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The voting feature is as close to a useless feature as I can imagine. Not only is the voting prone to abuse since it is not in the user's interest to promote jo

by minutes 17y ago

The voting feature is as close to a useless feature as I can imagine. Not only is the voting prone to abuse since it is not in the user's interest to promote jobs to others. But if you do vote, it's more like an Iranian voting system. Your vote has no effect on the user experience of the site itself. It's just information that's tallied for statistical purposes for the companies who post jobs. Hard to see what sets this site apart from, say, Craigslist, except that Craigslist provides a more reliable indicator of job popularity - people applying for jobs. So another social site launches a job board - does this really need to be on Techcrunch or Hacker News? Very disappointing.

mattculbreth 17y ago
+1 for "Iranian voting system".
kn0thing 17y ago
I think you're overlooking the added value of the company profile attributes. To wit, where else would you learn that your potential employer can't roll a Paladin? e.g., (see Alignment) http://www.redditjobs.com/Companies/reddit-com-1.aspx http://www.redditjobs.com/Companies/reddit-com-1.aspx
- edawerd 17y ago
  Awesome job JomAlchemist and Reddit. The company profile attributes is a funny, but strangely useful tool, especially the "good vs. evil alignment"
LukeG 17y ago
One of the main distinctions between redditJobs and Craigslist is that redditJobs is explicitly designed & built to be a resource for connecting the reddit community with interested employers. That's why you see "social sites" with job boards - because they create value for both the community and growing companies. As for the voting - we'll watch what happens with and see how we can make the data useful to job seekers as well as companies.
marcusbooster 17y ago
what if the system used your votes to determine which jobs to show you in the future? also craigslist gets a much broader demographic, to the point that it's almost useless for filling a specialized position. by posting something on HN (though I don't know about reddit) there's a feeling that we share at least some ideological ground.
crux_ 17y ago
On the other hand, it will be nicely satisfying to deliver downvotes to any "10+ Years Senior Developer Must Have 20 Years Experience With Java $15/hour" listings.

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mattculbreth 17y ago

+1 for "Iranian voting system".

kn0thing 17y ago

I think you're overlooking the added value of the company profile attributes. To wit, where else would you learn that your potential employer can't roll a Paladin? e.g., (see Alignment) http://www.redditjobs.com/Companies/reddit-com-1.aspx http://www.redditjobs.com/Companies/reddit-com-1.aspx

edawerd 17y ago
Awesome job JomAlchemist and Reddit. The company profile attributes is a funny, but strangely useful tool, especially the "good vs. evil alignment"

LukeG 17y ago

One of the main distinctions between redditJobs and Craigslist is that redditJobs is explicitly designed & built to be a resource for connecting the reddit community with interested employers. That's why you see "social sites" with job boards - because they create value for both the community and growing companies. As for the voting - we'll watch what happens with and see how we can make the data useful to job seekers as well as companies.

marcusbooster 17y ago

what if the system used your votes to determine which jobs to show you in the future? also craigslist gets a much broader demographic, to the point that it's almost useless for filling a specialized position. by posting something on HN (though I don't know about reddit) there's a feeling that we share at least some ideological ground.

crux_ 17y ago

On the other hand, it will be nicely satisfying to deliver downvotes to any "10+ Years Senior Developer Must Have 20 Years Experience With Java $15/hour" listings.