Show HN: Anonymous marketplace to switch jobs at your desired salary

by bali • 6 years ago

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bali4• 6 years ago

Just launched this, thanks for checking out and comment! We are also launching on Product Hunt today where we have some additional info, check it out also!

We decided to build Wanted after being overwhelmed by InMails from recruiters on LinkedIn... It's impossible to cut through the noise.

On the other hand, we had a real hard time finding the best talent whenever launching a startup and working with those headhunters is crazy expensive.

So we created Wanted to solve both sides of this issue.

(1) Talents have to specify what salary they want, drop their resume / linkedin and that's it (equity, other package elements are coming).

(2) Companies commit to a salary for a posted position

The additional benefit of a set salary before the interviews is that employers won't be able to discriminate and offer less when negotiating because of gender, religion, ethnicity, or any other personal preference or attribute.

Please share your thoughts and feedback with us,

Balazs

JMTQp8lwXL2• 6 years ago

It could be possible to mis-match (or not match) employers and jobseekers who include and exclude the value of bonuses and RSUs when consolidating to a single number. Salary seems to mean "just base", but effectively RSUs for public companies are as good as cash on vesting.

A very simple/easy fix might be good to decorate your "minimum salary" field, telling users what exactly to include and exclude -- so everyone is on the same page. RSUs can be a big part of the negotiation, and a significant portion of FANG compensation.

Just because the base is agreed upon, doesn't necessarily guarantee there's a meeting of the minds on total compensation. Something to keep in mind.

bali4• 6 years ago

Totally agree and the feature is coming! For the MVP we focused on bare essentials and look: no mater how great a job is, you won't take it if it doesn't pay the rent.

Bonuses, equity and other package elements are coming.

JMTQp8lwXL2• 6 years ago

Your point in your other comment about overwhelmed with InMail totally resonates with me. Many low-quality offers out there, offering below-market wages. The signal-to-noise ratio is low, and it's an unfortunate part of the job seeking process.

I've tried a platform similar to this. Indeed has a product called Seen. I'm going to share my experience with Seen to provide insight.

Seen emails me saying employers want to talk, and included salary range in the e-mail body. Unbeknownst to me, the salary range was based on what I self-reported (many months prior), but based on the job title, it seemed too go to be true. Support had confirmed that the employer never saw my information, even though they sent me an e-mail saying the opposite.

Given the types of companies it tells me about, it's clear the product targets mid-market talent and not the top quintile. Which probably makes sense, since there are less people there. But it ended up having the same problem as InMail: an undesired signal-to-noise ratio. Sample size of 1, take my experience with a grain of salt.

Show HN: Anonymous marketplace to switch jobs at your desired salary

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