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Apply HN: ThinkSquare – Let AI help you find your next job

13 pointsby 10y ago
8 comments
Url: https://www.thinksquare.io

Problem: Existing job search platforms i.e. job boards, Linkedin, still require a manual search where the user has to look through a majority of jobs they don’t want to find the minority they will actually apply to.

Hiring companies receive a lot of unqualified applicants at the top of the hiring funnel and waste time going through resumes that don’t belong in the talent pool.

Solution: Our platform saves you the effort by taking one profile and matching it with all the jobs on our system which fit your skills, experience and preferences.

No cover letters, or editing your resume for each application. Simply review the returned matches and confirm your profile’s submission.

Manage all communication in one place, from direct messaging hiring companies to accepting or scheduling interviews.

Companies on our platform only receive qualified applicants and can spend more time determining which candidate is a good fit rather than who doesn’t belong in the talent pool.

Our system only matches applicants who fit their set preferences, such as core skills or past experience, and filter out the others.

Demo: https://www.thinksquare.io/demo

If you have any questions or feedback, please don't hesitate to reach out or leave a comment :)

10y agoHN ↗

The idea seems pretty good. I signed up for it. However, the auto adding to the list sounds a little scary. Even with linkedin and security of it, I get too many inMails from Hiring folks. So did not enroll into that.

Can you not use your the same intelligence to recommend me jobs rather than me inputting search queries? Or maybe I do not have a profile that matches the jobs postings.

10y agoHN ↗

Hey there, glad you like the idea! We do not apply to any jobs without your approval. Once you are matched with a job posting, you must approve the match before we submit the application on your behalf. Until then, companies won't be able to view your profile or any of your personal information. So in a way, we would be recommending you the jobs based on the preferences you set during onboarding :)

10y agoHN ↗

How will you solve the problem of companies listing far more requirements than are actually needed?

10y agoHN ↗

We think a lot of companies know that great candidates aren't found through overkill when it comes to requirements and that you need some flexibility. In general though, our matching algorithm relies on what the company sets as essential skills. This way, we're able to filter out applicants who are entirely unqualified while leaving it up to the hiring company to decide if you're a good fit for an interview. If you have the right skills, and its apparent in your profile, the company will see this when they take a look in the talent pool for the job. But over time, our AI will suggest core skills for job postings through comparison to who was hired for similar jobs on our site according to the skills they had.

10y agoHN ↗

So this only matches profiles not resumes? This looks like it is primarily beneficial to employers and not job seekers

10y agoHN ↗

On our platform, a user's profile is equivalent to their resume. We handle the legwork of re-formatting how their experience or skills are displayed to match the job applied to instead of making the user edit their resume for each individual position. The aim is to save job seekers time while ensuring the jobs we match them with are what they're looking for.

10y agoHN ↗

The idea is interesting. But I don't understand what AI means here, it looks to me like straight forward keyword matching. Where is AI coming into picture here?

10y agoHN ↗

At the most basic level of our AI, it is based on straight forward keyword matching, however overtime our A.I matches our users with jobs with increasing accuracy based on the past data of other matches used as a training set. This way, we can match users based on variables that go beyond skills and into areas such as cultural fit etc.