TryCatch
Web and SaaS
recruiting marketplace
SHOW HN2015
124points
109comments
#187of 2,565 in 2015
Top 8%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
16 positive, 34 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 12 critical, out of 66 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.
Idea: 9 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 2 for, 5 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clever idea that fixes recruiter problems
From 3 comments
This is a great idea, but there needs to be some substantial recruiter vetting in the background somewhere. Here in the UK the bad tech recruiters are renowned for advertising…
onion2k on HNAs a hiring manager here's my concerns/issues with the current process of hiring/using a recruiter - recruiters don't screen well enough technically or personality wise -…
goofygrin on HNLiked the concept. It's like applying free market models for developers! But I'm curious about anonymity? How does it work?
oglo on HN
Clever name
From 1 comment
Heh, clever name (and reason for it).
ocdtrekkie on HN
Objections
Recruiters may spam or post fake jobs
From 2 comments
This is a great idea, but there needs to be some substantial recruiter vetting in the background somewhere. Here in the UK the bad tech recruiters are renowned for advertising…
onion2k on HNLike the concept, but have some reservations. What happens when recruiters start using it and spamming me regardless of whether they have something that pays the figure in…
dccoolgai on HN
Anonymity may not hold for niche profiles
From 2 comments
I'm wary of this without knowing exactly how your profile would be anonymized. I work in a very small niche and even if the company names are hidden, just seeing a list of job…
codingdave on HNUnfortunately, it's likely that in many cases the anonymity won't be preserved simply due to the probability of multiple candidates having the exact same job experience. Take the…
jwcrux on HN
Current salary disclosure can be used against candidates
From 1 comment
Why is current salary relevant? In most cases, revealing your current salary will be used against you by the new employer, as it allows them to lower their offer if they had…
aasarava on HN
Relies on LinkedIn login and privacy concerns
From 1 comment
I don't trust anything that is Linkedin-based. I find their privacy policy impossible to understand, and I would just assume at some point my employer will know that I've signed…
nsxwolf on HN
Salary alone ignores total compensation and benefits
From 2 comments
For a lot of companies, "salary" is usually a mixture of base salary, bonus and stock options/RSUs. I guess there are also various perks (public transport ticket, food, ...), but…
rb2k_ on HNSalary is the wrong metric! For example, I don't want to see a job below 125K but a job is posted at 115K and they subsidize X where X is important to me personally....then that…
robalfonso on HN
Requests
Add total compensation and location adjustment
From 3 comments
You should consider total compensation and salary vs. just a salary. If you're looking at finance, people will have requirements for both a base salary and the total…
cpwright on HNGreat idea! I signed up, but I worry that there's no geographical adjustment for salaries. For instance, I make $200k and live in Cleveland. Even 20% more in NYC or SF is a very…
frak_your_couch on HNIn my opinion, you should add total compensation right from the beginning. This is because (1) You would be capturing data from many people (hopefully) and it would be difficult…
alok-g on HN
Email signup instead of LinkedIn
From 2 comments
Please do. I'm not a LinkedIn user and I don't plan on changing that.
yellowapple on HNI don't trust anything that is Linkedin-based. I find their privacy policy impossible to understand, and I would just assume at some point my employer will know that I've signed…
nsxwolf on HN
Employer-side salary testing tool
From 2 comments
Spin this around so a company can test the water with a salary range and desired qualifications and get a percent of candidate pool coverage... Basically what fraction of an…
acveilleux on HNThis would be huge. Having both used recruiters to find work and to find candidates, from the employer side it's one thing for a recruiter to say "You need to raise your salary…
pc86 on HN
Feedback on recruiters who lowball offers
From 1 comment
Maybe I should be able to leave feedback on a position or a recruiter saying that, even though the job listing said they offered X, I was only offered Y. Maybe it would show some…
s73v3r on HN
Questions
How is anonymity preserved?
From 2 comments
Liked the concept. It's like applying free market models for developers! But I'm curious about anonymity? How does it work?
oglo on HNI'm wary of this without knowing exactly how your profile would be anonymized. I work in a very small niche and even if the company names are hidden, just seeing a list of job…
codingdave on HN
How is this different from hired.com?
From 1 comment
How is this different from hired.com except that you reveal your current salary?
itsdrewmiller on HN
How are employers verified?
From 1 comment
Btw, Wouldn't a good anti-recruiter mechanism be that you only allow employer accounts when you verify that the user represents an actual company etc?
xerophtye on HN
Alternatives named
hired.com
From 1 comment
How is this different from hired.com except that you reveal your current salary?
itsdrewmiller on HN
White Truffle
From 1 comment
Looks like an automated version of White Truffle. That said, looks straightforward and has an interesting metric. Nice work.
david_shaw on HN