Chris Parjaszewski

Mindpal - Culture driven talent pool

With Remote on the grow – Culture, Motivation and People Skills are more important than ever. Hire Talented Software Engineers who are just like you.

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Chris Parjaszewski
Hello Product Hunt Community! Today is a big day for us - we have been in the Tech space for more than a decade and recruitment + Team Building seems to be the most important problem yet not solved. We are on a mission to double the Engagement in Workforce in the next 5-10 years. With Mindpal hiring Talented Engineers is: ⌛ Quicker (in general Talent Pool are way more efficient than job boards) ⚙️ Efficient - as Candidates in the pool are doing a bunch of tests upfront and once ❤️ Focused on personality, human skills, values, and culture-fit (culture-add) 📓 Provides both candidates and hiring manager bigger picture of who they will be working with and what are the recommendations to work together 😊 Fun - as this is a process meant to be fun With Remote on the grow – Culture, Motivation, and People Skills are more important than ever. Hire Talented Software Engineers who are just like you. The new challenges in the Talent market are: - Great Resignation - Quiet Quitting - Remote Isolation It's harder than ever to keep your Team aligned and motivated. We are solving this problem by matching like-minded people that are culturally fit for each other. Please help us make this journey possible!
Justyna Grabowska
@chris_parjaszewski Totally agree, it's time for changes!
Leksiy Tyrlyshkin
@chris_parjaszewski Good luck in your journey team!
Andrzej Michał
@chris_parjaszewski @mrleksiy Monotonous projects as one of the reasons for burnout among software engineers - worth taking into consideration!
Rhymer Espinosa
@chris_parjaszewski Congrats on the launch. Genuinely love the concept. <3
Farisa Ottaviano
@chris_parjaszewski It's also nice that you make it an enjoyable process for both candidates and hiring managers. Thanks for sharing your story with us!
Benny Pekala
Everyone wants to build fast with talented developers, with a background as a dev agency owner I can say it is incredibly challenging to actually do that hahah. That's why I'm excited for this! Let's gooo
Justyna Grabowska
@benny_pekala1 So excited too!!
Chris Parjaszewski
Hey Benny - fast has always been the name of the game in recruitment in Tech. However, with great speed comes a great risk of problems further down the line. Especially after COVID and with growing remote work - we are working in isolation, from multiple geographies, communication, leadership, management values, and culture-fit (culture-add) are one of the main reasons for projects to end up successful or not. I love to work with Team Miami! I feel it's nicely diverse, highly motivated, and forward-pushing peers - a pleasure to work with! To the moon!
Brian Bench
@chris_parjaszewski One way to motivate employees in the tech industry is to provide them with opportunities for growth and career advancement. This could include offering training and development programs, promoting from within whenever possible, and giving employees the opportunity to take on new and challenging projects. Additionally, recognizing and rewarding employees for their hard work and achievements can also help to motivate them. Exciting product! Yet bigger problem to solve ahead.
Justyna Grabowska
@brian_bench can't wait to see how this solution will work in our industry!
Bartlomiej Gubala
@chris_parjaszewski @brian_bench This is another step towards humanizing the recruitment process. Among the broadly understood automation, which is only a tool. This product has a chance to change the whole way of looking at building teams that are missing even in the largest corporations.
Abhishek Shekhawat
Congratulations on the launch. This looks cool.
Andrzej Michał
@abhishekhawat Employees can be 5-10 more effective when in the right motivation/support situation - all starts with Value-Fit, Culture-Add and Emotional Intelligence
Chris Parjaszewski
@abhishekhawat @andrzej_krzysztof The goal is to retain the Top Talent and high engagement. We know that the talent acquisition process needs to be more productive, engaging, and inclusive but still, companies are not compromising on the quality of talent that they are ready to take in!
Brian Bench
@abhishekhawat Exciting! Another simple truths is that developers are in high demand, so you'll need to offer a competitive salary and benefits package to attract top talent.
Justyna Grabowska
@abhishekhawat And it will get even better! We are developing the product all the time!
