Five Year Itch
Web and SaaS
job matching marketplace
SHOW HN2012
86points
28comments
#265of 1,677 in 2012
Top 16%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 10 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score -0.29.
Idea: 1 for, 7 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, easy signup and clean concept
From 3 comments
Great concept and nice execution, if I was looking for a job I would give this a try. One thing to consider; I spent about a minute looking on your site (and on Laudits) for…
KiwiCoder on HNYour confirmation email ended up in my gmail spam box. Not sure if its me or gmail. Other than that I really like the low traction.
efbenson on HNThis is pretty cool I'd like to see more useful filters when searching for candidates. If you just search python it shows both learners and experts. Also no salary filter and…
mesozoic on HN
Objections
Name implies five years, which excludes or alienates some engineers
From 4 comments
I think "The One Year Itch" might be more accurate.
Perceptes on HNYeah, calling it "The Five Year Itch" is a great way to alienate anyone who hasn't worked in the same job for 5 years. Also who, when bored with their current job, asks…
kami8845 on HNThe other side of their market is employers--even if accurate, I'm not certain that pointing to a inch after one year is helpful. More generally, a name of with this sort of…
msabalau on HNReally like the implementation, but I really don't like the name. Maybe you should think about renaming it to something less focused on the 'five year' bit.
rheide on HN
Site is limited to the US and not open to other countries
From 2 comments
The one thing that annoys me about this, it doesn't work for other countries. It's quite limited in its use, not everyone is from the US and I don't see why it would be that hard…
DigitalSea on HNI am in Australia and I often find this frustrating, I do completely understand why though. The United States has a population of 311 Million. In Australia we have a population…
redguava on HN
Confirmation emails land in spam folders
From 2 comments
Very nice, I think reversing the job marketplace for tech jobs is a viable need (will only work as long as demand is higher than supply) however, what really worries me is that…
eranation on HNYour confirmation email ended up in my gmail spam box. Not sure if its me or gmail. Other than that I really like the low traction.
efbenson on HN
Tone is too comical for a serious job search
From 1 comment
I like the design of the website aesthetically and at first it's what kept my attention. After reading through the site though, I am not sure the tone/feeling of your site suits…
redguava on HN
Requests
Support for countries outside the US
From 2 comments
The one thing that annoys me about this, it doesn't work for other countries. It's quite limited in its use, not everyone is from the US and I don't see why it would be that hard…
DigitalSea on HNI am in Australia and I often find this frustrating, I do completely understand why though. The United States has a population of 311 Million. In Australia we have a population…
redguava on HN
Remote job option
From 1 comment
I think you need a remote employment option.
lysol on HN
Better search filters, including salary
From 1 comment
This is pretty cool I'd like to see more useful filters when searching for candidates. If you just search python it shows both learners and experts. Also no salary filter and…
mesozoic on HN
Questions
Who runs the site, since it seems anonymous
From 1 comment
Great concept and nice execution, if I was looking for a job I would give this a try. One thing to consider; I spent about a minute looking on your site (and on Laudits) for…
KiwiCoder on HN
Alternatives named
Glassdoor
From 1 comment
I can see this being a sort of "glassdoor.com" as well. It also seems that many people are content making well below market value. Money isnt everything, but being compensated…
S_A_P on HN