Comments on: Get A Job With Reddit Jobs. Or At Least Vote On One.

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Truck Driving Jobs — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:57:03 +0000

Whoa, does this mean that Reddit might have some use after all?
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By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:38:45 +0000

Why would anyone pay to post a job? Employers have already begun abandoning that pricing model as it places all the risk on them with no gaurnetee of results. Why would anyone use this job board? No job, no profles….this thing is DOE.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:30:31 +0000

A vote on jobs is nice, but will this convert to applications?

On http://www.spirofrog.net we have 800 Jobs and our vote is the applicant !

The business network Xing is having a pay per click model and they even charge you when one of your competitors is looking at your jobs!

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:56:24 +0000

Well they did JUST launch this morning. Give them some time to gather up listings.

By: Sanjay Sharma

Sanjay Sharma — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:44:04 +0000

Typical Yahoo dweeb. You guys failed. Doesn’t mean something won’t work. Maybe it was the execution and not the concept.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:31:40 +0000

I’m skeptical that the rating bit will create much value. Of course it is enough to get people talking and to warrant a mention on TechCrunch even though there are only eight jobs on the site.

I’ve read that http://www.startuphire.com has over 10,000.

By: Jim Z.

Jim Z. — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:21:47 +0000

In this economy, I doubt that anyone would actually wait for a vote before applying for a job. Any job could be a good job when you need one.

Also, what verification do they do about who votes about these jobs? It is the same as the Apple stores voting system which used to not verify that the reviewer actually purchased the app which only led to false reviews and hyped apps.

In this economy, if you want to create a job board, just create one. People will come. If you concentrate on the quality of your posts and not a gimmick to get people to come to the site, your job board site will succeed.

By: timy

timy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:21:23 +0000

and why would i answer someone out of the blue? i might, but i might not.

2nd point, linkedIN doesn’t allow you to blindly msg/email all people within their network…

from my perspective as a job hunter, if you want me to use your site, do something way beyond the box that helps me not only get additional information, but that also helps me get my ‘foot’ in the door to the right person…

i want a person who takes an interest in me, and shepards me to the right person, to get in the door for the interview…

solve that issue, and you’d actually have people who would pay for the service, contingent on getting an interview, and/or getting the actual job…

actually.. solve that.. and you’d have a serious business… not just eyeballs…

By: FBuser.com

FBuser.com — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:03:23 +0000

cool waiting for twitter jobs

By: htsh

htsh — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:12:50 +0000

i don’t know if calling them “stupid” will get you anywhere in terms of any sort of conversation. If you read Luke’s reply, voting will not affect the placement of the listing and is primarily a method by which folks who write job postings can see what works and what doesn’t.

Anyway, if the voting won’t move jobs up and down, a job-seeker has less incentive to “bury” the listing by rating it poorly (assuming that the users of the site understand that aspect of voting).

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By: thinker

thinker — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:31:53 +0000

if you want to know if a job is google search

“company” site:linkedin.com

then message people who worked there and left. let them know you are a job seeker and want to know the good and bad.

By: timy

timy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:25:59 +0000

hi…

as a job seeker, why the hell would i care what an unknown/anonymous poster said about a job???

what i would care about: if i new the poster/comment was from someone within the organization/dept i’m looking to join, or at least within the company, 2) if there was an actual way to talk to the person who posted the comment, 3) if there was a verifiable way to know that the poster was who they claim to be…

at the same time, allow me as the job poster to see what others have said about the candidate, for the positions/contracts/projects the candidate has worked on/applied for..

solve these issues.. and then you start to differentiate yourself..

peace…

By: Redmunt

Redmunt — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:03:41 +0000

Let us see this in positive side. Reddit job board opens up more and more job opportunities, voting on goodness and badness of each job giving us clear perspective about the job and how people rate it. I think this is a good idea and it surely will open up another “job board” start up sites that displays list of job vacancies after reading this post.

By: LukeG

LukeG — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:48:41 +0000

Good call, Mike (and htsh). The votes don’t actually affect the ranking of the jobs – companies are paying to post, after all – but we record the votes and we’ll share them with employers who open accounts. Writing a job ad is still more of an art than a science, and hopefully this concrete feedback helps them close the loop a little.

By: htsh

htsh — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:35:53 +0000

I was thinking the same thing. It seems that a small portion of the jobs will get the most attention and for many employers (whose jobs won’t get voted up) this service doesn’t really help that much. Also, as you mention, it opens the door for gaming the system..

By: LukeG

LukeG — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:35:32 +0000

Good call, Mike. The votes don’t actually affect the ranking of the jobs – companies are paying to post, after all – but we record the votes and we’ll share them with employers who open accounts. Writing a job ad is still more of an art than a science, and hopefully this concrete feedback helps them close the loop a little.

By: Joe Dawson

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:31:21 +0000

Nice, I’m interested in changing positions to something that has more career progression so will definitely browse through what’s available here!!

By: ex y!

ex y! — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:31:03 +0000

We experimented with this 4 years ago with Y! Hotjobs. Doesn’t work. If people really do like a job, they hardly will ever want any competition and therefore probably will give out bad ratings. And people who are not seriously looking for jobs will not vote. I am surprised that these product managers are stupid enough to believe that this will work.

By: Mike D

Mike D — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:23:30 +0000

Wouldn’t this not eventually work against you? I mean, more popular the job listing is, more applicants and more competition. It will definitely benefit job posting companies but people who will be checking these boards on a regular basis are job seekers and if I was a job seeker, I will make sure I will rate the jobs I am applying really low.