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It is a complicated scene right now. Bots are taking over on both ends, both in creating and interpreting resumes. Companies can have ulterior motives for posting job ads in many directions, including just scraping data.

My latest job search made me want to create a startup that addresses this, by vetting both posters and users. The largest hurdle is that adding money to the scenario opens a whole new can of worms for scammers.




It's crazy, now candidates apply to everything they see with crap, fake, or AI generated resumes, and companies filter most of the candidates out with APS automation, AI, even if you carefully considered a position and spent time on their application....

Candidates generate a lot of crap, companies filter out a lot of crap and more.


> My latest job search made me want to create a startup that addresses this, by vetting both posters and users.

Turns out, maybe those recruiters that we love to hate on, do actually serve a valuable function.


> My latest job search made me want to create a startup that addresses this, by vetting both posters and users.

Was this not the sole premise of LinkedIn? Then they were acquired by the M$ and investors demanded ROI, and it turned out being honest (ie, demanding users to be honest in job postings and job applications) is not a profitable business model.


Exactly! The system is flawed right now because it’s automated on both sides, for often the wrong reasons




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