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Ask HN: Seeking a cofounder who wants to change how technical recruiting is done

4 points by mrburton 9y ago

I'm interested in finding a co-founder with the following attributes: 1. Highly passionate about recruiting; primarily technical recruiting. 2. Hustlers who love selling 3. Highly focused and finishes things before moving on. About Me and the project ------------------------- I am a highly passionate software engineer with a deep interest in the technical recruiting space. I think I speak for most engineers when I say "the recruiting industry really sucks when it comes to technical recruiting" and that thought really drives me to do something about it. I have been building a specialized job board that's focused on technology jobs only. The job board is embedded in websites, in the same way, Disqus is embedded, and the jobs will be targeted to the focus of the website. I feel it's time we start building recruiting solutions starting from the perspective of the candidates. I'm not too far away from an MVP release of the product and that's why I'm reaching out to the Hacker News community. If you're an engineer and you're tired of how recruiting is done, I want to hear more about your pain points! What defines an excellent experience? What do you feel is missing? I have my opinions, but I'm interested in hearing your voice. mr.burton a-t g-mail

PaulHoule 9y ago
How is this different from all of the other companies that claim to be doing this?
- lastofus 9y ago
  interviewing.io comes to mind working in this space w/ the same goals.
- tedmiston 9y ago
  > The job board is embedded in websites, in the same way, Disqus is embedded, and the jobs will be targeted to the focus of the website. That sounds like a unique feature to me, at least I haven't seen others like that yet.
csa 9y ago
I suggest you have a talk with patio11 and/or tptacek. I think you will find that most organizations revealed preference is that they don't give a fuck about getting the best programmers. There are other factors that, rightly or wrongly, they value much more highly.
starrychloe 9y ago
I've had a great idea for changing recruiting, to allow managers to sort and hire based off psychometric testing, proprietary ranking algorithms, and financial guarantees, rather than looks or networking. However, #2, I don't really _love_ to sell, but I've done it (telemarketing), and #3 I have trouble focusing or finishing and rely on J-types for that. Also, I'm working on another project so don't have time. You say you want to start with the perspective of the candidates, but are the candidates paying? Your real customers are companies. They are the ones paying. They are your customers. You will end up catering to them. Embedded job listings (like AdSense) is a novel concept I haven't seen yet. It has potential.

4 points by mrburton 9y ago

PaulHoule 9y ago

How is this different from all of the other companies that claim to be doing this?

lastofus 9y ago
interviewing.io comes to mind working in this space w/ the same goals.
tedmiston 9y ago
> The job board is embedded in websites, in the same way, Disqus is embedded, and the jobs will be targeted to the focus of the website. That sounds like a unique feature to me, at least I haven't seen others like that yet.

csa 9y ago

I suggest you have a talk with patio11 and/or tptacek. I think you will find that most organizations revealed preference is that they don't give a fuck about getting the best programmers. There are other factors that, rightly or wrongly, they value much more highly.

starrychloe 9y ago

I've had a great idea for changing recruiting, to allow managers to sort and hire based off psychometric testing, proprietary ranking algorithms, and financial guarantees, rather than looks or networking. However, #2, I don't really _love_ to sell, but I've done it (telemarketing), and #3 I have trouble focusing or finishing and rely on J-types for that. Also, I'm working on another project so don't have time. You say you want to start with the perspective of the candidates, but are the candidates paying? Your real customers are companies. They are the ones paying. They are your customers. You will end up catering to them. Embedded job listings (like AdSense) is a novel concept I haven't seen yet. It has potential.