Crawl - Walk - Run - Fly
Momentum is everything - the hardest thing is to get started from nothing.
That’s crawling (this is where we are with Hirexe)
But crawling isn't the goal - you want to go fast!
Getting to the crawl level (shipping the prototype) was important for us.
Here are our primary focus areas:
1 - User experience
UX is going to be king for this product. We are not reinventing the wheel. We know what the marketing is looking for. Quality candidates (if hiring) or a great job (if looking for full-time work). There are other companies/tools out there that 'help' get you there right now; they do a bad job at it.
So, the experience you get as a hiring manager/candidate is everything.
We are aiming to make it as simple/valuable as possible.
2 - Ease of onboarding
Nothing is worse than signing up for a new product or service and spending 20+ minutes filling out a profile immediately.
So we are doing everything in our power to automate this, perform 80% of the work for you, and let you complete the 20% to fine-tune.
3 - Specificity
Our search functionality is badass right out of the gate!
We have architected and will continue to ensure searchability, allowing you to find/highlight exactly the roles you want.
And that's where things stand currently!
Remember, if you try to run right out of the gate, you'll fall and hurt yourself, or at the very least, pull a muscle!
As we continue to walk/run/fly:
ai will be baked in to analyze profiles and make smart recommendations
transparency will be implemented for salaries, as well as who is viewing your profile/jobs, etc
notifications will be implemented to see when new jobs/candidates are added to the system that fit your criteria
So you start slow, and as you get more comfortable, increase speed/difficulty.
Action item:
When building software:
Ship prototype (we are here!)
Get feedback, see what people like/are most interested in
Implement
Have the long-term vision in mind, and ALWAYS build towards that (automatically match up the best candidates with the best roles for them)
But listen/get help with the fine details getting you there
Everyone wins.