Moki
Web and SaaS
recruiting platform
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
0 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.46.
Idea: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 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.
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What HN said
Objections
Landing page copy is unclear about what the product does
From 2 comments
You might want to work on your copy. I read your whole homepage several times, and still can't figure out what it is that your product does. You start off with: "Moki uses…
jasonkester on HN"you might get lots of job applications from people who aren't really suitable, and only a few applications from people who are great" This in my opinion is the problem that you…
yashchandra on HN
Assumption that following on Twitter signals hiring fit is too idealistic
From 2 comments
congrats on your launch! although i think "On Twitter, we tend to follow people we trust. And if your team follows an applicant, that's a sign they could be a great hire" is too…
wiradikusuma on HNand everyone uses their Twitter account differently, there are people I respect a lot and would agree 100% with the company I work for hiring them but I don't follow them because…
citricsquid on HN
Hard to reach applicants' Twitter profiles from listings
From 1 comment
It's too difficult to view the twitter profiles: Since I couldn't find links to them on the job listing I had to remember the name and go to twitter.com/.. Guess you don't want…
gizzlon on HN
Requests
Clearer copy explaining the product and how Twitter is used
From 2 comments
You might want to work on your copy. I read your whole homepage several times, and still can't figure out what it is that your product does. You start off with: "Moki uses…
jasonkester on HN"you might get lots of job applications from people who aren't really suitable, and only a few applications from people who are great" This in my opinion is the problem that you…
yashchandra on HN
Links to Twitter profiles from job listings
From 2 comments
It's too difficult to view the twitter profiles: Since I couldn't find links to them on the job listing I had to remember the name and go to twitter.com/.. Guess you don't want…
gizzlon on HNNo, that's a good point - if a lot of people would find it useful visiting those Twitter profiles (from the main company page?) that can be added. Thanks for the feedback.
illdave on HN
Questions
How does it handle famous people applying for jobs?
From 2 comments
How do you plan to solve the problem of, say, Paul Graham or Joel Spolsky receiving tons of job offers?
koide on HNI think I may need to reword the landing page as it might not be completely clear how the site works. You can't give job offers to people who haven't applied for a job. Now, if…
illdave on HN
Does the job search work?
From 2 comments
Does your job search page work? I get no hits for java, lisp, or php. Also, I always see "Showing 1 to 4 of 4 jobs" at the bottom of the page.
nodata on HNHi, it does work - it's just a brand new site that only went live today, so there are only a couple of jobs in the system at the moment.
illdave on HN
Alternatives named
The Resumator
From 1 comment
Hi Jason, thanks very much for the feedback - I really appreciate it. It sounds like the copy is definitely something I need to get right. And in answer to your question - It's a…
illdave on HN
Jobvite
From 1 comment
Hi Jason, thanks very much for the feedback - I really appreciate it. It sounds like the copy is definitely something I need to get right. And in answer to your question - It's a…
illdave on HN