GitHub wasn’t supposed to be a startup or a company. GitHub was just a tool that we needed.
Source: brycedotvc
The #startup StartWire allows you to receive automatic updates on your job applications from 5500+ companies.
Observations: The sign-up process is relatively easy. One can sign in with Facebook or Linkedin. One thing that slowed me down is a resume was required which I don’t have handy so I had to upload another document to be able to move forward to the dashboard. I haven’t experimented with the tool extensively and would love for anyone that has to provide feedback in the comments below!
UpTeam allows businesses to create a job opening, and spread the word… #startup
In their own words:
Create a job opening UpTeam helps you to put together a job opening. Convince your future employees with a good job description and company profile. In the creation process we provide you with tips and tricks to optimize the content, layout and search engine visibility of your job opening.
Spread the word Once your job opening has been put together, it is time to let the world know about it. To do this you can use several distribution options like job boards and social media. You decide which options to use. Then it is time to launch your job opening with one single mouse click. (via UpTeam - Recruitment Webtool for Entrepreneurs)
Source: upteam.com
StickyHQ is a New Zealand based HR Startup that focuses on the employee referral market. They are currently in Alpha but you can sign up for early access at their website. Please see below for the description of the product as seen on startupli.st.
StickyHQ is a social, collaborative employee referral eco-system that is both measurable and engaging. StickyHQ is employee referral program software which allows employers to incentivize staff members to recruit quality candidates through their social networks and contact lists.Employers get to view robust analytics about data such as; the amount of times a job has been shared, views, number of applicants, who are the leading referrers, which social networks yield the best candidates and more.
Status: Alpha
Source: startupli.st
San Francisco based Mecruit has put up a launch page at mecruit.com. The Founder and CEO of the startup, Lola Soto, sold her first startup as a junior in Rice University’s Honors Program so she already has success as a startup founder. The landing page states that they are ”A new way to find and connect with professionals in your area”. A bit more detail is provided on betali.st: ”Mecruit shows you everything you need to know about nearby professionals and opportunities”. I assumed based on the name and these descriptions that it would be a Social Recruiting tool. This hunch was confirmed in their twitter bio: “A new social recruiting application for professionals. Opportunities are everywhere. So are you.”
The company’s first few tweets (below) shed even more light on the problems they aim to solve:
There’s a solution for this, and it’s called @Mecruit. The Job Search & Confidentiality mashable.com/2012/01/14/job… via @mashbusiness @mashable
— mecruit (@mecruit) February 11, 2012
Mecruit: a portmanteau derived from “recruit + me”. (We think #recruiting is due for a revolution that will start w/ empowered individuals.)
— mecruit (@mecruit) February 15, 2012
At yesterday’s #women2 event, we learned that people want separate professional & social lives. @mecruit is our answer to that. cc: @women2
— mecruit (@mecruit) February 15, 2012
To stay up to date on Mecruit’s progress sign up for the beta at http://mecruit.com and follow @mecruit and @LolaSoto on Twitter.
Consult O’clock lets you connect, share experiences and find jobs. You can also talk to consultants, small businesses and startups about anything.
Status: Public Beta
http://www.consultoclock.com
Source: startupli.st
Exclusive Interview: @Zerply Co-Founder, Christofer Karltorp
An older interview but I love the company….
You all surely know of Flavors.me, and About.me, but have you ever wanted more depth to your “I love me” page? We were granted the great opportunity to get behind-the-scenes with one of Zerply’s co-founders, Christofer Karltorp, to learn what else is possible for a professional profile page. We hope you enjoy this peek at what’s to come from Zerply, please dive in.
Source: startuplistinterviews
uencounter.me is a unique way of rediscovering your past and appreciating common or random encounters that were meaningful. Discover ‘six degrees of separation’ by overlaying your map onto others. Share memories, photos, and discussion with people you don’t connect with every day! Search for old friends who married or moved away based on the location where you last saw them. Thank a complete stranger for a random act of kindness! Everyone has history - uencounter.me allow you to visualize and rediscover it! (via uencounter.me on StartupLi.st)
Source: startupli.st
This is where I share ideas and news about HR, Recruiting, Employment, Interviewing, Startups, Talent Sourcing and whatever else I find amusing or interesting. I've been working in Talent Acquisition for over a decade. I'm also a Co-Founder of 
