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I'm for a competitor to LinkedIn, but I never got an answer to what the play was after opening up profiles. I support TripleByte's mission, yet I don't believe

by hysan 6y ago

I'm for a competitor to LinkedIn, but I never got an answer to what the play was after opening up profiles. I support TripleByte's mission, yet I don't believe that you have critical mass in both job seekers nor in sway to convince companies/recruiters to change their process. What was/is TripleByte's plan to "push the industry to look beyond traditional credentials"? [1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23280341 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23280341

decafninja 6y ago
The Triplebyte process sounds difficult enough that, paraphrasing one user experience I read: "someone who would pass the Triplebyte interview/process is likely someone who probably wouldn't have needed to use Triplebyte in the first place". From what I understand, Triplebyte is supposed to help candidates that might be "good", but not getting any traction from applying to jobs (either by themselves or contacting a recruiter). And to skip the phone screen. However, from personal experience, as a candidate with a less-than-awesome profile and resume, I still get contacted by top tech company recruiters. And frankly, most phone screens are not terribly difficult. So I am confused what the value proposition of Triplebyte is.
- hysan 6y ago
  For me, I come from a mixed career background which even one manager told me was a red flag to them during the interview process. Triplebyte’s value prop, to me, is in helping my resume get looked at at all. This is great because I’ve generally done very well in phone screens when I can actually get them. However, my comment stems from the experience that bias only gets removed from screening phase. Once you’re onsite, you can still tell which interviewers look down at your resume and suddenly you’re back to square one. Only this time in a high pressure situation where the interviewer has full reign to try and find flaws in you. As for recruiters, I get contacted a lot but I have yet to meet a recruiter who was willing to work with me to communicate to hiring managers why my resume looks the way it does. All of them just want to drop off your resume and put in no effort in helping you which is no different from cold applying.

by hysan 6y ago

decafninja 6y ago

The Triplebyte process sounds difficult enough that, paraphrasing one user experience I read: "someone who would pass the Triplebyte interview/process is likely someone who probably wouldn't have needed to use Triplebyte in the first place". From what I understand, Triplebyte is supposed to help candidates that might be "good", but not getting any traction from applying to jobs (either by themselves or contacting a recruiter). And to skip the phone screen. However, from personal experience, as a candidate with a less-than-awesome profile and resume, I still get contacted by top tech company recruiters. And frankly, most phone screens are not terribly difficult. So I am confused what the value proposition of Triplebyte is.

hysan 6y ago
For me, I come from a mixed career background which even one manager told me was a red flag to them during the interview process. Triplebyte’s value prop, to me, is in helping my resume get looked at at all. This is great because I’ve generally done very well in phone screens when I can actually get them. However, my comment stems from the experience that bias only gets removed from screening phase. Once you’re onsite, you can still tell which interviewers look down at your resume and suddenly you’re back to square one. Only this time in a high pressure situation where the interviewer has full reign to try and find flaws in you. As for recruiters, I get contacted a lot but I have yet to meet a recruiter who was willing to work with me to communicate to hiring managers why my resume looks the way it does. All of them just want to drop off your resume and put in no effort in helping you which is no different from cold applying.