New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Would a Job Site with Public Applications Be Better?
Ask HN: Would a Job Site with Public Applications Be Better?
2 by CM30 | 2 comments on Hacker News.
As in, every application for every job is viewable in full by users or the general public, along with information about how far that individual got in the process (rejected before first interview, rejected after 1st/2nd/3rd interview, given offer, hired). This seems like it would help with a few things: 1. It'd accurately show how many candidates applied for each role, and how many were rejected at each stage. 2. It'd indicate what the automated systems/AI/HR department are looking for in a CV/resume, since you could note which skills and past experiences result in an offer and which result in a quick rejection. 3. Ghost jobs would be easily spottable, since no one would be marked as 'hired'. 4. Racism/sexism/classism/ageism/etc could potentially be detected, based on what candidates got chosen and what they filled in during the application (many seem to ask for gender, ethnicity, age group, etc). Obviously, I'm sure companies would absolutely hate it (in the same way and for the same reasons they hate salary transparency), and there might be some privacy implications, but it feels like it would probably tip the balance far more in favour of the prospective employee than the employer for once, and given a better indication of what you're doing wrong with your applications if not hired/offered interviews. What do you think?
2 by CM30 | 2 comments on Hacker News.
As in, every application for every job is viewable in full by users or the general public, along with information about how far that individual got in the process (rejected before first interview, rejected after 1st/2nd/3rd interview, given offer, hired). This seems like it would help with a few things: 1. It'd accurately show how many candidates applied for each role, and how many were rejected at each stage. 2. It'd indicate what the automated systems/AI/HR department are looking for in a CV/resume, since you could note which skills and past experiences result in an offer and which result in a quick rejection. 3. Ghost jobs would be easily spottable, since no one would be marked as 'hired'. 4. Racism/sexism/classism/ageism/etc could potentially be detected, based on what candidates got chosen and what they filled in during the application (many seem to ask for gender, ethnicity, age group, etc). Obviously, I'm sure companies would absolutely hate it (in the same way and for the same reasons they hate salary transparency), and there might be some privacy implications, but it feels like it would probably tip the balance far more in favour of the prospective employee than the employer for once, and given a better indication of what you're doing wrong with your applications if not hired/offered interviews. What do you think?
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