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How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 25 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score -0.75.
Idea: 0 for, 15 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
Objections
Automated outreach adds spam to hiring managers' inboxes
From 3 comments
Surely this now means now hiring managers (and people your code incorrectly identifies as hiring managers) now get spammed with loads of bullshit generated messages. Which…
almost on HN> Instead of competing with hundreds in the application pile, you reach decision-makers directly. As a hiring manager, my inbox is already drowning. I don't mind the…
felixrieseberg on HNYeah, but (if I understand how your product works correctly!) I’m afraid the laziest of your users would just copy-paste the suggested message and send it as is, to as many…
notpushkin on HN
Testimonial photos appear to be stock images and claims look unverified
From 3 comments
The headshots of the customer testimonials are all stock images and not the people they say are giving the testimonials. Makes me very skeptical that the testimonials are real or…
ryan_j_naughton on HNThere are a number of notable issues with the marketing claims on this site. There may be a useful tool at the center of it, but the marketing is deceptive - at best. All of the…
dghlsakjg on HNWhy are you representing that these people were your clients, when, by all indications, they are not. It would be a tremendous coincidence if all of your clients also happen to…
dghlsakjg on HN
Stats like 73% and 85% are unsourced
From 1 comment
"73% of applications never reach humans," care to provide a source for this ? " but 85% of positions are filled through networking" care to provide a source for this ? No one is…
jackietreehorn on HN
Results claim of 70% more responses is weak in absolute terms
From 1 comment
> Results: Users getting 70% more response rates vs regular applications. So 7 responses for 347 applications instead of 4? Not exactly impressive. And what are those extra 3…
iLoveOncall on HN
No About page or founder identification
From 1 comment
Probably the same reason there's no "About" page with links to who the founders are, and the explicitly didn't link themselves to the company on LinkedIn. They also made a new…
onlyrealcuzzo on HN
Requests
Limit or prevent mass copy-paste outreach
From 2 comments
Yeah, but (if I understand how your product works correctly!) I’m afraid the laziest of your users would just copy-paste the suggested message and send it as is, to as many…
notpushkin on HNSo the same idiots who spammed the existing channels to death and made them unusable will now use your tool to spam the only channel with some signal still left in it until…
Nextgrid on HN
Build networking-based or referral-finding features instead
From 2 comments
You are finding hiring managers email addresses and Linkedin profiles (you can't message someone on linked without paying for premium and you might need to be their contact…
paul7986 on HNIf most jobs are gotten through networking, maybe... use networking?
bitwize on HN
Questions
Source for the 73% and 85% statistics
From 1 comment
"73% of applications never reach humans," care to provide a source for this ? " but 85% of positions are filled through networking" care to provide a source for this ? No one is…
jackietreehorn on HN
Why testimonials use stock images
From 2 comments
There are a number of notable issues with the marketing claims on this site. There may be a useful tool at the center of it, but the marketing is deceptive - at best. All of the…
dghlsakjg on HNWhy are the testimonials Ai generated people?
Jonovono on HN
Alternatives named
Recruiters
From 2 comments
Do recruiters not exist these days? The last time I looked for a job, which was pre-pandemic, a recruiter took care of finding suitable jobs for me and I barely had to lift a…
deadbabe on HNThese recruiters do exist. They are difficult to find, they are rare, and there seems to be fewer of them but they do exist. I wouldn't say you don't have to lift a finger and…
drillsteps5 on HN
Referrals through personal networks
From 2 comments
As you noted those getting hired are through via deeper human connections; through your personal network and or friends' personal networks. Any tool to spam hiring managers…
paul7986 on HNthat's exactly it!
dloku on HN