TrueJob
Web and SaaS
job search
SHOW HN2014
161points
63comments
#148of 2,272 in 2014
Top 7%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
12 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 14 critical, out of 39 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Idea: 6 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 5 againstPerformance: 0 for, 6 againstDesign: 3 for, 2 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.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Onboarding and idea of rating and blocking jobs are appealing
From 3 comments
Absolutely LOVE the onboarding. the next and previous buttons could be bigger and spaced apart from each other. would love if this could work in Canadian cities.
notastartup on HNHoly Cow this is a very good idea.
saumil07 on HNThe ability to block a company is great! I've seen too many cases where a "job posting" on somewhere like dice.com is really a meta-posting by a recruiter that is looking to fill…
nnnnni on HN
Story of perseverance and the concept are admired
From 2 comments
I definitely think there are improvements you could make to the color scheme and UI, but it's more important that you've made something useful - I think the dragging to…
primitivesuave on HNI went to Startup School in SV this year and must have met 3 dozen startups but the only one I kept thinking about was this one. Scott is brilliant and is thinking about this…
keithwarren on HN
Objections
Site uses too much memory due to homepage gif slideshow
From 3 comments
There is a memory leak or some ridiculous sized photos on the site, it ate 1.5G of my system memory in 30s of use.
posnet on HN30mb for the first page? That's kind of big. You should convert all your gifs to videos. Otherwise a lot of people will drop cause their browsers crash. And don't think about…
hazelnut on HNSomething is seriously wrong with the gif slider on the front page. It eats unbelievable amounts of memory and makes my machine much less responsive. Are you actually hiding the…
gabemart on HN
Jobs only in Michigan / Detroit
From 1 comment
A head's up for Hacker News folks - this is entirely for jobs in Detroit. Some other feedback: - Bait and switch sucks. Showing salaries before signing up, and then saying…
timcederman on HN
Resume upload not supported
From 2 comments
A head's up for Hacker News folks - this is entirely for jobs in Detroit. Some other feedback: - Bait and switch sucks. Showing salaries before signing up, and then saying…
timcederman on HNThis is a little tone deaf and lacking deeper thought. Surface level stuff like x color buttons are ugly is not really helpful. Telling a guy who has been focused on this for…
keithwarren on HN
Dark color scheme is hard to read
From 2 comments
I love everything about your site, except the choice of background colors. Why black / dark grey? It's really really hard on the eyes and I have seen that dark theme used only…
justboxing on HNI absolutely love what you have done with the site, with the exception of the colors chosen. IMO the dark scheme is not pleasant to look at. Just read…
Beltiras on HN
Requests
Support for uploading resumes
From 1 comment
A head's up for Hacker News folks - this is entirely for jobs in Detroit. Some other feedback: - Bait and switch sucks. Showing salaries before signing up, and then saying…
timcederman on HN
Jobs in other regions such as Chicago or Canada
From 2 comments
Why don't you have a search for jobs in Chicago? It is a city where it has a strong yearning, connections wise and work ethic, to become a strong tech center. It won't be the…
monksy on HNAbsolutely LOVE the onboarding. the next and previous buttons could be bigger and spaced apart from each other. would love if this could work in Canadian cities.
notastartup on HN
Remote job filter
From 1 comment
This is just the post I was looking for. I am from Michigan and currently looking for a software development position! Sadly there is slim pickins in Grand Rapids. While I have…
belzebub on HN
Non-tech job listings
From 1 comment
Any effort on branching out to non-tech jobs?
nether on HN
Questions
How employers get on the platform
From 1 comment
How can I, as an employer, get on the platform? (It's not very clear.)
morgante on HN
Whether it really matches like OkCupid
From 2 comments
There's a lot to like here and a lot of potential, but I'm not sure I buy the "OkCupid for Jobs" description. OkCupid matches people up based on answers to (multiple choice)…
jackmaney on HNHrm I think I love the tagline more than the site. I really like what OkCupid has done and would love it if someone actually built a jobs site that worked in the same way. Both…
iandanforth on HN
Alternatives named
LinkedIn
From 1 comment
It's all the right stuff to be thinking about. Pull from linkedin or something if you can't extract from a resume. Or hire some low wage work at home english majors to manually…
tibbetts on HN
Dice.com
From 1 comment
The ability to block a company is great! I've seen too many cases where a "job posting" on somewhere like dice.com is really a meta-posting by a recruiter that is looking to fill…
nnnnni on HN
JobFusion
From 2 comments
Looks like there are about 43 software developer jobs in Grand Rapids, MI. Enter a programming language or skill in the search to hone in on the results.…
vlbeta on HNYeah, that type of job search would be hugely helpful. Some of the other questions that come to mind are: Q. I'd like to bike to work - within 10 minutes - within 20 minutes - i…
vlbeta on HN
Monster (Trovix)
From 1 comment
A head's up for Hacker News folks - this is entirely for jobs in Detroit. Some other feedback: - Bait and switch sucks. Showing salaries before signing up, and then saying…
timcederman on HN