Ralph Forgeon

JT - A CRM for job seekers

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Beth
Everyone I know has done this in a spreadsheet or Trello board for forever; this seems like a nice direction to be heading. I wonder what the business model is; I didn't see any terms of service, so I wonder how the data is being used.
Joshua Pinter
@bethcodes Business model. Great question. Two reasons why this is difficult: 1) It's a temporary problem that people have. Once they find a job they don't need this anymore (although an export of the data would be nice). and, 2) You're targeting people without jobs and income (although, to be fair, some people have jobs and are looking for different jobs).
Adam Bedford
@bethcodes Hi Beth, Thanks for checking out JobTrack! We'll always offer a free plan with core functionality, but the goal is to offer premium features that job seekers find valuable enough to pay a monthly fee. We'll be rolling this out in the very near future with a pricing model tailored to short-term users (e.g. month-to-month or buckets of 3 months).
Brooke Zimet, SPHR SHRM-SCP
@joshuapinter @bethcodes : It really could be positioned with more functionality to keep you using it for long term career development. Always be networking! The jibber jobber site tries to enter this space and has some decent features that would be lovely in the paid version. It would be waaaaaayyy less stressful for folks to job search if they are tracking target companies! Lots of potential here for awesome!
Adam Bedford
@nwhrgal Hi Brooke, Thanks for your comment and for checking out JobTrack! I'd love to hear more about your experience with JibberJobber - What features do you find particularly valuable?
Joshua Pinter
@nwhrgal @bethcodes I completely agree, Brooke! Lots of great value here and just trying to figure out how it can be used longer term. ABN - Always Be Networking! I love that. :) That's one of the main reasons I built ntwrk (https://www.producthunt.com/post...), so people can continue building their relationships all the time. :)
Ralph Forgeon
Stop using a spreadsheet to track job applications or new job interests! I’ve been using JobTrack and it’s a great way to keep organized.
Ratko Ivanović
Awesome tool! A really great idea as well
Florian De Sa
This is a good idea. Here are some features i'd like to see (and I am sure you're working on some of them) : - It would be good to be able to track actions like "first reminder sent - awaiting answer", with an end date to tell me when to send an eventual second reminder. - There are often more than 1 interview in the process. It could be nice to distinguish them. - Maybe you could add company's logo to make it more visual. - Next step woulkd probably be a pros/cons table for each job I'm accepted in so I can make my choice. Good job anyway !
Adam Bedford
@flo2sa Hi Florian, Thanks for checking out JobTrack and for providing valuable feedback! We have a number of your suggestions on our near-term roadmap so look out for those product announcements in the near future! I'll start thinking about some of the other items as well to see how we can incorporate them into the product. Feel free to reach out to hello@jobtrack.io if you ever have questions or other suggestions. I love getting feedback from users and we strive to incorporate as much of it as possible into the platform!
Luke Gunderson
Have been using this for a few days and it's been great. 💯🙏🏼
Adam Bedford
@lukegundy Thanks, Luke! Great to hear you're finding JobTrack useful.
Ben Basche
Think the approach of focusing on the applicant's actual job to be done is a smart take on the space. most of the job search giants are geared towards job posters and tools for them, so this feels like it could be a useful way to flip the script. Good luck!
Csaba Kissi
Interesting idea and great application
Brooke Zimet, SPHR SHRM-SCP
Hello! I'm an HR Manager and a job seeker and I just grabbed this product. It's waaaaay more appealing looking then www.jibberjobber.com. I haven't had a chance to enter some applications to see how well it functions as a CRM with company contacts. There are some awesome features in jibberjobber that I would love to see in a better app. (connecting with linked in and other networks to review your possible connections and importing contacts) I'll pop back into the discussion after I have a chance to play around with the app!
Wally Hitchcock
I've been using Job Track for two weeks. It's cleaner than a spreadsheet and more intuitive (to me) than a Trello board. One thing I'd like to see is the custom status options. That way I could say how many phone calls I've had, or how many meetings since some companies do more than one of each.
Arlo Gilbert
This is brilliant.
Adam Bedford
@arlogilbert Hi Arlo, Thanks for checking out JobTrack! I'd love to chat with you further about what we're working on! Would you mind if I reach out by email?
Daniel da Rocha
JobTrack was recently acquired by Trylogy Education. @adam_bedford could you share any thoughts from your time building and growing this cool product?