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You lure me in to answer job related questions and then you force me to leave my name, email,... to see my matches. I know it's a common tactic but it sure is a

You lure me in to answer job related questions and then you force me to leave my name, email,... to see my matches. I know it's a common tactic but it sure is an annoying one. It's a job search tool, unless I apply for a job there is no need for that info.

dvykhopen 4y ago
yeah, totally understand. i don't think this is the best and final form of onboarding, but we decided to use this approach to 1) do a better job matching 2) eliminate irrelevant jobs. there are lots of job boards out there with tons of jobs. even if we have thousands of roles on the platform, we want you to see only ones that were made to feel like they're perfectly suited to you. the implementation of what you're asking for sounds like Indeed or LI, which imo, surface pretty subpar jobs and none that are that relevant for me.
- cratermoon 4y ago
  The questions are fine, though some of the skillsets could be refined. The problem is that you require potential job seekers to give up personal information to even see any of the positions that match. At least give a sample of results before requiring a signup. A serious job seeker is going to go elsewhere before signing up for an unknown.
  - pempem 4y ago
    +1 this flow resulted in my immediate departure
- smoldesu 4y ago
  I agree with the other comments. I went through the entire form and got to the place where you had to enter personally identifying information and nope-d out. Judging from past comments on this site, I'd wager you're losing a lot of valuable would-be users with this onboarding flow. I like the design, I like the little questionnaire, but all of that doesn't matter if you betray my trust as a user with a dark pattern like that.
  - dvykhopen 4y ago
    agreed, changing that now.
throwaway889900 4y ago
That's when you give em the name "a" and a temporary email address. Gives them one more chance to prove themselves, and if not, they get left with garbage in their database.
- whoomp12342 4y ago
  I prefer butty mcbuttface
  - willcipriano 4y ago
    "Ihopeda Pmgotanicebonusforwastingmytime" is my fake name for things like this.
    - dvykhopen 4y ago
      lmfaoooo yo i'm that pm, the bonus is i get to hear my team say "I told you so!" all week

dvykhopen 4y ago

yeah, totally understand. i don't think this is the best and final form of onboarding, but we decided to use this approach to 1) do a better job matching 2) eliminate irrelevant jobs. there are lots of job boards out there with tons of jobs. even if we have thousands of roles on the platform, we want you to see only ones that were made to feel like they're perfectly suited to you. the implementation of what you're asking for sounds like Indeed or LI, which imo, surface pretty subpar jobs and none that are that relevant for me.

cratermoon 4y ago
The questions are fine, though some of the skillsets could be refined. The problem is that you require potential job seekers to give up personal information to even see any of the positions that match. At least give a sample of results before requiring a signup. A serious job seeker is going to go elsewhere before signing up for an unknown.
- pempem 4y ago
  +1 this flow resulted in my immediate departure
smoldesu 4y ago
I agree with the other comments. I went through the entire form and got to the place where you had to enter personally identifying information and nope-d out. Judging from past comments on this site, I'd wager you're losing a lot of valuable would-be users with this onboarding flow. I like the design, I like the little questionnaire, but all of that doesn't matter if you betray my trust as a user with a dark pattern like that.
- dvykhopen 4y ago
  agreed, changing that now.

throwaway889900 4y ago

That's when you give em the name "a" and a temporary email address. Gives them one more chance to prove themselves, and if not, they get left with garbage in their database.

whoomp12342 4y ago
I prefer butty mcbuttface
- willcipriano 4y ago
  "Ihopeda Pmgotanicebonusforwastingmytime" is my fake name for things like this.
  - dvykhopen 4y ago
    lmfaoooo yo i'm that pm, the bonus is i get to hear my team say "I told you so!" all week