Developer Auction out of beta; accepting developers from all backgrounds in US

Post by hndude » Wed, Jan 16, 2013, 10:34 PM UTC

edwinnathaniel wrote: post #33

donretag wrote: post #3

Most of these new services trying to disrupt the recruiting market, such as Developer Auction and Pitchbox, are narrowly focused on Silicon Valley. Obviously, the issue is more acute in the Bay Area. They are still curated with a manual selection process, in other words they are still recruiters. A true disruption would need to occur for every locale. Not everyone is looking to move to Silicon Valley and not only Sil…

The better model would be those "dev bootcamps" type that popping up locally almost throughout the major USA cities and Toronto. Their business model is excellent: 1) Pay us $4k-$6k (let's say average $5k) 2) We'll train you for 4weeks or more 3) We'll find you jobs guaranteed with min salary $60k-$80k (whatever) or money back. [Hidden] 4) Companies pay these guys "recruiting fee" between 10-20% Some of the bootcamps…

Post by yixizhang » Wed, Jan 16, 2013, 10:54 PM UTC

axlerunner wrote: post #8

The name sucks. Makes me feel like cattle on the block.

Post by kami8845 » Wed, Jan 16, 2013, 10:57 PM UTC

bsimpson wrote: post #12

bcbrown wrote: post #10

If the only hiring companies are early-stage VC-backed startups in the Bay Area, that's not very interesting to me. That's the impression I got.

I've been in their system since they first broke in September. I've received 4 offers. 2 were very early stage compaines with The $110k was at a company I'd consider working for if I didn't have to work from their NYC office. (I'm in SF now.)

Post by cyborg » Wed, Jan 16, 2013, 11:22 PM UTC

Post by hugorodgerbrown » Wed, Jan 16, 2013, 11:42 PM UTC

ninetax wrote: post #42

iamleppert wrote: post #37

I would recommend steering clear of these guys. They spammed me several times, at work, trying to get me to join their site. Although the founder professes they "are not your typical recruiter sending unsolicited emails". On the surface it sounds like a good idea, but it is nothing more than lipstick on a pig, plain old recruiters. You're better off using multiple recruiters, who will expose you to many companies and…

On the other side of the coin, I used them and got to interview with several awesome (and some not so awesome) companies, and all I had to do was post my resume and a picture. That seemed like a pretty good deal to me, but then again, all the recruiters I know work for single companies. What's the best way to meet some that are more like "freelance" recruiters?