Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Hit Reply – Episode 5: Jobs To Be Done

What job is your user really hiring you for?

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hit Reply – Episode 5: Jobs To Be Done launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
ThinkSquare▲104
Create a profile and let A.I find your next job
2016 · its alternatives →
2
Refer Me Please▲150
The Home for Job Referrals
2015 · its alternatives →
3
Hire My Friend▲151
Where friends help friends get hired.
2014 · hiremyfriend.io · its alternatives →
4
A site that lets you search and subscribe to “Who is hiring?”▲255
Search trough and subscribe to Hacker News
2018 · whoishiring.me · its alternatives →
5
whoishiring.io▲226
Making the IT job search simpler and more effective
2016 · whoishiring.io · its alternatives →
6
Product Hunt /jobs▲195
Hire awesome people
2014 · its alternatives →
7
Reply: Live Tasks▲143
Convert prospects into customers with Live Tasks suggestions
2017 · reply.io · its alternatives →
8
MegaMaker - 27: Do You Trust Me? DO YOU TRUST ME?"▲81
You will not believe what happened to me yesterday.
2016 · megamaker-f57f087d.simplecast.com · its alternatives →
9
Job Today▲132
Find a job in 24 hours
2016 · jobtoday.com · its alternatives →
10
UI Breakfast Podcast #42: Hiring for UX Positions with Sarah Doody▲59
How to navigate in UX jobs? What skills to look for?
2016 · uibreakfast.com · its alternatives →
11
nextmile▲77
...
2020 · nextmile.io · its alternatives →
12
Jobs from Larry▲73
Your dream job is just a Tweet away now
2022 · its alternatives →
13
My Job Discovery▲71
Crowdsource your career path.
2014 · its alternatives →
14
Jobr▲136
Tinder for job hunting
2014 · its alternatives →
15
JobFlare▲73
Brain games for job seekers
2017 · jobflare.io · its alternatives →
16
Hungry Techs▲112
Jobs for hungry programmers
2017 · hungrytechs.com · its alternatives →
17IM
I made an HN job board▲149
I noticed the who's hiring threads are very popular every month, so I decided to create a job board specifically for hacker news. You can tag jobs, search, view user's profiles and more. Tell me what you guys thing! Any feedback is appreciated.
2013 · hnjobs.org · its alternatives →
18
TrueJob▲115
Startup job search, with automated feedback for both sides
2016 · truejob.com · its alternatives →
19
Reskill USA▲88
Start programming now, get hired in months
2014 · its alternatives →
20
Job Bot▲108
Let a bot help you find your next job
2017 · its alternatives →
21
Make Money Online [Ep #40] - "Don't Be the Bottom"▲60
Why don't we work with recruiters or any third parties?
2016 · makemoneyonline.exposed · its alternatives →
22
We Need Developers▲92
Amazing companies searching for the best dev talent.
2019 · its alternatives →
23
Make Money Online [Ep #55] - "Customer Service as a Consultant"▲60
We talk about the importance of customer service.
2017 · makemoneyonline.exposed · its alternatives →
24
I built didtheyghost.me, open-source tool for your next job search▲66
(not sure why my previous post didn't appear on Show HN even though I included it in the title, mods please remove if not allowed) Ever applied for a job and never heard back? Many companies just go silent instead of sending rejection emails, leaving you guessing whether to keep waiting or move on. I faced this frustration during my own internship search, especially when there was no real point of contact (automated replies don't count, lol). So, I built didtheyghost.me, a simple open-source tool that crowdsources job application responses. This isn't a job scraper or another job board. It's…
2025 · didtheyghost.me · its alternatives →

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