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Great Q! Companies pay us to become their engineering careers page. Not only does this profile 10x the response rate for any recruiter outreach, but it also bu
by bwb 7y ago
Great Q!
Companies pay us to become their engineering careers page. Not only does this profile 10x the response rate for any recruiter outreach, but it also builds an ongoing pipeline of interested engineers who like the culture and engineering practices they see described.
For small to medium size companies this is huge as they can show candidates what they are about. This helps them fill the top of the funnel instead of fighting to get candidates to even respond.
It is kinda like a dating profile. You don't jump straight to marriage from a dating profile, you just get enough information to filter who you want to go on a first date with.
So, how is it different than a recruiter?
A recruiter gets paid when you join the company. This is the company explaining who they are and how they work and then letting you decide if you want to have a chat and see if you are a match. In our minds that is a big difference. And, with our setup you can ask engineers at the companies questions you have anonymously.
- polishdude20 7y agoI don't think many companies in software are fighting to get them to respond. Our want candidates to respond? Offer more money. Usually it's the opposite where job seekers are fighting to get companies to respond.
- remyp 7y agoHiring developers when you're a small or medium size company is really hard. Nobody knows you exist and if they do there's no way you can compete with FAANG compensation. So what can you do? You show off what makes you different, whether it's cool technology, family friendliness, remote work, etc.
- bwb 7y agoI interviewed a ton of companies as we built this and nobody is finding it easy to get candidates to respond. They all have issues finding people for the top of the funnel, especially smaller companies under 100 people.