Sky Clever-Florence
Hey Abhishek - happy to have you with Mindpal Team on this important mission - changing the HR Tech ecosystem
Rajan Walia
Congrats for the product launch
Andrzej Michał
@rajanwalia4 we all hope there will be more happiness and culture-building in our industry, seems we need deep changes in priorities, right?
Chris Parjaszewski
@rajanwalia4 @andrzej_krzysztof Company culture is important to employees. In a survey by Glassdoor, 77% of respondents said they would consider an organization's culture before applying for a job, and 73% said they wouldn't even apply for a position unless the company's values aligned with their own. This means that employees are already evaluating whether they themselves would fit your company culture. This is so true, especially for Gen-Z!
Justyna Grabowska
@rajanwalia4 @andrzej_krzysztof @chris_parjaszewski Gen Z is known for being highly collaborative and open to new ideas. They are often more interested in working in teams and are more willing to listen to the perspectives of others. This can make them well-suited to industries that require collaboration and teamwork. Overall, Gen Z is bringing a unique set of skills and experiences to the work market, and is likely to have a significant impact on the future of work.
Brian Bench
@rajanwalia4 a Taboo topic these days is not considering cultural fit. 🌎 New hire will be spending a lot of time with the team, so it's important that they fit in with company's culture. Hire someone who shares organization's values and work style, and who will be a good fit with the rest of the team.
Sky Clever-Florence
@rajanwalia4 Hey Rajan - seem launching a product is always exciting!
Daniel Jin
Congrats on your launch! I am very exciting for this product. As I am a full-stack developer, I am now finding a new job, I believe my experience and passion will allow me to be a great asset to this company.
Justyna Grabowska
@big_dream1 Our tool is for people like you! We will quickly help you find your ideal employer.
Daniel Jin
@justyna_grabowska Thanks for your attention! How could I get in touch you?
Brian Bench
@justyna_grabowska @big_dream1 Simply - don't let your employees turn into mindless drones. Keep them motivated, engaged, and excited about their work with these tips. And remember: a motivated team is a winning team! 😎
Justyna Grabowska
@brian_bench Agree! Motivation is crucial!
Chris Parjaszewski
@big_dream1 Hey Milan - sure - we are ALWAYS open and helpful to the developers. In a few days, we will also add a more explained workflow for the candidates, where we will better explain the process and the benefits - we have been working with interns, juniors, regulars, seniors, and technical leads for more than a decade now - so everybody at a different stage of his or her career path - and we are considering all of that!
Justyna Grabowska
Big changes are coming! Mindpal will revolutionise the IT world!
Andrzej Michał
@justyna_grabowska Curious if job boards will be popular in the next 5 years - or will they be replaced with Talent Pools, thoughts?
Justyna Grabowska
@andrzej_krzysztof I think the future definitely belongs to talent pools!
Chris Parjaszewski
@andrzej_krzysztof @justyna_grabowska Research unveils Emotional Intelligence is the #1 Teamwork Skill
Sky Clever-Florence
@justyna_grabowska Hey Justyna - happy to see you're leading the charge here!
Anna Maria
@justyna_grabowska 2022 was for sure full of new situations, hopefully 2023 will be more focused on making this world a better place!
Martyna Krzeczkowska
Culture is the key to making awesome teams. Mindpal is a brilliant initiative. Let's do something big together! I'm looking forward to it!
Justyna Grabowska
@martyna_krzeczkowska Also, can't wait!!
Andrzej Michał
@martyna_krzeczkowska Sounds very exciting. The interesting part are Big Five, Gallup, MBTI and Culture Add tests - should they become a standard, given how important data can be measured using them?
Martyna Krzeczkowska
@andrzej_krzysztof In my opinion - definitely, yes! If you work with a person who matches your workflow - it's a pleasure and a win-win for both sides.
Chris Parjaszewski
@andrzej_krzysztof @martyna_krzeczkowska Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and regulate one's emotions and understand the emotions the others. A high EQ helps you to build relationships, reduce team stress, defuse conflict and improve job satisfaction.
