Rolepad
Productivity
job application tracker
SHOW HN2023
294points
130comments
#152of 3,109 in 2023
Top 5%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
16 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 15 critical, out of 58 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Idea: 7 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 6 againstPricing: 3 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea solving a real problem
From 3 comments
This looks really nice and solves a real problem. One of the best niche SaaS ideas I've seen in a while.
benjaminwootton on HNPhenomenal. Highly needed product. Wish I were a VC and could invest!
davidmurphy on HNThis is a great idea! I remember facing similar pains when applying to dozens of companies last year and talked about a similar idea with a friend - glad to see someone building…
mhlakhani on HN
Attractive design and sankey progress charts
From 2 comments
This is absolutely gorgeous! Would you ever consider having a self-hosted version for job-seekers?
usrme on HNLove the progress visualizations as sankey diagrams. Reminds me of the many posts on r/dataisbeautiful about job application progress, e.g.…
hubraumhugo on HN
Objections
Privacy concerns about storing sensitive career data and possible monetization of it
From 3 comments
Really good idea for an app. My only wish is that the data was local only. It seems to me that the temptation to monetize this very valuable data will be irresistible. Although…
simpaticoder on HNThe privacy statement is brutally honest they can do with your data whatever, sell it, keep it even though you delete, ruin your life. “Hey google recruiter would you like to…
i000 on HNLooks really good, however another proprietary app which would have all my data. I just put together a Kanban board with Obsidian, which is Mardown in files, so I have full…
kissgyorgy on HN
Review system could be gamed like Glassdoor
From 1 comment
This looks great I am very suspicious about the company and interview reviews part. Glassdoor destroyed trust by giving incentive to employers destroying trust in reviews. I have…
smusamashah on HN
Spreadsheets or Gmail already sufficient
From 2 comments
sorry but I do not see this as useful. I just use a spreadsheet and that is good enough. The hard part of job interviewing is learning all the useless Leetcode and preparing the…
androng on HNLooks impressive! Would I use it? Probably not. I never have found I needed to track everything in a spreadsheet. Either they offer me a job or they don’t. All data is in gmail…
quickthrower2 on HN
Requests
Data export
From 2 comments
Looks cool - I'll try it out. Is it possible to export my data if I decide to leave the platform?
iamcreasy on HNIt is nice to see that you mention GDPR in your legal documents. Can you tell me can I export my data in some json, csv or some similar format?
taubek on HN
Support for multiple email addresses and phone call notes
From 1 comment
Looks interesting, I'll probably try it. I think that the area where I'd love some tool to help me would be keeping track of phone calls - ideally even attaching recordings to a…
ickyforce on HN
Auto-fill for Taleo and Workday forms
From 1 comment
Please build something that auto fills Taleo/WorkDay application forms.
gadders on HN
Questions
How the email forwarding verifies the sender
From 1 comment
This looks good. How does the email addresses work? When I foward to sales@rolepad.com (or no@rolepad.com), how does it know that the message came from me[1]? Do you send back a…
lelanthran on HN
How monetization works
From 1 comment
Looks pretty good, i'm wondering how are you planning on monetizing this?
randomsofr on HN
Alternatives named
Spreadsheets
From 2 comments
sorry but I do not see this as useful. I just use a spreadsheet and that is good enough. The hard part of job interviewing is learning all the useless Leetcode and preparing the…
androng on HNLooks really good, however another proprietary app which would have all my data. I just put together a Kanban board with Obsidian, which is Mardown in files, so I have full…
kissgyorgy on HN
Obsidian Kanban
From 1 comment
Looks really good, however another proprietary app which would have all my data. I just put together a Kanban board with Obsidian, which is Mardown in files, so I have full…
kissgyorgy on HN
Glassdoor and Levels.fyi
From 1 comment
I feel like at this point you're also building glassdoor or levels.fyi in addition to rolepad.
nvy on HN
Duotrope
From 1 comment
Have you looked at Duotrope (duotrope.com)? That solves a similar problem - tracking acceptances / rejections for writers. The constraints are a little different in that an…
erehweb on HN