GitRecruit
Productivity
recruiting tool
SHOW HN2019
5points
8comments
#2,048of 2,195 in 2019
Top 94%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Privacy: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
Objections
Profiles are scraped without consent and users get unwanted recruiter spam
From 2 comments
As a github user who gets random spam-mail from companies scraping github every few weeks - how can I ensure my profile is never offered upon your site?
stevekemp on HNYou do need to have a process and a form for users to submit their own details. Not just adhoc requests like my own.
stevekemp on HN
Ranking by followers rather than contributions is poor
From 1 comment
The ranking is not to my taste. It ranks followers about 1000x higher than contributions. You should call it popularity contest, not recruiter ranking. I'm not sure recruiters…
rurban on HN
The name uses the trademarked word Git though it has little to do with Git
From 2 comments
"Git" is trademarked. You can't just arbitrarily use it for your own products—especially when Git plays almost no part—your service has everything to do with GitHub and…
tw20190805kaaoe on HNYou'll see that github, and similar, were grandfathered in due to lucky timing. Those names would not be permitted otherwise.
stevekemp on HN
Requests
A form for users to submit removal of their profile
From 1 comment
You do need to have a process and a form for users to submit their own details. Not just adhoc requests like my own.
stevekemp on HN
Questions
How can a GitHub user ensure their profile is never offered on the site
From 1 comment
As a github user who gets random spam-mail from companies scraping github every few weeks - how can I ensure my profile is never offered upon your site?
stevekemp on HN