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I started a blog similar to this the other month, however it didn't really get very far (like most side-projects :D). The main thing I wanted to differentiate w
by lucaspiller 12y ago
I started a blog similar to this the other month, however it didn't really get very far (like most side-projects :D). The main thing I wanted to differentiate with other remote job sites are that "remote" usually means "remote in the US". I wanted it to be focussed on jobs available to Europeans, hence the name RemoteTechJobs.eu.
That was my first hurdle though, there aren't really that many remote jobs in Europe that are advertised. I think that's because companies don't really have a problem finding candidates. I spoke to a recruiter based in London and he said that most remote jobs he has get filled within hours or days rather than weeks for onsite positions.
The other thing I wanted to do was actually put some content in there that would be useful to the candidate to know what it's like to actually work at a company. The top listing on this site is as follows:
JavaScript developer for a massive multiplayer game:
React.js;
Phaser;
As a potential candidate why would I even bother taking the time to reply to that? What would I even say "I've done React.js and Phaser, hire me!"? Maybe I could link to some projects on GitHub if I had something open source, but that doesn't really add up to much. Job listings work two ways, they are for you to tell candidates how great it will be to work for you, and how they won't be stuck working 80hrs/week generating Excel reports for you. This was the second hurdle though, most job listings just don't tell you enough of what it's like to work there.
In the end I abandoned the idea, but I'd still like to resurrect the idea (the site is still up). Maybe just revert to basic listings like this, but if anyone has any suggestions / feedback I'd appreciate it!
Edit: Formatting.
- chii 12y agoagreed. Also, a price range wouldn't hurt.
- moron4hire 12y agoIt would also help if the "Apply for this job" button actually worked. I clicked on that particular position, just to see what would happen, and got "{"type":"Error","msg":"Hostname/IP doesn't match certificate's altnames"}"
- hiddentao 12y agoVery sorry about that, should now be fixed and working.
- hiby007 12y agoI am getting this error. {"type":"MongoError","msg":"E11000 duplicate key error index: remotecoder.users.$email_1 dup key: { : null }"}
- hiddentao 12y agoI've worked at fixing that, and it should be ok now.
- hiddentao 12y agoVery interesting points. To be honest I created this board out of similar frustrations (applying for a "remote" job ad only to find out that it meant within the USA only). I like your point about how job listing should work both ways - I think that SomewhereHQ comes close to doing this. Also, good job on getting RemoteTechJobs.eu up and running. Another reason I built the job board (and built it quickly in 2 weeks) was to force myself to get something done and ship it on time. It's great to see other people doing the same.
- zerr 12y ago>To be honest I created this board out of similar frustrations (applying for a "remote" job ad only to find out that it meant within the USA only). I had/have exactly this frustration. And I've had exactly same idea - create a job board explicitly for world wide remote jobs. Even created free account on redhat openshift with Golang toolset (I was also thinking to learn Go this way)... But then I got a new job :) Anyway, wish you all the best!
- sitkack 12y agoI think you are doing the site a dis-service by allowing postings that require someone to be onsite. https://remotecoder.io/j/senior-software-deve-inc358647 https://remotecoder.io/j/senior-software-deve-inc358647
- hiddentao 12y agoAgreed, I need to email them about that.