I remember the day I got an email, which said somebody requested to add me as a connection on LinkedIn. Although, I do not work posting jobs or hunting talents, since then, I have used the famous social network as a tool for my work. I use it for knowing what are the expectations of the companies in which I want to work; for choosing the technologies in my learning path and for reading about the hot technology topics.
Linkedin allows that the users contact people, find jobs and discover business opportunities recommended by others. For employers, Linkedin allows posting jobs and search for potential candidates. Advanced functionalities, allow that the users share photos, videos, articles, follow company pages, save jobs that they would like to apply for, mark “likes” and “congratulations” and see who has visited their profile page [1].
Last week I listened about a new application for seeking jobs. I asked me, immediately: is it a competence for Linkedin? So, I decided to explore it and write an entry about it.
Last February, Torre released Torre Remote, its first version of a job seeker. The first goal of Remote is matching mutually job seekers and companies, looking to provide the best options for each one. When I used for first time I thought: “It is a serious tinder”. When you enter to https://remote.torre.co you are redirected to a job seeker, although it is not clear what is the criteria for showing the results, you can change it using a set of filters, which include: full/part time positions, minimum salary and time zone.
When you choose a position, you can show interest or the lack of it, in the different sections of the job openings. For example, if a job post has the benefit of flexible schedule, you can tell to the system that you like it. According a copy, this information will be used in your future seeking, in order to show you the jobs with better matching.
If you decide apply, you can view your position and the of your competitors in a ranked list. If you are at the bottom of the list, you can improve your profile and get recommendations. The recruiters and companies see top-ranking candidates first, so if you want to stay at the top, you have to work in improving the weight of your recommendation, strengths and interests.
Torre Remote works seamlessly with Torre Bio, so in order to complete your profile, you will have to interact with it. In a next entry I am going to explore it, for now I had to get 3 recommendations, list 1 achievement, add 3 strengths and skills, upload a picture and link my social media, in order to improve my position in the matching ranked list.
Considering that the goal is getting the best positions in the matching lists of the jobs you want, the game consist in training the engine, completing your profile and getting the best recommendation of your colleagues.
Finally, you have access to trending and mutual jobs in the left panel, with information about the matching percentage, salary and schedules. In general, Remote has a beautiful interface for the users with copies, shortcuts and feedback panels. For developers, Remote has an API and a functionality to request new features.
I enjoyed interacting with Remote, it was so easy to create my profile and improve my position in order to apply for one of the jobs. However, I think the software application needs more options, copies for learning how to use it: a video or guided tour could help. Although, the situation was different when I went to “For Companies” tab, I found a tour with the instructions that I needed.
Finally and considering that it is a matching application, I agree with a comment I read: “Torre Bio does not promote exaggerations in the resumes, whereas Torre Remote promotes the legitimacy and the validation of the information” [2].
