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Raised as a usability problem by 12 people on Hacker News over 15 years (2010–2024), in 12 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Must re-enter resume details and repeat answers in formsUnreviewed
20102026- Must re-enter resume information into fields and repeat answers in forms2023-06-23
- Had to re-enter resume and fill out forms repeatedly despite existing record2021-12-02
- Forced to create accounts and manually retype resume into fields2012-02-11
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 10 complaints
- Adds extra steps and long waits to reach a link that was easy before2024-10-17
- Middle-click doesn't open links; apply embeds Greenhouse page in a narrow column2024-07-02
- Must re-enter resume information into fields and repeat answers in forms2023-06-23
- Switching language removes the current jobs dropdowns, and the page resets to German2022-07-06
- Had to re-enter resume and fill out forms repeatedly despite existing record2021-12-02
- Repeats the same resume information in different formats across each employer's own application site2021-11-16
- Cookie consent pop-up almost obscures the hiring page on iOS Safari2020-09-01
- Job listings often missing from company sites; links can't be found even when they exist2015-06-24
- Timeline is spread out and small, forcing eyes to bounce left and right and scroll back and forth2012-03-21
- Forced to create accounts and manually retype resume into fields2012-02-11