Would it make sense to have job postings on Product Hunt?
I may be wrong, but a few years ago, job opportunities were promoted here by companies when they wanted to find someone to join their team.
👉 This is also a question for founders or companies:
Would it make sense to onboard tech-savvy or business-oriented people from here?
I often see on Reddit or similar forums how someone is trying to put together a team (e.g. also for the sake of easier access to capital from VCs and investors), to fill a job position so that the PH launch could be properly implemented.
👉 And maybe a question for the team:
Were these job offers effective for the platform before? Were advertisers successful in recruiting promising tech talents from the platform's visitors to their teams?
I think the people who are active here have a good understanding of the latest technology trends and could potentially help improve products from within the companies.
Replies
It’s a good idea in principle. But it risks diluting the platform’s core value. Job postings are notoriously tricky to moderate. Without strict vetting, fake or low-quality listings could flood the space, frustrating users and eroding trust in the community.
While I love the idea of connecting PH-savvy talent with companies, I worry job posts would change the vibe of the platform. Maybe a separate 'Hunt for Talent' section could work without disrupting the main feed's focus on products?
minimalist phone: creating folders
@rani_zagita Maybe it could make sense on the PH page for the specific products where you have such tabs like: Launches, Reviews, Team etc.
Not sure, I think it will shift focus from the main idea on the platform. It is possible though to use PH for direct contact with the startup/technology you want to work with, but having job listings along side products might be too much.
minimalist phone: creating folders
@nikita_polovinkin probably yes, it would be too many purposes of the platform. It came to my mind just reading some Reddit posts when people tried to create a team.
@busmark_w_nika Maybe instead of job postings - the crowdfunding part can be interesting for the projects, that have not been published yet and you get trade early support for future benefits in the app.
In my opinion 💡:
Primary Purpose Difference: The primary purpose of most users coming to PH is to discover new products, not to find a job. This means your job postings need to be engaging enough to stand out from the crowd.
Competition: Good technical and business talent is in high demand everywhere.
Position Match: It is more suitable for positions that favor product, technology, design, growth, community operations, and other roles closely related to the internet and technology products. May have limited results for very traditional or non-technical positions.
minimalist phone: creating folders
@partick_support Probably true, that's why I shut it down a few years back. It was a very short period of time before I noticed it.
Deamoy
If the number of recruitment needs is sufficiently high, could consideration be given to setting up a new technical recruitment website for the sole purpose of recruiting highly skilled technological personnel.
Enjoy the same brand credibility as PH, but could do a better job of vetting information and back-end functionality
minimalist phone: creating folders
@theanimeshs What position would you most likely apply for?
Not just jobs, I believe partnerships , co-founding and all sorts of collaborations can flourish on PH e.g. complementary products or services could team up for mutual benefits. In case of job board, it would have to be moderated (or maybe keep it paid) to have only genuine ones.
minimalist phone: creating folders
@manu_goel2 Maybe in the distant future. I believe that when the platform will be having more visitors, people will be more interested in those top-notch products and top-notch companies/teams. Naturally, when someone/something is successful, you want to be a part of that.
As someone deeply involved in candidate sourcing, I can say that from an employer or recruiter's perspective, merely posting job vacancies yields minimal results. In contrast, developing an effective matching mechanism is a complex task that demands substantial investment. This raises the question for me: is this feature truly low-hanging fruit?
minimalist phone: creating folders
@michael_vavilov What would be a friendly solution for that in terms of Product Hunt? Do you offer any alternative?
@busmark_w_nika Open access to profile data via API. so that candidates can specify their Product Hunt profile in their CVs, and systems can pull up data on launched products, their success on Product Hunt, industry, etc. Like with GitHub etc.
minimalist phone: creating folders
@michael_vavilov This sounds legitimate and could be interesting to see candidates based on their success rates. I wouldn't have come up with this idea, so I'm glad that someone else mentioned it.
Uxia
I suppose that with the new strict rules on which threads are allowed and which are not, all hiring posts would probably be rejected...
PH Forum used to be a free-for-all, and now it has gone completely to the opposite extreme...
minimalist phone: creating folders
@borja_diazroig Rules are stricter to keep the discussion more authentic and also valuable. I recall that discussion posts were also playful, such as the Coffee vs. Tea poll, but it didn't yield anything useful, so we need to strive to maintain the bar.
Stooa
I would create a new product / platform that feeds product hunt, just to keep the value of product hunt CLEAR and focused.
minimalist phone: creating folders
@iamsaura Do you mean a separate platform outside the PH?
Or integrated to PH?