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Apply HN: Jobinder – checkr meets match.com meets career builder

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jobinder.com

Problem: The job search procedure is monotonous and job seekers are impatient, they despise the ineffectiveness of most job boards because of the fact that they spend hours on the computer searching without the assurance of a fairly good job coming their way. Employers are overwhelmed with the amount of unqualified candidates they get and look for ways to cut that number down without spending an arm and a leg because hey, they still have to spend on background checks and other essentials for the hiring process.

Solution: So we came up with Jobinder a match system to combat the time consuming employment process by utilizing resume matching and the four steps in the hiring process (Personality test, Reference verification, Interview and Background check) PRIB. Job seekers simply upload their resume and instantly get matched to employers looking for their specific skills and qualifications. They then move on to the PRIB step if they decide to, the very trusted Myers Briggs will be used for the personality test, we at Jobinder will verify references, employers can opt in to provide online video interview and lastly we have the background check. We aggregate jobs for the working class while making the employment process practical and easy for both job seekers and employers, as well as offering career services and encouraging diversity with our H1B visa filter.

Substitute: Jobseekers result to either popular job boards like indeed, career builder and monster that are over saturated or niche job boards

Competitors: We don't have any direct competitors at the moment except for the substitutes listed above that don't fulfill the needs of most job seekers. Monster recently launched their power resume search engine but decided to offer that to only employers to sift through resumes

About us: 2 founders with individual success in growing our own business and one intelligent systems programmer with a background in HR

I just read something similar to this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11473426 what's so different about yours except the obvious fact that yours uses resume to match and theirs used profile? Can you expatiate on prib?

Hi, I replied this idea with my thoughts: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11441183 Basically I believe the solution you are proposing here is the cure. And I also believe this is something we can use to replace and unemploy recruiters. BTW, I have applied for YC fellowship this batch and was rejected. So...Let me know if you're interested in working together or just talk.

Great and I concur your idea about replacing recruiters, they cost more and aren't very efficient. I am open to dialogue about this idea.

Glad you replied. My email is in my HN profile. Just shoot me an email, and let's talk.

my co founder just emailed you.

Thanks!

Hi, I am Andrew the other founder of Jobinder. Let us know if you have any question!

Is there any sort of study or resources comparing MBTI types with culture fit?

I'm not sure I'm confident in a personality test to be something that can be suitably automated at that level. I'm a pretty solid introvert, but I perform well at a job that's often more customer service focused than actual technical aptitude. Would I have ended up not matched with my (fantastic) job with your service?

the personality test does not play a part in getting matched with jobs only your resume. Because most employers require you to take an assessment test before being granted an interview we have made it in a way that you take the personality test once and your result can be sent to the employers you were matched with. I hope that answers your question.

Why did you pick this idea? I mean what's so different about yours compared to other job boards or even job apps like jobr?

I can reply you. I do not know whether their product will be any different, what I know for sure is Jobr sucks. I was researching all startups working on recruiting in bay area, and tried Jobr personally. The jobs there are few, low-quality, simply-matched with user's profile. After I deleted my profile and account, I kept receiving emails showing interests in referring me to be a Uber driver, which is impossible considering my visa status.

We decided to work on this idea because we wanted to introduce the convenient factor in the job application process. This is different because not only are we creating a match system but we are accelerating the actually hiring process with PRIB, We figured why not have one websites rather than have two or more outlets to achieve those steps individually. Jobr is basically tinder for jobs and really does not convene enough jobs.

this sounds like a really good idea, other job sites have not worked in my favor so i am ready for something new and differnt.

thank you very much

how do you plan on making money?

we want to utilize a transparent pricing model that is one of our many incentives for employers to use us. We're going to use the traditional job posting fee and sponsored job ads in addition to our pay-per-match and PRIB feature. Employers can pick and choose what feature they want to opt in for.

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