Sky Clever-Florence
Hey Martyna - glad to see you engaged with this idea - as the industry grows and changes over various circumstances - it's important to build new tools that will help the ecosystem to adapt accordingly!
Pankaj Gulati
Congratulations on the launch.
Andrzej Michał
@pankaj_gulati there's an interesting research by Daniel Goleman on Emotional Intelligence and how it's more powerful than "standard" IQ.
Chris Parjaszewski
@pankaj_gulati @andrzej_krzysztof Developer fatigue occurs when software engineers become tired of programming. Coding is hard work and the brain can only handle it for so many hours at a time. If managers aren’t careful to assign a variety of interesting work to their remote employees, they might create an environment that causes burnout.
Brian Bench
@pankaj_gulati curious how @elonmusk motivates his employees and how he handles recruitment processes from the culture perspective in the current @Twitter situation, hmmm 🤔🤔
Justyna Grabowska
@pankaj_gulati Are you waiting with us for it to appear it on the app store?
Chris Parjaszewski
@pankaj_gulati @justyna_grabowska oh we should totally release our 1st version to the iOS and macOS App Stores for sure (Android + Windows as well) - hopefully very very soon!
Kirill Rozhkovskiy
Interesting product and challenging mission. More happy workers, fewer resignations, less stress, less business losses on re-hiring and so on. Good luck! :)
Chris Parjaszewski
@mujaji happy to be part of this Next-Generation Talent Marketplace. Let's change something for good in the industry!
Justyna Grabowska
@mujaji @chris_parjaszewski Yeah! We're building together! Any tips are welcome!
Brian Bench
@mujaji I am also in love in the Mission itself here! 🙄🙄 Ultimately, keeping employees happy and motivated in the tech industry requires a combination of approaches, using multiple techniques and best practices. Leaders - by providing opportunities for growth, recognizing and rewarding hard work, and creating a positive and inclusive work environment, can help to ensure your team is engaged, motivated, and committed to the success of their organization. So leaders bear heavy burden here, they should be supported. Maybe by AI of some sort? 🤖 🤖
Chris Parjaszewski
@mujaji exactly - I love the way you've explained it and put it together, very useful :) Thank you for your voice of confidence and welcome to the Mindpal Family!
Sky Clever-Florence
@mujaji There are several steps that organizations can take to prevent stress and resignations among their employees: - culture - work-life balance - providing resources for stress-management - fluent communication - discuss problems when they occur - reward and give back
Michal Paluch
As a person well-oriented in the tech industry and its issues, I find Mindpal as a tool that can not only speed up the process of finding the right dev for your project, but also make the company-dev relation more valuable, which will for sure make the outcome much more satisfactory for both sides.
Andrzej Michał
@mike_paluch Employees who fit in well with your company perform better. They are more likely to be team players, as they work better with others and boost team morale.
Chris Parjaszewski
@mike_paluch @andrzej_krzysztof The world is getting more remote, more international, more diverse - make sure you hire the right people for your Team using Personality and Emotional Intelligence Assessment Frameworks
Justyna Grabowska
@mike_paluch I also work in the tech industry. Mindpal perfectly fits to our needs!
Sky Clever-Florence
@mike_paluch I love the speed component - as in the end of the day - market expectations are that the demands needs to meet supply ideally ASAP - so any solution that brings down waiting time seems important
Anna Maria
@mike_paluch so there are two values - speed and value added for both sides of a job contract - seems super important to tackle that way!
Awee Gee
This one is great!can't wait to use this.Congrats on your launch and to the team! @chris_parjaszewski
Brian Bench
@chris_parjaszewski @audrey_galeon let's go Team - we are just warming up here!
Chris Parjaszewski
@audrey_galeon we are so close and so early the same time :)
Anna Maria
@chris_parjaszewski @audrey_galeon we should definitely build experience for all the parties involved in the tech build process
Puneet Kohli
What's your strategy for acquiring companies who want to hire this talent, and what's the business model (subscription fees/contingency/etc)?
