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Re:Launch HN: Searchlight (YC W19) – Hiring based on past pe... by kerryxwang on Friday March 01, 2019 @12:50PM (#19283422)
Giving references is an established part of the hiring process, so we believe that folks who don't want to promote themselves in other ways will be comfortable giving their references to their prospective employers earlier. Reference feedback collected on Searchlight is not public.
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Re:Launch HN: Searchlight (YC W19) – Hiring based on past pe... by thekhatribharat on Friday March 01, 2019 @02:43PM (#19284529)
Isn't that biased too? You always have some people who think you're good at your job and some people who think you're not. A job-seeker would only seek recommendations from people s/he believes think highly of them.
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