Show HN: We tried to build a job board that isn't awful

Re:Show HN: We tried to build a job board that isn't awful by ralferoo on Saturday October 25, 2025 @06:17PM (#45707421)

First impression - seemingly random jumble of jobs, none of which are interesting to me, but clicking on any of them requires sign in to read.

Click "I'm an engineer" to try to search for jobs to see if there's anything interesting. Get a sign up page.

Click "I'm hiring". Get presented with an email harvesting page.

Yeah no, I won't be looking any further. There's nothing here to suggest this sucks less than any other jobs site, where at least I can peruse the JD before having to give away my personal details.

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Re:Show HN: We tried to build a job board that isn't awful by tompccs on Saturday October 25, 2025 @06:21PM (#45707443)

Hi, OP here. This is the "catch-22" of job sites. If they are open to the web they become swamped with bot traffic. If they are closed then users have to overcome a barrier to use them. We have tried to find a middle ground and use the lowest-effort way (for users) to demonstrate authenticity in the form of a Google login. But we understand this might be putting users off so we are looking at ways we can give away a bit more before requiring a login. Appreciate your feedback.

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