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If you talk about YC work at a startup, I can tell you that when hiring from that site that 99% of applicants didn't read our job description and missed to real

If you talk about YC work at a startup, I can tell you that when hiring from that site that 99% of applicants didn't read our job description and missed to realise that they are not qualified. This leads to candidates not getting a response.

bobobob420 4y ago
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. I hope I was not doing that but it is always possible.
foldr 4y ago
At least for software engineering, your job ads aren't very specific. E.g. this one: https://angel.co/company/shipamax/jobs/2198087-backend-developer https://angel.co/company/shipamax/jobs/2198087-backend-devel... There are a lot of compsci grads who have three years of experience as software engineers and some experience with Javascript or Typescript. If you're looking to get fewer unsuitable applications, I'd recommend fleshing the JD out a bit. As it stands probably the majority of software engineers in London are 'qualified' according to the criteria in the ad.