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Reversing the job search model

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Reversing the job search model

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We've been thinking about this space, specifically the "reverse job search" opportunity. The challenge is many people can't publicly share that they're open to a new job if they're currently employed and there's a perception that those that do so might not be the "best" talent. Curious how you've thought about this, @colinwinhall!

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7yr ago

Gulp

@rrhoover @colinwinhall @nightbirds777 One possible way might be to offer as much information that triangulates/proxies a strong candidate while removing all overt identifying information (network endorsements, significant project achievements/contributions, etc.), and then normalize that across all candidates available on the platform so it's easy to scan, consume and quantify for employers. Enough for a potential employer to want to contact you, but waaaayyyy too much detective work for a current employer to figure out if it's actually you or not. Honestly, that might be a better way all around as to eliminate bias from race, gender, etc.. There's a reason most HR dept.'s don't want to see a picture on a resume. Additionally, contextual to this specific situation might be to outright list the answer to the question "Why do you want to leave your current job". It's the elephant in the room, but also could be a strong signal as to whether or not you're the right person to fill the new position.

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7yr ago

Timestripe

@rrhoover here is the idea about reverse job search: create an anonymous resume/profile of the person and be detailed about what type of the job are they looking for. I know that publishing your resume has an effect of a long tail of recruiters pitching you not relevant jobs. Hired is nice but seems like working only for developers in CA :) A successful reverse job search would review candidates and help them to get their profile in shape (its ok to charge money for it) + get candid valuable feedback from hiring managers about denials (anonymously it would be awesome). So candidate and the company can open themselves to each other after the interview confirmation. And still, information about what could be better on the interview is a valuable piece of a successful platform which would level up the industry culture.

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7yr ago

GenY Resume

Pro: low overhead way of finding people. Con: I can’t find a lot of people here, how do you plan to add more users here? Upwork has a “freelancer search” feature, your differentiation here is mainly based on UI. You can think about pulling some additional data from Upwork’s public API to enhance the experience.

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7yr ago

I think it's too basic at the moment. If you want people to use it, I think you need to make it easy for the employers to scan through all candidates. At the moment, there's no way for the employers to tell which one is a good lead and which isn't. They can only judge based on names and location, type of work (is this your target?). Maybe adding portfolio/sample projects links would be helpful. My 2cents.

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7yr ago

Nice MVP you got there going. I'd love to see this product grow. I hope you give it enough time. The design could be improved a lot. I'd also like to see how a recruiter's dashboard looks like. If you gain supply side traction via PH and other such websites, you'd be able to sign some recruiter clients for free trials. The design for adding a profile and homepage needs to be improved very much.

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7yr ago

Vybe

Really happy you did this. I had a similar idea a few years ago (the ugly http://cvhunters.herokuapp.com/ :D), but never committed to launch it! My only hope is that you won't limit yourself to the startup market. I guess people who need a job most aren't developers!

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7yr ago

PromoRepublic

@colinwinhall L2W looks great! Back in the days I used remoteOK and alternatives. We would like to offer you to publish an interview about L2W at https://startupradius.com/ please PM me at paul@startupradius.com for more details

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7yr ago

PromoRepublic

@colinwinhall Sure thing, will be waiting for your email!

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7yr ago