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Life & fun · June 14, 2017

Mentat, webapp that helps jobseekers reach out to companies (YC S16)

Did you know nowadays there are more people who dislike their jobs than like them? While there was once a time where the vast majority of Americans were

Mentat, webapp that helps jobseekers reach out to companies (YC S16) launched on June 14, 2017 with 27 votes, #764 of 3,107 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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Mentat is a web application that automates job applications on behalf of job seekers. The platform applies to jobs and guarantees interviews for users seeking new employment. It targets jobseekers dissatisfied with their current positions who want a streamlined way to explore career opportunities without manually applying to multiple companies.

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Disrupt 2026: OpenAI, Anthropic, Replit, and more take over 6 industry stages. 25% off tickets now Did you know nowadays there are more people who dislike their jobs than like them? While there was once a time where the vast majority of Americans were happy with their current job, now anywhere from 50 to 70 percent of employees are dissatisfied with their current position. Combine that statistic with the fact that more than 90 percent of millennials expect to switch jobs every three years and it sounds like a good time to be in the employment industry. And while there is definitely no shortage of job listing sites, Mentat , a company launching out of Y Combinator’s Summer 2016 batch,…from thementat.com

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