Would it be just a “jobs thread for LW readers”, or would the texts themselves be more rational/optimal that usual?
My experience (which is country- and industry-specific) is that job offers are typically very unspecific. Sometimes I read five of them in a row, and I have problem to tell a difference—to make a prediction that I would expect to be true if I take a job A, and false if I take a job B.
It’s “We are a successful growing company. We are looking for highly motivated people. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera” all over again.
A part of this is probably caused by job agencies, posting on behalf of their clients, being intentionally unspecific to prevent a candidate from contacting the employer directly. But I guess inferential distances and signalling (and perhaps outright cheating) also play a significant role.
Could we design a better system that all rational participants would prefer to use? Or is there some inherent conflict, where making things easier for one side would make it less profitable for the other side? (For example if it takes a lot of time for the candidate to find a decent job, they are more likely to take the first decent job offer. But if they get dozen great offers, they can optimize for a highest salary; which would make employers participating in this system pay more than they would outside of the system.)
Would there be interest in a rationalist jobs thread?
So people would post something like: Offer: Widget designer needed at [Place], Wage: X, Or, Person: Brief description and CV link.
I believe the closest existing thing is the x-risk careers mailing list.
Would it be just a “jobs thread for LW readers”, or would the texts themselves be more rational/optimal that usual?
My experience (which is country- and industry-specific) is that job offers are typically very unspecific. Sometimes I read five of them in a row, and I have problem to tell a difference—to make a prediction that I would expect to be true if I take a job A, and false if I take a job B.
It’s “We are a successful growing company. We are looking for highly motivated people. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera” all over again.
A part of this is probably caused by job agencies, posting on behalf of their clients, being intentionally unspecific to prevent a candidate from contacting the employer directly. But I guess inferential distances and signalling (and perhaps outright cheating) also play a significant role.
Could we design a better system that all rational participants would prefer to use? Or is there some inherent conflict, where making things easier for one side would make it less profitable for the other side? (For example if it takes a lot of time for the candidate to find a decent job, they are more likely to take the first decent job offer. But if they get dozen great offers, they can optimize for a highest salary; which would make employers participating in this system pay more than they would outside of the system.)