Thanks for that comment, you've hit it spot on. The focus at FiveYearItch is not the technology, it's the workflow for connecting the two sides.
> recruiters peddling horrible subordinate corporate jobs
That's exactly who we are keeping out.
We work with employers, preferably technically savvy hiring managers, and they have to be smart enough to reach out to developers rather than assuming developers will come begging for a job to them.
They have to be willing to commit to what developers require, which is often not salary or health plans but "ace colleagues" and "flat hierarchy."
And as to finding the folks to bring together: That's the key, we're finding various ways to do it -- and note where we're chatting right now :-)
How is this different from a conventional full-service executive search firm?
How does it scale if employers and candidates are rigorously screened (assuming that they are rigorously screened) since conventional full-service match making is built upon individual relationships and meaningful conversations?
This is not to say that there isn't a need for an HN full-service executive search firm. But rather that I don't see how the objectives are satisfied without a conventional labor intensive model.
First, it's for developers and other IT pros, not executives.
It's for introducing people, not a full-service search firm. Employers send quick screening question to candidates.
The workflow is designed to be very quick, easy, and easy to drop at any time. At the early stage of communication, both sites should be able to click a "No thanks" button and leave it at that.
Once the candidate has passed initial screening, employers continue in their normal interview process.
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Michael,
Thanks for that comment, you've hit it spot on. The focus at FiveYearItch is not the technology, it's the workflow for connecting the two sides.
> recruiters peddling horrible subordinate corporate jobs
That's exactly who we are keeping out.
We work with employers, preferably technically savvy hiring managers, and they have to be smart enough to reach out to developers rather than assuming developers will come begging for a job to them.
They have to be willing to commit to what developers require, which is often not salary or health plans but "ace colleagues" and "flat hierarchy."
And as to finding the folks to bring together: That's the key, we're finding various ways to do it -- and note where we're chatting right now :-)
How is this different from a conventional full-service executive search firm?
How does it scale if employers and candidates are rigorously screened (assuming that they are rigorously screened) since conventional full-service match making is built upon individual relationships and meaningful conversations?
This is not to say that there isn't a need for an HN full-service executive search firm. But rather that I don't see how the objectives are satisfied without a conventional labor intensive model.
Good question.
First, it's for developers and other IT pros, not executives.
It's for introducing people, not a full-service search firm. Employers send quick screening question to candidates.
The workflow is designed to be very quick, easy, and easy to drop at any time. At the early stage of communication, both sites should be able to click a "No thanks" button and leave it at that.
Once the candidate has passed initial screening, employers continue in their normal interview process.