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So what is really different compared to other job boards besides the good will of the admins to keep it clean of recruiters spam?

Peroni 15y ago
Right now? Not a whole lot being honest. We have plenty of plans and features in the pipeline but the initial plan is to fill out our currently minimal feature set with what you'd expect a decent board to have, then add some more that we think are missing and can improve on what previous boards have done. We're doing lots of offline work to make sure we get a good calibre of user, candidates and advertisers alike. we're not going to just throw money at PPC campaign, we want to build a good brand by going out and getting engaged in the community (we do it already, after all).
- boothead 15y ago
  One of the jobs posted says "we pay in kit, holidays and (a little) cash". That screams the complete opposite of a good calibre of advertiser to me I'm afraid. Which is a real shame because everything you've written in the past about the London recruitment scene is correct and I'd love to see some real changes in the industry!
  - Peroni 15y ago
    We had a bit of an internal debate about that particular vacancy. The company are legit and the job is a bit of a unique one in the sense that it's a travel blog where you get to do something completely different. We are going to do our best to ensure the calibre remains high but high salary doesn't automatically mean high calibre. We want to offer something a bit different too. That being said, the site is about the users so if this is the sort of ad you don't want to see then we will absolutely keep it in mind next time something like that pops up.
    - kristianc 15y ago
      It would be good if there was some sort of karma system in place, so that user accounts who consistently post worthwhile jobs were rewarded, and sucky jobs were down modded. Open to abuse, so you'd have to watch it, but would definitely be an interesting concept.
      - Peroni 15y ago
        Great minds... It is a great concept and one we have already considered for The Obair Company - the parent company to HJ. We have a really different concept coming soon that will put a very different spin on the job market.
        kristianc 15y ago
        Look forward to seeing what you have planned!
    - boothead 15y ago
      Thanks for the feedback. RE: "high salary doesn't automatically mean high calibre" - you're right, perhaps I've been in finance for too long ;-)
jgrahamc 15y ago
Keeping a job board free of recruiters is quite hard. That's why for http://jobs.usethesource.com/ http://jobs.usethesource.com/ I made posting rights be based on your Hacker News karma. Be part of this community and you can post jobs on UseTheSource.
- Peroni 15y ago
  Not so difficult when you used to be one yourself! Also, a blanket ban on recruiters is counter-productive as we have established that there clearly are a tiny percentage of decent recruiters, those are the ones we are happy to allow access to.

Peroni 15y ago

Right now? Not a whole lot being honest. We have plenty of plans and features in the pipeline but the initial plan is to fill out our currently minimal feature set with what you'd expect a decent board to have, then add some more that we think are missing and can improve on what previous boards have done. We're doing lots of offline work to make sure we get a good calibre of user, candidates and advertisers alike. we're not going to just throw money at PPC campaign, we want to build a good brand by going out and getting engaged in the community (we do it already, after all).

boothead 15y ago
One of the jobs posted says "we pay in kit, holidays and (a little) cash". That screams the complete opposite of a good calibre of advertiser to me I'm afraid. Which is a real shame because everything you've written in the past about the London recruitment scene is correct and I'd love to see some real changes in the industry!
- Peroni 15y ago
  We had a bit of an internal debate about that particular vacancy. The company are legit and the job is a bit of a unique one in the sense that it's a travel blog where you get to do something completely different. We are going to do our best to ensure the calibre remains high but high salary doesn't automatically mean high calibre. We want to offer something a bit different too. That being said, the site is about the users so if this is the sort of ad you don't want to see then we will absolutely keep it in mind next time something like that pops up.
  - kristianc 15y ago
    It would be good if there was some sort of karma system in place, so that user accounts who consistently post worthwhile jobs were rewarded, and sucky jobs were down modded. Open to abuse, so you'd have to watch it, but would definitely be an interesting concept.
    - Peroni 15y ago
      Great minds... It is a great concept and one we have already considered for The Obair Company - the parent company to HJ. We have a really different concept coming soon that will put a very different spin on the job market.
      - kristianc 15y ago
        Look forward to seeing what you have planned!
  - boothead 15y ago
    Thanks for the feedback. RE: "high salary doesn't automatically mean high calibre" - you're right, perhaps I've been in finance for too long ;-)

jgrahamc 15y ago

Keeping a job board free of recruiters is quite hard. That's why for http://jobs.usethesource.com/ http://jobs.usethesource.com/ I made posting rights be based on your Hacker News karma. Be part of this community and you can post jobs on UseTheSource.

Peroni 15y ago
Not so difficult when you used to be one yourself! Also, a blanket ban on recruiters is counter-productive as we have established that there clearly are a tiny percentage of decent recruiters, those are the ones we are happy to allow access to.