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Initial impressions are good. Very clean, intuitive, and useful. You could add more value in the cover letter and interview reminder section, and also add in a

Initial impressions are good. Very clean, intuitive, and useful. You could add more value in the cover letter and interview reminder section, and also add in a resume section. For example, in the interview section a person could create a list of stuff they need to look at or study, and then check them off as they're finished. Similarly, you could create and save different cover letter and resumes. A user could use special syntax like [[Edit company name]] to just edit the relevant parts and send the resumes off. I can see this working with a very cheap subscription model ($1-2/month) if there are more features. I dont think have you have enough to sell it right now, since most job sites have their own job tracking system.

nonrecursive 17y ago
Thanks for your suggestions. With resumes, I feel like there are a few good web sites out there already. For example, I use emurse.com which is free and does everything I could want it to. I really like your idea about having multiple cover letters and placeholders in the cover letters. Something like that would have been helpful for me so I could see quickly which parts I needed to change. It would also be fun to code up an interface for it. On the money side, I was thinking a one-time payment of around $8 would allow use of the site for up to a year. A subscription model sounds good too, and probably the best thing is just to test.
- gcheong 17y ago
  The separate slots for resumes is a good idea. I'd like to track what resume version I sent where. I think a one-time payment for access sounds like a good idea. Or maybe even just a donation button for now? The argument there is that people who find jobs might be willing to donate quite a bit more and also you never know when you'll need the site again so having the information readily available would be good.
- hcho 17y ago
  Don't put a fixed price, allow users to pay what the site's worth to them. You can go freemium route. Providing SMS and/or e-mail based reminder service to your paying customers only springs to mind.
andyjdavis 17y ago
I don't think it would work at pricing like that. I'm guessing this is something people will only use for a month or two (until they get a job). However you price it factor in that you may only retain customers for 2ish months. What about adding interview email reminders? send me an email 24 and maybe 3 hours before I have an interview to make sure I haven't forgotten it.

nonrecursive 17y ago

Thanks for your suggestions. With resumes, I feel like there are a few good web sites out there already. For example, I use emurse.com which is free and does everything I could want it to. I really like your idea about having multiple cover letters and placeholders in the cover letters. Something like that would have been helpful for me so I could see quickly which parts I needed to change. It would also be fun to code up an interface for it. On the money side, I was thinking a one-time payment of around $8 would allow use of the site for up to a year. A subscription model sounds good too, and probably the best thing is just to test.

gcheong 17y ago
The separate slots for resumes is a good idea. I'd like to track what resume version I sent where. I think a one-time payment for access sounds like a good idea. Or maybe even just a donation button for now? The argument there is that people who find jobs might be willing to donate quite a bit more and also you never know when you'll need the site again so having the information readily available would be good.
hcho 17y ago
Don't put a fixed price, allow users to pay what the site's worth to them. You can go freemium route. Providing SMS and/or e-mail based reminder service to your paying customers only springs to mind.

andyjdavis 17y ago

I don't think it would work at pricing like that. I'm guessing this is something people will only use for a month or two (until they get a job). However you price it factor in that you may only retain customers for 2ish months. What about adding interview email reminders? send me an email 24 and maybe 3 hours before I have an interview to make sure I haven't forgotten it.