Launch HN: Searchlight (YC W19) – Hiring based on past performance, not resumes

Re:Launch HN: Searchlight (YC W19) – Hiring based on past pe... by sokoloff on Thursday February 28, 2019 @02:10PM (#19274128)

> those endorsements aren't taken all that seriously

I've only ever heard them mentioned in a work situation in the context of endorsing people for bogus things (like a hard-core C/C++ programmer for PHP and Visual Basic).

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Re:Launch HN: Searchlight (YC W19) – Hiring based on past pe... by jedberg on Thursday February 28, 2019 @02:45PM (#19274408)

You can get endorsed for murder. It's supposed to be for lawyers who specialize in murder cases, but the tag just says "murder". I currently have three endorsements for murder.

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Re:Launch HN: Searchlight (YC W19) – Hiring based on past pe... by jhare on Thursday February 28, 2019 @02:54PM (#19274476)

Now I have to get this.

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Re:Launch HN: Searchlight (YC W19) – Hiring based on past pe... by didgeoridoo on Thursday February 28, 2019 @02:59PM (#19274528)

Yep. I've been endorsed for "Fierce Conversations", "Bees", and "Potatoes".

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Re:Launch HN: Searchlight (YC W19) – Hiring based on past pe... by tfehring on Thursday February 28, 2019 @02:28PM (#19274279)

Hmmm....maybe I should make a LinkedIn. Think our DBAs will appreciate it if I endorse them for Visio?

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