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    Found - recruitment app

    A friend of mine is working for a startup which is getting a lot of traction downunder developing an app which is pretty much the tinder of the recruitment process. A company posts jobs and people swipe through available jobs and express interest in anything suitable. The employer then gets to review matches and chat directly to interested candidates. The cost of posting a job is peanuts and there are no ongoing fees.

    It's designed primarily for low skill jobs but I'd be interested to hear thoughts on if it would scale to skilled contractor roles. Apart from filtering/screening candidates what else would you lose from cutting out the middleman?

    https ://found.careers/
    Last edited by cojak; 3 April 2017, 14:12. Reason: removed link

    #2
    It would be flooded by applicants from abroad.
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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      #3
      <swipes>

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        #4
        Because Tinder works really well doesn't it.
        'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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          #5
          Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
          Because Tinder works really well doesn't it.
          for short term engagements with defined objectives, I've heard it works pretty well

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            #6
            Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
            It would be flooded by applicants from abroad.
            so you'd need to be able to apply filters on matches. what else?

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              #7
              Originally posted by deebeegee View Post
              so you'd need to be able to apply filters on matches. what else?
              The overseas applicants will lie. They will say they can work in the UK. How will those be filtered out?

              At the moment the agency gives them a call if their CV looks okay.

              Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
              Because Tinder works really well doesn't it.
              How would you know? You only know about Grinder.

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                #8
                Something like www.freelancer.co.uk?
                and receive billions of bids from India

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                  How would you know? You only know about Grinder.
                  You did that on purpose to prove I know its spelt Grindr didn't you. I ain't falling for that....
                  'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
                    You did that on purpose to prove I know its spelt Grindr didn't you. I ain't falling for that....
                    Ah feck....
                    'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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