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by pbmango 5y ago
This is an interesting article. While it seems to be set up to elicit emotions either on behalf or against each side of the mis-match - its hitting on a very real element of todays labor market. Even in high paid technical talent or those w
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by pbmango 5y ago
From my fairly large sample size talking to colleagues, friends, and our users, perspective is an extremely important component to the decision making here. The context in which people work and perspective on their impact/earnings&#x2F
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by pbmango 5y ago
We pulled together several lists of recently posted roles at mid size tech cos. While many of these (most?) include remote option - my guess is reaching out to the team to see if folks have an in person option could be a good signal on bein
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by pbmango 5y ago
I learned as much about staying curious from reading "Consilience" as anything I can remember in recent years. Transformed my thinking.
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by pbmango 5y ago
Great idea. We are working on brining more visual options and seeing which are most useful. The Sankey is wonderful to show the probability elements at play here which went into our thinking for the Battery.
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by pbmango 5y ago
Hi there. We have the option to export everything to CSV whenever you want. Happy to point you to it if you want to reach out. Peter at Kiter.app
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by pbmango 5y ago
Applicants using kiter have requested similar and we have the option to "share" your progress with a mentor or advisor - or whoever. Right now that opens up a read only commenting ability but we are exploring more. Thank you for t
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by pbmango 5y ago
Great point on the value of keeping tabs on timing. Most of us are very busy and many are fortunate enough for the job hunt to be part time. Having a clear idea of when the last time you had contact with a company is exactly the type of thi
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by pbmango 5y ago
Hi Alex. Thank you for sharing and congrats on finding a great role. I think you are spot on. For many there will always be the option of jumping in a "track" career or taking the first opportunity that comes their way. For the re
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by pbmango 5y ago
This is helpful. The chrome plug-in is an only an optional add on to make the core product "the board" more effective as is the log in with google option. Part of the value is to be disconnected from google/linkedin/FB f
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by pbmango 5y ago
Hi Matt. Great question. Our users typically track <20 applications but often have submitted resumes to far more that they are not monitoring. It probably is not an effective strategy to dedicate a specific plan to every 100+ cold applic
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by pbmango 5y ago
If you can imagine the job hunt as an exciting experiment it might unlock new approaches. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Drawing_El...
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by pbmango 5y ago
Yes - we have no affiliates and can revisit the policy to make that clearer. Thank you for pointing that out as we do not want any ambiguity for users. Information is used to generate an automated in-app "Battery" score to give yo
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by pbmango 5y ago
My brother and I were tired of managing various job apps or companies we might want to work with some day in email or not at all. Kiter is a private repo for your job search - both what you have done and recommending what to do next based o