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dtgmzac

29 karma · joined March 1, 2025

building https://didtheyghost.me

https://github.com/didtheyghostme

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dtgmzac··on Show HN: I built didtheyghost.me, open-source tool for your next job search
Thanks for the suggestions! Internet Archive is a really interesting approach. I'd say there are a lot of tools out there that scan job postings and if there were some kind of open standard that everyone used, it would definitely make the job search more transparent.
dtgmzac··on Show HN: I built didtheyghost.me, open-source tool for your next job search
> There's a lot of time wasted individually by candidates vetting companies. For instance I've had to resort to using OSINT techniques and public records to weed out fake jobs because my cold interview->conversion rate is abyssal (1:1000+).

Do you automate the whole process? That's really a lot of applications.

> It would be useful to be able to crowdsource a lot of the due dilligence that must be done individually that could easily be automated as well as see the average turnaround time before rejection, and identify job postings that continuously roll (identical and reposted every 3-6 months)

Currently the platform does this! On the company page, you can see job postings split into "Opened" and "Closed" statuses, as well as when people applied and the turnaround time.

I'm also looking into automated approaches like a browser extension which could be useful if more people uses it.

dtgmzac··on Show HN: I built didtheyghost.me, open-source tool for your next job search
PDF format.

> including if an LLM looks at it first.

Wow, do you have any links / examples of this kind of tracking or have you seen that done anywhere? If it is effective, I think it would be really useful!

dtgmzac··on Show HN: I built didtheyghost.me, open-source tool for your next job search
That frustration is exactly why I started building this too. I've applied to companies, done their online assessments (OAs), and the status in their portal never got updated, even till now.

The goal is to bring more transparency to the process, so if someone else had received a reply, I could have known sooner and moved on.

dtgmzac··on Show HN: I built didtheyghost.me, open-source tool for your next job search
Thanks! It's HeroUI (previously NextUI), which is a UI library that is built on top of tailwind css.

You can check out the GitHub repo too if you're interested!

dtgmzac··on Show HN: I built didtheyghost.me, open-source tool for your next job search
Interesting idea! I'd love to know if that's possible too.

When we submit our application, usually we also submit a resume. Personally, I do add UTM code (e.g. utm_source) to my links in my resume so I know if it was visited through analytic tools like Mixpanel. However, that's assuming that the person viewing the resume clicks on it.

dtgmzac··on Show HN: I built didtheyghost.me, open-source tool for your next job search
Great point. A moderation system or verification features could definitely help reduce the risk of fake accounts or bad actors. If this gains enough users, it’s definitely something I'll have to tackle. Appreciate the feedback!
dtgmzac··on Show HN: I built didtheyghost.me, open-source tool for your next job search
Yup, if you track your job applications there are statuses like "Applied", "Interviewing", "Rejected", "Ghosted", "Offered". So that could fall under "Ghosted". You could also add response dates which is how long it took to receive a reply after applying / interviewing and your interview experience. All these are transparent and everyone can see them.

There's also a "Report Job" button in place for flagging invalid job postings, which you could add a note with the reason for reporting.

However, there is a caveat, since this is community-driven so like another commenter mentioned, there could be bad actors. One way to solve that in the future is to have community moderators / some kind of verification.

dtgmzac··on Show HN: I built didtheyghost.me, open-source tool for your next job search
Really appreciate the honest and straightforward feedback. You're right that the community-based features are definitely hard to be useful without a community. It's actually one of my main problems right now, exploring who my target audience is and what the main goal should be before the next iteration.

I actually started this because I wanted to track my own applications but also wanted to solve the problem of making the process more transparent for applicants. Just like the "static HTML" part, a 2 weeks rule is a general guideline, but surely we can do better than that. Especially when there is no recruiters' contact after applying, going beyond a simple yes/no answer by providing community-driven data (historic and current) would help a lot (as seen in the links I cited). Thanks again for the insights!

dtgmzac··on What's the modern way of making front end for a small project?
component libraries that you can reuse - shadcn, daisyUI

modern styling - tailwind css

generating pages - haven't tried these but heard of bolt.new , v0.dev being popular

dtgmzac··on I built a Chrome extension for bolt.new, with bolt
Did you get the icon / video walkthrough using bolt too? also, your link to X on your site seems to be not found
dtgmzac··on Not a Coder? With A.I., Just Having an Idea Can Be Enough.
Seems like vibe coding is the trendy term?
dtgmzac··on What is vibe coding? How creators are building software with no coding knowledge
Cloudflare pages is another option for simple static sites, it's easy to set it up in minutes just following ChatGPT response.

Though I feel this only works well for tech that are widely used.

dtgmzac··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
Been working on a platform for applicants to find out who is applying to the same job and whether we got ghosted.

It was frustrating to apply for jobs, with no rejection emails and no updates, not knowing whether to keep waiting or move on. The plan is to answer questions like:

1. Has anyone heard back from this role?

2. How long does it usually take to hear back?

3. What are the online assessments/interview rounds like for company X?

https://github.com/didtheyghostme/didtheyghostme

dtgmzac··on Copilot for Everything: Training your AI replacement one keystroke at a time
when you have AI manager, you will have AI employee incoming