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How is Otherbranch different from traditional recruiting? (IE, the article talks a lot about how they are different from Triplebyte, but I never used Triplebyt

How is Otherbranch different from traditional recruiting? (IE, the article talks a lot about how they are different from Triplebyte, but I never used Triplebyte.) FWIW: I really like the idea of the recruiter doing in-depth technical screens and matchmaking: When I'm in the US job market, the most frustrating aspect is dealing with recruiters. Most have so little "tech" experience that they can't evaluate companies or me. I often feel like I'm talking with a salesman, and it's a crapshoot if the job is a good match for me, or if I'm really what the company wants. When I'm hiring in the US, it's a lot easier to work with overseas contracting firms. They all screen candidates very carefully, and only present candidates that are probably capable of doing the job. In contrast, recruiters for US-based employees perform very little filtering, so we end up interviewing a lot more poorly-chosen candidates. IE, as both a candidate and someone who's hired: I want the recruiting firm to do more "work:" Better filtering, better matchmaking, and better technical knowledge. I don't want to deal with "salesman."

rachofsunshine 2y ago
The biggest difference is that we do interviews ourselves. That means we aren't relying just on resumes, it means we can make stronger, more data-backed recommendations to companies, and it means we can cast a wider net in terms of candidates without strong resumes. As an example, we have a candidate doing onsites as we speak that had a few years of a somewhat job-hoppy resume who, as it turns out, is an amazing engineer and has been easily clearing technical hurdles with the companies we recommended him to. What you're talking about in the context of overseas contracting is essentially what we do for (primarily domestic) full-time roles. We are much more technical than most recruiters. I'm the founder and the least technical person involved with candidates right now, and I would pass most whiteboarding interviews (I'll take yours if you want, just to make the point). Our interviewers are senior engs who've done a lot of interviewing before, most have FAANG experience, engineers generally seem to think highly of our screenings, and our matchmaking is built around technical traits (as a simple example, our matchmaking tools will infer you know JS if you know React). As for the salesperson thing...I mean, at some level trying to pitch you on why I'm not a salesperson is a bit of an "I am no orator, as Brutus is". But I think if you talk with me, you'll get a sense that that's just not what we're about.
- gwbas1c 2y ago
  > I'll take yours if you want, just to make the point Really? I really enjoy interviewing candidates. If you visit my profile there should be a way to get in touch with me.
  - rachofsunshine 2y ago
    I'll send you something later this evening.
    - gwbas1c 2y ago
      I also just signed up, so you can dig me out of your user base. I'm https://github.com/GWBasic/soft_matrix https://github.com/GWBasic/soft_matrix (I turned off all GitHub email awhile ago due to SPAM.)

rachofsunshine 2y ago

The biggest difference is that we do interviews ourselves. That means we aren't relying just on resumes, it means we can make stronger, more data-backed recommendations to companies, and it means we can cast a wider net in terms of candidates without strong resumes. As an example, we have a candidate doing onsites as we speak that had a few years of a somewhat job-hoppy resume who, as it turns out, is an amazing engineer and has been easily clearing technical hurdles with the companies we recommended him to. What you're talking about in the context of overseas contracting is essentially what we do for (primarily domestic) full-time roles. We are much more technical than most recruiters. I'm the founder and the least technical person involved with candidates right now, and I would pass most whiteboarding interviews (I'll take yours if you want, just to make the point). Our interviewers are senior engs who've done a lot of interviewing before, most have FAANG experience, engineers generally seem to think highly of our screenings, and our matchmaking is built around technical traits (as a simple example, our matchmaking tools will infer you know JS if you know React). As for the salesperson thing...I mean, at some level trying to pitch you on why I'm not a salesperson is a bit of an "I am no orator, as Brutus is". But I think if you talk with me, you'll get a sense that that's just not what we're about.

gwbas1c 2y ago
> I'll take yours if you want, just to make the point Really? I really enjoy interviewing candidates. If you visit my profile there should be a way to get in touch with me.
- rachofsunshine 2y ago
  I'll send you something later this evening.
  - gwbas1c 2y ago
    I also just signed up, so you can dig me out of your user base. I'm https://github.com/GWBasic/soft_matrix https://github.com/GWBasic/soft_matrix (I turned off all GitHub email awhile ago due to SPAM.)