Chris Parjaszewski
@puneet_kohli we have been in the industry for ~1.5 decades now so we have already secured solid partnerships and synergies, but as we advance we will be launching models that are not just B2B but also B2C as the lessons learned with big guys can be re-deployed in a more democratic way with multiple business models (likely all that you've mentioned). Also - from the developers' perspective - we never had any boundaries - so they are free to apply today as well :)
Puneet Kohli
@chris_parjaszewski Awesome! So right now if I wanted to hire from you guys what's the business model like?
Chris Parjaszewski
@puneet_kohli as I am aware, some of our competitors, say Turning, Lecim or Gun are either sharing some monthly retainer including the payroll and stuff or they charge a one-time hiring success fee. We can discuss the exact numbers, but our goal is to be your long-term partner to also make sure there's happiness for you and the developer - so hope to run some frequent surveys and basically be your embedded HR partner that At least that's the vision, but happy to get feedback and improve - as we're often ideating and improving our product with our great community!
Chris Parjaszewski
@puneet_kohli PS. You can also apply for a PH discount for sure :) We are in this together!
Puneet Kohli
@chris_parjaszewski I guess I was just shooting straight and asking -- do you work on a retainer model, or a subscription model. If I understand from your answer, it's open for discussion?
MJ Maquiling
All the best on you launch @cparjaszewski !
Andrzej Michał
@cparjaszewski @mary_joy_maquiling The world is getting more remote, more international, more diverse - make sure you hire the right people for your Team using Personality and Emotional Intelligence Assessment Frameworks
Chris Parjaszewski
@cparjaszewski @mary_joy_maquiling @andrzej_krzysztof We now live in a new world, and we need new tools - like all these psychometric tests - their value is so BIG!
Justyna Grabowska
@cparjaszewski @mary_joy_maquiling @andrzej_krzysztof @chris_parjaszewski In the context of work, these tests can be valuable because they can provide employers with objective information about a candidate's suitability for a particular job. For example, a psychometric test may be used to measure a candidate's cognitive abilities, such as their numerical, verbal, and spatial reasoning skills. This can help employers to identify candidates who are well-suited to jobs that require these abilities. Additionally, psychometric tests can be used to assess a candidate's personality traits, such as their level of extroversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. This can help employers to identify candidates who are likely to be a good fit with the company's culture and the specific requirements of the job. Overall, psychometric tests can provide valuable information that can help employers to make more informed hiring decisions.
Sky Clever-Florence
@cparjaszewski @mary_joy_maquiling Thank you for the kind words! All the best!
Brian Bench
@cparjaszewski @mary_joy_maquiling feels like the entire family here on PH is launching with us :)
Roger
👌 in Spain there is a lack of developers, Mindpal can be a boom!
Brian Bench
@influapp In today's 🚀fast-paced and competitive tech industry, it can be a challenge to keep employees 🙌🏼 and motivated.
Justyna Grabowska
@influapp We're here to solve this problem!
Chris Parjaszewski
@influapp I think everybody for happiness should visit Spain once a year as this is a place full of joy and smiling people - and the SUN!
Sky Clever-Florence
@influapp curious if Spain is open to work together with South America geographies - as there are so many talented engineers over there!
Anna Maria
@influapp Barcelona is one of the most culture-rich places on the planet, excited to be there soon!
Valeriy Zagrebin
I think this project will help many people. Good luck to you!💪
Brian Bench
@veex another idea is to create a positive and inclusive workplace, you can help to improve morale and foster a sense of belonging among given team. 🤝👬👭
Justyna Grabowska
@veex Fingers crossed!
Chris Parjaszewski
@veex we have a very ambitious goal to double the workforce happiness and engagement over the next 10 years, we are so in LOVE in that mission!
Sky Clever-Florence
@veex it's a step by step process, but yes - by taking a holistic approach and addressing a range of factors, organizations can help to prevent stress and resignations among their employees.
Anna Maria
@veex connecting good people with each other sounds like an important mission to be part of
Stephen Ta
I have waited it for a long while. It's such a great product for HR over the world to find the best suitable candidates for their team. Hope VISSOFT be apart of it. Congrats @chris_parjaszewski and team!
