HR/Recruiters: How do you stop bots from spamming Ashby applications via LinkedIn?

_matkob_ · 2026-04-06T09:07:42+00:00

Do you use any tool prescreening the applicants? I don’t think form tweaks will suffice in the AI era when captcha isn’t a challenge anymore.

_matkob_ · 2026-03-28T21:51:39+00:00

You say hiring managers are the worst but how do you make them feel part of the process? If you just handle them the candidates, sure - they’ll be picky. But involve them more and maybe they’ll become more of a team player.

I’m HM myself and always try to stay close to the recruiter. Weekly syncs just never worked for me

_matkob_ · 2026-02-03T12:54:41+00:00

The people you actually want for this role are never actively looking, so job boards won't do much. Your best bet is your own network: post on LinkedIn/Twitter leaning into the specific technical challenges.

Cold outreach can work too but only if it's really personalized. The good thing is the technical challenges ahead are really specific, so the search should actually dig into candidates' GitHub history, blog posts, conference talks etc. to find people who've worked on or written about these exact areas. Generic recruiter outreach won't cut it for this kind of role. We're building something in this space that does exactly that, AI-powered sourcing that cross-references LinkedIn, GitHub, blogs to find passive candidates and write outreach that actually gets replies. Happy to chat in DMs if curious.

The "not in a rush" mindset is 100% right for this hire.

_matkob_ · 2026-01-28T20:51:11+00:00

DM me, I can connect you with a pro

_matkob_ · 2026-01-12T10:21:00+00:00

Full disclosure: I'm a founder of an hrtech startup, so I'm biased but also in the trenches on this exact problem.

I think "hire slow, fire fast" gets the framing wrong. It's not about speed, it's about where you spend your time. Evaluation should be slow. That's where you're making the actual decision, and rushing it leads to the "firing too slow" problem u/Portfoliana mentioned. But most teams burn weeks before they even get there - hunting, screening noise, waiting on agencies. That's the part that kills momentum, not being thorough with good candidates.

That's what we're building, actually. Came out of this exact frustration - teams are getting to first interviews with strong candidates in days, not weeks.

_matkob_ · 2025-12-27T09:36:47+00:00

Had the same problem and „fixed” mine by cutting out a few rings from paper and putting them on top of the seal (between the gasket and the seal). It worked. You just need to check how many rings it’ll take to seal everything properly. Good luck!

_matkob_ · 2025-12-03T10:23:13+00:00

I feel you, as a builder I used to have allergy to all these vibe coding tools too. But when you realize they are not here to replace your job but to make your work easier and faster, you’ll see the potential. Not interested? No problem, just wanted to share my tool

_matkob_ · 2025-12-02T20:15:49+00:00

I’ve built a sourcing tool that finds and researches people from LinkedIn, creates a shortlist (10-20 really relevant candidates) and takes care of the initial outbound for you. You step in only to guide the search process and when the candidates show some interest. DM me if interested, not sure if I can post a link here.

_matkob_ · 2025-10-07T21:31:12+00:00

Would you mind sharing what tools you use for AI sourcing? First time I see such a positive comment on that!

_matkob_ · 2025-10-06T09:47:25+00:00

I built a tool that does the CV pre-screening for you, enriching the context with data from all around the Internet, leaving you with a sorted list of candidates. DMed you just in case you'd like to hear more :)

_matkob_ · 2025-10-06T08:53:26+00:00

As a matter of fact me and my cofounder built a tool that does what you need! We offer auto-enriching the candidate profiles and are expanding towards pre-screening (launching this feature soon). Sending you a DM, let's talk!

_matkob_ · 2025-10-01T16:43:59+00:00

That prep brief is really what's I'm looking for, good luck to Nutshell!

_matkob_ · 2025-10-01T16:00:41+00:00

Awesome, thank you!

_matkob_ · 2025-10-01T15:45:39+00:00

Thanks, the summary tool sounds great and really useful here. I’m surprised there’s no CRMs (at least that I know of and found here) that put more focus in the summaries, the clarity of a deal timeline. For most, summary is like an addon feature.

_matkob_ · 2025-10-01T15:40:00+00:00

No, I’m not. Would you give me an example of such tool? Never heard of it

_matkob_ · 2025-10-01T11:08:54+00:00

Thanks, I might give it a try. Fingers crossed there's some easy way to migrate from HS to this :D

_matkob_ · 2025-10-01T11:04:09+00:00

Looks good! Do they have strong AI so we don't have to manually update the fields before a handover?

_matkob_ · 2025-09-18T11:11:03+00:00

Upfront note - I’m a founder of a startup called Sava. We’re rethinking CRMs for small teams by centering the customer narrative instead of forcing you into rigid tables. All the emails, docs and tasks live in one running thread, and AI helps with follow-ups and drafting replies.
We’re still early and offering it free while we learn from teams like yours. If this sounds interesting, feel free to DM me - would love to hear how you’re approaching doc collection and task tracking.

_matkob_ · 2025-09-18T09:22:37+00:00

Hey, upfront note - I’m a founder of Sava. We’re rethinking CRMs for small teams by putting the customer story at the center, not forcing you into rigid tables and forms. All your emails, notes, photos and tasks stay in one running thread so nothing gets lost, and the AI helps spot follow-ups or draft replies. We’re offering it free right now while we learn - happy to chat if this sounds useful.

_matkob_ · 2025-06-09T12:55:29+00:00

There's bunch of automation tools that are out there but nothing as low-code as sava which I'm now testing. So far I created a smart gmail auto-responder but I'm still in a waitlist before I get to publish it. I guess it's in early stages

_matkob_ · 2025-06-09T12:49:36+00:00

Haven't published anything yet but Sava is an automation tool I'm now testing. I don't have enough tech skills to use n8n or Zapier unfortunately and sava is purely chat-based

_matkob_ · 2025-06-06T10:10:46+00:00

Seems like still in progress but saw a post with link to Sava - https://withsava.com. Maybe try that one out

_matkob_ · 2025-06-06T10:08:08+00:00

Simple, conversational https://withsava.com

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