[HN Gopher] Show HN: A site that puts in a referral for you for ...
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Show HN: A site that puts in a referral for you for your dream job
Author : upwardline
Score : 33 points
Date : 2022-05-18 12:43 UTC (10 hours ago)
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(TXT) w3m dump (yourfriendat.com)
| searchableguy wrote:
| This just ends up putting referral on the same place as job
| application.
| drewrv wrote:
| I often see people on blind asking for and offering referrals to
| people who are basically strangers. It makes sense to turn that
| into a product, so kudos.
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| That being said, it's always made me feel weird in a way I
| struggle to articulate. It seems cool to offer an opportunity to
| someone who needs it, and referral bonuses are nice for workers.
|
| But it does seem to go against the spirit of referral bonuses.
|
| I suppose if companies were really upset by people hacking their
| referral system they could simply fix their online application
| process so that it doesn't go nowhere.
|
| Looked at a different way, the companies are essentially paying
| bonuses to their engineers to do resume screening. It seems like
| if that's what they really wanted they could ask people to do it
| as part of their job though.
| bko wrote:
| I don't think it's hacking the referral system. Especially if
| the company is paying recruiters a lot more for a successful
| hire. Most companies would gladly pay an employee over a
| recruiter. And if you recruit enough people, they'd likely just
| move you over to the recruiting team!
| Gunax wrote:
| It's definitely totally bizarre. I think it works only insofar
| as there is some filter.
|
| I used to hang out one a discord for competitive programming.
| Many people gave referals to other competitors, even though
| they may have only known each other through their online
| interactions around programming competitions.
|
| This worked, until it didn't--people start to show up without
| any interest in the topic and just referal seeking.
|
| Kind of a tangeant here, but this is how status symbols evolve.
| First, someone figures out that 'people who do x can do y'.
| Then, if y is highly desireable (say it's 'work on wallstreet'
| or 'become an astronaut') suddenly everyone wants to do x, and
| the association between x and y is lost.
| ricardbejarano wrote:
| This dilutes the value of referrals, which:
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| 1. makes it harder for those who earned it to get the boost they
| need; and
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| 2. will cause this very site to fail right after it succeeds.
|
| I get the idea, and I think the intentions are great, but I don't
| think the means are net positive.
| bko wrote:
| I don't know. I feel like I would be more critical when
| referring a stranger. If a friend asks me to refer them to a
| big company, I would likely do so regardless of how good I
| think they'll be. But if some stranger does, I have no reason
| to refer this person. So I'll check out what they're doing,
| maybe look at a side project they're working on or read their
| blog. And if I think they would be a good fit I would only then
| refer.
|
| Most places I worked were so desperate for job applications,
| especially ones that they didn't have to pay a head hunter for,
| that they'd take pretty much any referral. It has always been
| hard finding remotely qualified interested candidates.
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