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by wmij 2273 days ago
Are there other sources you're using besides LinkedIn? I ask because every job listing I clicked on is taking me to LinkedIn as the next step to learn more details and apply. I realize that you're probably just getting this off the ground and leveraging LinkedIn's data, but I'd trust and recommend a service like this where there are native listings and not just an aggregated wrapper over LinkedIn. Why not just use LinkedIn to begin with?

With the post a resume feature it's not clear how that data is being used to connect me to "the right recruiters" and makes me wonder if this is just a way for your service to collect and sell my resume and others to recruiters as data vs. matching resume content to the jobs directly then notifying me.

Also, if you have other sources for jobs besides LinkedIn, native or otherwise, I'd trust this service more if the links/listings had a LinkedIn (or wherever) label or icon to let me know the source before clicking through to the details.

Other than the concerns about LinkedIn as your only source of content and how your service is using my resume data, I think the site itself is easy to use, understand and ultimately could be a useful tool in finding remote work.
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timuster 2273 days ago
Hi! First of all, THANK YOU so much for your feedback!

No, LinkedIn is not the only source and it's probably just a coincidence that all jobs that you ran into were on LinkedIn :) I'm currently pulling data from a bunch of 3rd party APIs. The ultimate goal is to make it as easy as clicking 'Apply' to send your resume through to the recruiter.

When you send a resume, a Machine Learning model essentially does OCR on the PDF (or whatever file format you uploaded) and tries to automatically generate tags for skills, positions, etc. that might be suitable.

If a job listing opens up that has a solid match (currently verified by a human-team), both you and a recruiter get an email - only after you agree will your resume be shared with the recruiter.

I should probably add all of these details to the website though :)

I'll work on adding the capability for the listings to tell you the original source (LinkedIn, etc.)

Thanks again! Let me know if you think of anything else that can be improved! :)

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