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Gradberry (YC W15) Curates Technical Talent

by neiesc on 3/4/15, 11:41 AM with 3 comments

• by iba99 on 3/4/15, 11:58 PM

  Hey guys, founder here, our team (in addition to our shortlisting algorithms) curates candidates through technical interviews by checking and verifying an engineer's github accounts and code repos- article was a tad unclear on the process. The human touch is just an add-on- through technical in-person interviews we are verifying that the automated process has not missed out on talent being shortlisted.

  Think of it this way, we are aiming to find engineers that can immediately plug in to a company's code base as soon as they join, by verifying their current contributions on github.

  (Full disclosure: we built recruiting software that hired for 1,500 companies prior to the current gradberry product). Happy to take any more of your questions! P.S. And yes we are focusing on the US market

• by anoncoder on 3/4/15, 9:51 PM

  What qualifies Gradberry to be the vetters (candidates are "vetted by the Gradberry team"). Because the founder is a "nerd". Another stupid power play.

• by pskittle on 3/4/15, 8:16 PM

  Is this for folks in the states?