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I like the idea of building professional reputation and applying for jobs. I have some questions (probably dumb?) about the idea. - How is getting vouched from

by ajhai 15y ago

I like the idea of building professional reputation and applying for jobs. I have some questions (probably dumb?) about the idea. - How is getting vouched from your colleagues/friends different from Linkedin recommend feature - Your rank will define how fit you are fit for any job posting. Correct me if I'm wrong, your rank will depend on the number of vouches(?) that you get. So, ultimately the person who is more active on the site will have a better rank and I feel this will destroy the whole purpose of legitimate reputation building - "Vouched does not rely on Search to find jobs or candidates, instead it uses the knowledge of the social network" - It will be good if you can take leverage of any of the social graphs that the user already has (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin?)

maxdemarzi 15y ago
>> How is getting vouched from your colleagues/friends different from Linkedin recommend feature A linked in recommendation is a general recommendation. You are either recommended or not. Vouched is based on specific skills. You may be a great C# developer, but your javascript sucks. >> your rank will depend on the number of vouches(?) that you get. No. The algorithm is two sided. The first part is pretty much Aggregated PageRank. So a single recommendation from a heavily recommended user can be more valuable than 50 recommendations from sparsely recommended users. Aggregated by all skills in the Job. The second part is a multiplier based on the length of the chain of trust to the recruiter. I trust the vouches people I vouched for made, more than the vouches people they vouched for made. Me -> Alex -> Tom = Tom gets 80% of aggregate rank points. Me -> Alex -> Tom -> Jerry = Jerry gets 64% of of aggregate rank points. >> leverage of any of the social graphs that the user already has You can import all of your contacts from the 3 major social networks + the 3 major email providers + github.

by ajhai 15y ago

maxdemarzi 15y ago

>> How is getting vouched from your colleagues/friends different from Linkedin recommend feature A linked in recommendation is a general recommendation. You are either recommended or not. Vouched is based on specific skills. You may be a great C# developer, but your javascript sucks. >> your rank will depend on the number of vouches(?) that you get. No. The algorithm is two sided. The first part is pretty much Aggregated PageRank. So a single recommendation from a heavily recommended user can be more valuable than 50 recommendations from sparsely recommended users. Aggregated by all skills in the Job. The second part is a multiplier based on the length of the chain of trust to the recruiter. I trust the vouches people I vouched for made, more than the vouches people they vouched for made. Me -> Alex -> Tom = Tom gets 80% of aggregate rank points. Me -> Alex -> Tom -> Jerry = Jerry gets 64% of of aggregate rank points. >> leverage of any of the social graphs that the user already has You can import all of your contacts from the 3 major social networks + the 3 major email providers + github.