careersmob

Web and SaaS

recruiting platform

SHOW HN2015

22points
4comments
#1,164of 2,565 in 2015
Top 46%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 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.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Good idea for matching candidates to companies

    From 1 comment
    • This is a nice idea. What would be better I think is industry-standard certifications / exams that prove you can do the job, then they can just verify that you passed the exam. A…
      bbcbasic on HN

Objections

  • A single bad interview result could hurt chances at many companies

    From 1 comment
    • This is great, one off day, and I can ruin my chances at a whole bunch of companies!
      swalsh on HN
  • Industry certifications would be hard to get adopted and keep reliable

    From 1 comment
    • The main problem with such a certification is getting everyone to use it, and making sure it's good. If there's one dominant certification, that's subject to abuse almost as bad…
      fsk on HN

Requests

  • Use verifiable industry-standard certification exams instead of interviews

    From 1 comment
    • This is a nice idea. What would be better I think is industry-standard certifications / exams that prove you can do the job, then they can just verify that you passed the exam. A…
      bbcbasic on HN

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