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Show HN: Coffee Meets Bagel for Recruiting

17 points by gre 13y ago

jmathai 13y ago
Looks like an interesting service. The space could definitely use some help. But I was a bit put off by the notion of meeting a recruiter over coffee (or lunch based on the photos?). The only person I'd meet for coffee would be a founder or employee. I might not be the target demographic here but it just felt a bit invasive...which is part of the problem with recruiting to begin with.
- rogerdickey 13y ago
  I think "Over Coffee" is just the name. Idea would be that if there's mutual interest you start talking over email, then can go further or not as you'd like
memset 13y ago
Getting a 502 "Bad Gateway" when I click the "LinkedIn" link! Curious: is there a fee? I don't see any pricing!
- gre 13y ago
  Try again, hopefully I fixed it. There is no fee.
DjangoReinhardt 13y ago
Uh, dammit. I signed up and then realized I hadn't updated my LinkedIn profile in a long, long time. How much will this affect the results? To be honest, I am quite a lowly foot-soldier in terms of work-experience and, therefore, not expecting too much. Just curious to see how this space develops.
- gre 13y ago
  Not a problem, just make sure to update your skills and you'll be good.
  - DjangoReinhardt 13y ago
    Ah, okay. Thanks for the prompt response. Good luck!
newman314 13y ago
Why restrict to developers only?
- gre 13y ago
  We're just targeting that market to start.
wyclif 13y ago
I just signed up. Initial thoughts: good name, "over coffee" strikes the right no-nonsense note of simplicity. But after signing up and seeing the confirmation "We are brewing up an opportunity for you right now", I still don't know what this does. Oh, I can guess what it does, but you need to let people know what they're signing up for on the landing page. EDIT: The confirmation email reads as follows: Welcome to Over Coffee! We are percolating your profile through our filters. We will contact you with a slow drip of job listings once we have the grounds. Thanks for signing up! Ran, Darren & Doug Your Over Coffee Jobristas Better, but still doesn't tell me what I'm getting.
alooPotato 13y ago
how do we signup to be a company looking to recruit?
- gre 13y ago
  We will eventually have a signup page, but for now you can send me an email. doug@liquidlabs.co

17 points by gre 13y ago

Looks like an interesting service. The space could definitely use some help. But I was a bit put off by the notion of meeting a recruiter over coffee (or lunch based on the photos?). The only person I'd meet for coffee would be a founder or employee. I might not be the target demographic here but it just felt a bit invasive...which is part of the problem with recruiting to begin with.

rogerdickey 13y ago
I think "Over Coffee" is just the name. Idea would be that if there's mutual interest you start talking over email, then can go further or not as you'd like

memset 13y ago

Getting a 502 "Bad Gateway" when I click the "LinkedIn" link! Curious: is there a fee? I don't see any pricing!

gre 13y ago
Try again, hopefully I fixed it. There is no fee.

DjangoReinhardt 13y ago

Uh, dammit. I signed up and then realized I hadn't updated my LinkedIn profile in a long, long time. How much will this affect the results? To be honest, I am quite a lowly foot-soldier in terms of work-experience and, therefore, not expecting too much. Just curious to see how this space develops.

gre 13y ago
Not a problem, just make sure to update your skills and you'll be good.
- DjangoReinhardt 13y ago
  Ah, okay. Thanks for the prompt response. Good luck!

newman314 13y ago

Why restrict to developers only?

gre 13y ago
We're just targeting that market to start.

wyclif 13y ago

I just signed up. Initial thoughts: good name, "over coffee" strikes the right no-nonsense note of simplicity. But after signing up and seeing the confirmation "We are brewing up an opportunity for you right now", I still don't know what this does. Oh, I can guess what it does, but you need to let people know what they're signing up for on the landing page. EDIT: The confirmation email reads as follows: Welcome to Over Coffee! We are percolating your profile through our filters. We will contact you with a slow drip of job listings once we have the grounds. Thanks for signing up! Ran, Darren & Doug Your Over Coffee Jobristas Better, but still doesn't tell me what I'm getting.

alooPotato 13y ago

how do we signup to be a company looking to recruit?

gre 13y ago
We will eventually have a signup page, but for now you can send me an email. doug@liquidlabs.co