Traditional job search platforms provide an inadequate, dehumanizing experience for candidates
Catherine Minshew · 702: With $5k Left in Her Bank TheMuse Was Launched, 50m Visit Annually and 600 Companies Pay · Jun 26, 2017 · at 12:27
Catherine Minshew, CEO of The Muse, critiques legacy job search platforms like Indeed while discussing career platform design with Nathan Latka.
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“I mean, even today, in most cases, you are confronted when you go to those sites by a giant blank search box. You have to type something in and you'll get 3724 results, and they all look the same. What sort of, I mean, I'll get off my soapbox, but I am offended that for so long that was considered adequate for one of the most personal and important decisions in someone's life, which is, what are you doing with your life? What are you doing with your career?”
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