Show HN: Somebodyhire.me

12 pointsposted 5 hours ago
by btcalex
(somebodyhire.me)

8 Comments

vinniev

2 hours ago

This was great, love the idea. Feature request - upload my resume or connect to linkedin for pulling in information.

btcalex

2 hours ago

Thanks!

And both are in the works currently. LinkedIn takes a bit longer to get OAuth credentials.

I'll have the ability to upload a resume or CV finished in the next day I think.

michaelmior

2 hours ago

I'm curious what you think makes this better than the dozens of sites out there that have the same goal?

btcalex

2 hours ago

Honestly, I simply owned the domain name and think it's mildly amusing. I wouldn't necessarily say I think it's better by any means. Not yet, at least.

There are several things I dislike about some of the existing services though:

1. Most are extremely invasive in regards to personal data and reading their terms makes it clear what their goal is (selling your data either directly or via buyout).

2. Everything constantly tries to push you through their loop: internal messaging, apps, whatever. I'm tired of it. This allows a recruiter to email a person directly.

It's all hosted on free tiers at the moment, so It's really no consequence to me one way or another.

dovidcohen

5 hours ago

Love how you allow github/google SSO and filling it out was friction-free. Wasn't ready to fill everything out but still let me complete.

btcalex

3 hours ago

I'm glad you liked it! I wanted it to be as simple as possible. Once LinkedIn approves me, I'll have that as an SSO option too.

Let me know if you end up filling out everything, I'd love any feedback.