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In my opinion, the only two entities that should be involved in the process is the employer and the candidate. Adding more human elements will I think increase potential for abuse (favoritism) and in my opinion single out more extroverted people who have more references and whom they know will say positive things about them. Contrived example; extremely introverted developer who cant make friends and would never ask for references due to various reasons (shyness, anxiety, apathy). He will not benefit from this because he has no references to begin with even if he is a brilliant engineer.

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Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It's hard to build a product that suits everyone, but we try to be as inclusive as possible. In your example, the introverted engineer probably has standard professional relationships with a manager and/or a direct report that he can invite to speak to his capabilities.

I hear your opinion that a hiring process should stay between the employer and the candidate. Unfortunately, the reality is that most hiring processes today depend on a more human element, like a referral. We hope to make it possible for people without this access can also gather support around their candidacy.

Honestly this product discriminates against tons of people and would make the hiring process much worse. I hope it doesn't succeed as I believe this product would make the world a worse place.

I have an anxiety condition, this would be awful for me, for others with anxiety conditions, for introverts, for people with families, for people who care more about work than about networking.

I disagree that most hiring depends on referrals. I recently did a job search and didn't use any referrals. I have anxiety about posting an anonymous comment on a board to a stranger I have never met and don't care anything about. I can't just invite my manager to speak about my capabilities. Also what if my manager was toxic?

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