JobPoacher
Web and SaaS
recruiting marketplace
SHOW HN2012
182points
84comments
#94of 1,677 in 2012
Top 6%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
11 positive, 35 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 10 critical, out of 58 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Idea: 7 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting idea and useful salary data
From 3 comments
I like this, because it's difficult to get honest numbers about salary for a given position/location. Entirely apart from the "job seeking" part of the equation, the raw data is…
cheald on HNI like the idea. A nice start to something I'm sure will grow into something pretty neat.
joshaidan on HNInteresting idea. I'd like to see some stats when you get enough data, stuff like number of responses, number of people who found a job through the service, etc....
rpledge on HN
Monetization suggestions welcomed
From 1 comment
This is really awesome, so awesome I think that you should think about how to monetize it and make some serious money. (I know that's seemingly against the "hacker ethos", but…
bluedevil2k on HN
Objections
Spam from recruiters is a major risk
From 3 comments
I don't know how you did it, but I'm pretty sure you were spying on me. I was literally talking to a friend about this exact idea this weekend. We're trying to hire some…
vyrotek on HNhow are you going to avoid head hunters' spam, either as fake candidates to discover new clients or with fake offers for CV mining?
ilcavero on HNDo you have plans for how to get rid of spam?
dps on HN
Self-reported salaries may be dishonest
From 1 comment
That's assuming the numbers they disclose are even honest to begin with.
rhp on HN
Posts lack useful detail about skills and interests
From 2 comments
I find it odd that people would put such a wide discrepency between current and desired salary. If you are making 30K, as a webdeveloper and are seeking 60K as a web developer, I…
samstave on HNIt really needs a small "experience" section. It should be small, so a recruiter can still scan; but I really want to be able to differentiate at least between junior and senior…
SoftwareMaven on HN
Requests
Search, filtering and sorting of listings
From 4 comments
The "Poachees" listings should be searchable and sortable if they're to be of real value to would-be recruiters or hiring managers.
jonnathanson on HNFeature request: What happens when there are hundreds of listings? Would people be reading all those listings line by line? A search box with filters for each input data you are…
v33ra on HNIt's an interesting idea, but pretty much unusable at this point. Definitely needs filtering, searching and a better UI with clean separation of submissions (think StackOverflow).
sakopov on HNSuggestions: -Filter by job, location, salary (as suggested by others) -RSS -A "find other poachees" like this one button. (Could use ranges with the filter feature to make it…
zekel on HN
Location autocomplete
From 2 comments
The most important feature is listing by locality IMHO. Without being able to filter out candidates to where I am, it would be easy to miss them, especially when having to search…
elliottcarlson on HNCool idea. Small UI suggestions (realizing this was just a hack) - 1. Add some margin-left to the copyright notice at the bottom 2. Autocomplete on the cities (and other fields,…
jason_shah on HN
Hourly rate and contract options
From 2 comments
I wish it allowed you enter an hourly wage, since that's what I make. I could annualize it but I don't actually work full time so that wouldn't be accurate.
araneae on HNAny chance we could see a freelance/contract version of the form? About the only difference would be $/hr support.
johnbender on HN
Questions
Why would people disclose their current salary
From 1 comment
Why would people disclose the current salary they have?
gte910h on HN
How will spam be avoided
From 2 comments
Do you have plans for how to get rid of spam?
dps on HNhow are you going to avoid head hunters' spam, either as fake candidates to discover new clients or with fake offers for CV mining?
ilcavero on HN
Alternatives named
Recruiters and LinkedIn
From 2 comments
The recruiter that got back to me was more direct and less spammy than other random recruiting emails I get from those who see my profile on linkedin etc. I'm wondering if this…
rg81 on HNThis is just an introduction service. You're not sending out offers to anonymous individuals. You ask for their resume, talk with them on the phone, bring them in for an…
unreal37 on HN
Monster.com
From 1 comment
This is just an introduction service. You're not sending out offers to anonymous individuals. You ask for their resume, talk with them on the phone, bring them in for an…
unreal37 on HN