Totally valid concerns. We understand that privacy and discreetness is of upmost important. Here is how we handle it so far
Privacy:
1] Your identity is not disclosed. High level information enough to make a decision to connect further is disclosed. Eg Your job title (we will make it generic if its easily linked to a person. Eg: VP of product @company could be rewritten as product leader @company), work experience, aspirations, timing, location preference etc.
2] No one from your current companies can see your profile.
3] Non-recruiters/hiring managers cannot browse other profiles.
4] Hiring managers/recruiters would be able to email you (they don't see your email though). Once there is enough mutual interest, we disclose other personal information after your consent.
Regarding selection of recruiters/hiring managers:
1] They should have jobs that match career aspirations of candidates.
2] We approve them personally, after we feel that they are real recruiters and not fishing for information.
3] We will ban recruiters/hiring managers who spam or try to game the system. Its in their interest to be good citizens and act professionally.
The current system in real world is based on trust.
eg: when you start applying while you are working , you are still sending resume and emails to other recruiters and managers and there is an implicit understanding that this information is confidential.
We are however adding extra constraints to ensure discreetness in the process, so that candidates can always be in 'searching for better fit' mode.
Hope that helps. Happy to hear any other concerns or ideas you have in mind.
Sorry for those issues and thanks for letting us know. Your signup worked the first time however you received an error during confirmation.
We are aware of the modal issue.
"Text does not appear (but is there) when I type in any of the boxes and submitting the form gave me an error."
=> In case you remember, can you tell us more. Which page the text does not appear on ? . What error did you get from the form.
We will also dig up the logs for server side issues.
We are embarking on a reverse negotiation model for startups as well. Feel free to signup http://250ksalary.com
There are lots of areas in life where the cost of acquiring a quality product/service is clearly communicated.
Salaries haven't been one of them, which might change.
Don't confuse upfront salary negotiations with lack of motivation etc. This just brings more quality candidates to job markets, saves everyone a lot of time and lets you focus on other important parts of hiring process.
As daunting and necessary interviews and phone screens are , there is one thing that's surprisingly not used enoughto vet a candidate - Referrals.
At http://referralhire.com we are adding that important data point to your hiring process. To have a person referred by an accomplished developer is extremely valuable and is something that cannot be judged in an interview. It will also help avoid a lot of false negatives!
Very talented developers we have met were rejected at multiple interviews just because of the interview day performance.
All companies need to start using this more in their candidate search and decision making process.
Its annoying when recruiters email you especially when the job description doesn't quite match your expertise but they think all 'backend roles' mean the same and you are a perfect match!
The best people to connect talent to job roles are the ones who work in the same field. aka Referrals!
With that in mind we are creating a platform where you can can bring right opportunities to talented folks you admire and earn a referral bonus for it (instead of the recruiters getting rewarded for spam)
I actually tend to hate the exact opposite: When they need someone very experienced in a specific technology, but do not consider a very similar and related technology.
Privacy: 1] Your identity is not disclosed. High level information enough to make a decision to connect further is disclosed. Eg Your job title (we will make it generic if its easily linked to a person. Eg: VP of product @company could be rewritten as product leader @company), work experience, aspirations, timing, location preference etc.
2] No one from your current companies can see your profile.
3] Non-recruiters/hiring managers cannot browse other profiles.
4] Hiring managers/recruiters would be able to email you (they don't see your email though). Once there is enough mutual interest, we disclose other personal information after your consent.
Regarding selection of recruiters/hiring managers: 1] They should have jobs that match career aspirations of candidates.
2] We approve them personally, after we feel that they are real recruiters and not fishing for information.
3] We will ban recruiters/hiring managers who spam or try to game the system. Its in their interest to be good citizens and act professionally.
The current system in real world is based on trust. eg: when you start applying while you are working , you are still sending resume and emails to other recruiters and managers and there is an implicit understanding that this information is confidential.
We are however adding extra constraints to ensure discreetness in the process, so that candidates can always be in 'searching for better fit' mode.
Hope that helps. Happy to hear any other concerns or ideas you have in mind.