Chris Parjaszewski
@stephen_ta Yes - we are very bullish to work with Talents from all around the world, Vietnam is very exciting and fast-growing and tons of skilled engineers there - I believe working together we can create a recommendation list of how to work with different geographies and different cultures - as at the end of the day - we are one big Family!
Brian Bench
@chris_parjaszewski @stephen_ta I'm very bullish on Vietnam and entire South-East Asia Region - there's so much talent and great culture in that region - we should definitely build bridges and learn from each other!
Sky Clever-Florence
@chris_parjaszewski @stephen_ta building bridges is always exciting
Anna Maria
@chris_parjaszewski @stephen_ta I've never been to South-East Asia, but definitely on my todo-list
Chris Parjaszewski
@stephen_ta happy to meet in Vietnam soon!
Mateusz Zapart
The idea seems great. I have only one concern about the use of personality tests. You should approach this with care and professionalism and only use ones that are reliable. If you like, we can talk about it someday.
Brian Bench
@emzap By providing employees with opportunities to learn and develop their skills, you can help them to feel more engaged and motivated in their work. 🧠💪🏼
Chris Parjaszewski
@emzap exactly - this is why so many players have done NOTHING - which is also bad - cause the HR Tech Industry is soooo focused on the hard skills, nothing else - but you are right, we are definitely keeping privacy in mind and the #1 rule has always been to be walking on the legal framework ground - good point!
Sky Clever-Florence
@emzap sure - as test is simply a set of questions and answers - so it's important to make sure they are securely stored and only selected information are presented to the decisions makers
Anna Maria
@emzap too many people in the Tech Industry these day haven't done any personality tests at all and that's a shame - as we are so different among each other.
Chris Parjaszewski
@emzap Personality-Drivent Matchmaking as a Service!
Liana Grigorian
@chris_parjaszewski It's great that you are thinking about both sides, matching talents with companies. Sounds very exciting!
Brian Bench
@chris_parjaszewski @liana_grigorian1 By showing engineers that their efforts are appreciated and valued, you can help to boost their morale and motivation. 🏆💰
Justyna Grabowska
@liana_grigorian1 Of course, employees/developers, are just as important as the HR team or the business owner!
Chris Parjaszewski
@liana_grigorian1 a great comparison is a matchmaker, that considers the happiness and benefits of both sides - so yes - a good and experienced matchmaker can see more than just one step ahead - based on what he/she observed in past matchmaking stories :) Having said that - we will be for sure feedback and data-driven, so every new match will be higher in quality.
Sky Clever-Florence
@chris_parjaszewski @liana_grigorian1 Much needed Smart Matchmaking for Tech Industry!
Anna Maria
@chris_parjaszewski @liana_grigorian1 win-win - that's the ONLY way!
Richard Gao
Congrats on the launch and I like the focus on remote work.
Chris Parjaszewski
@richard_gao2 Yes - remote work has brought us into a new era, there are many great benefits and also new challenges to face like isolation - so we definitely need new tools and habits in place
Brian Bench
@richard_gao2 exactly - the world is becoming more and more remote, so we need tools to foster our connections, we need to build bridges and set ambitious goals ahead
Anna Maria
@richard_gao2 hope in some near future travel won't be that complicated and remote vs hybrid won't be that challenging
Chris Parjaszewski
@richard_gao2 Remote work showed us new possibilities and new risks - we are still so early to draw the final conclusions!
Sky Clever-Florence
@richard_gao2 Thank you so much!
Ekaterina Arbuzova
Love the idea behind the product! Congrats on the launch 🚀
Anna Maria
@katerina_arbuzova Hey Ekaterina - great to see fellow builders here! Let's roll!
Brian Bench
@katerina_arbuzova we hope to iterate and further improve the idea so we can find the sweet spot - but so far we are very bullish on this one
Sky Clever-Florence
@katerina_arbuzova happy to build this together!
Chris Parjaszewski
@katerina_arbuzova Let's stay in touch to further improve our idea!
Anna Maria
@katerina_arbuzova Let's go family! To the moon!