post by duffbeer703 » Tue, Dec 28, 2010, 2:26 PM UTC

rumpelstiltskin wrote: post #7

trevor99 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

True, but most people that would be hired by the startups listed would. No?

Most != everyone Seriously, requiring sign up via accounts on sites like facebook, linkedin etc is a really stupid idea. Startups (I'm looking at you quora!) need to stop this bullshit. Edit: Looks like quora now allows email sign ups. Good.

I used to sympathize with your position, (esp. re Facebook, which is just a creepy company to me) but do you really want to setup yet another account with some random website? A website that may have Gawker-style security?

I prefer the approach that StackOverflow took, which lets you use basically any OpenID provider.

Re: Looking for NYC startup jobs? Try InsideStartups.

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Post by nhangen » Tue, Dec 28, 2010, 3:59 PM UTC

trevor99 wrote: post #3

evandavid wrote: post #2

Requires a Linkedin profile to sign up!? Really!? There are so many reasons that is a stupid idea.

Care to explain?

Many people, like myself, like to separate social media from the real world in some way, and this is one of those places I like to keep them separate.

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Post by yummyfajitas » Tue, Dec 28, 2010, 4:13 PM UTC

cletus wrote: post #8

This kind of site annoys me no end. I'm not sure if a LinkedIn profile is required (the text field says "or link to resume/CV"). If it does that's stupid, You also need to repeat yourself. It asks your current position (on the same page!), time there and primary skill. Um, isn't that on my CV? If you're standardizing on LinkedIn, shouldn't you be smart enough to prase that information? This kind of site seems to be p…

Not only that, but asking you to refer other developers feels shady. I'm not going to refer anyone without their permission, and I won't bother calling them just to get access to some potentially crappy job newsletter.

Re: Looking for NYC startup jobs? Try InsideStartups.

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Post by trevor99 » Tue, Dec 28, 2010, 9:00 PM UTC

GBond wrote: post #11

minimax wrote: post #9

Direct link to the application: https://insidestartups.wufoo.com/forms/apply-to-join-inside-... "Referred applicants are given preference and referring additional candidates weighs positively in both your and their consideration." Feels like a scam. I wonder if anyone from any of the companies listed as a participating company can vouch for this.

This strategy of luring candidates with the illusion of exclusivity would probably work for a lot of job segments but not startup devs. It is a buyers market for devs and this approach seems to neglect that. Most tech people with a good resume would be reluctant to to "give" something upfront for free like a full resume/personal info because there are less painful options. I would like to see this site either lessen…

Why offer collateral if the person doesn't deserve it or could give fake info?

Re: Looking for NYC startup jobs? Try InsideStartups.

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Post by generationg » Tue, Dec 28, 2010, 9:08 PM UTC

The list of "Participating Companies" on their home page is impressive - truly a who's who of New York startups. If they do have access to job postings from these companies before they go public, they have a fantastic (and valuable) resource.