Show HN: Sidedoor – Paste any job, find who in your network can refer you
Sidedoor is a tool that lets users paste any job description and find which of their network contacts can refer them for that position, streamlining the job referral process.
Background
- Hacker News "Show HN" posts are how makers and developers launch new projects to the tech community for feedback. This post is from happenstance.ai, a startup that built Sidedoor.
- Job referrals are the most effective way to get hired at many tech companies, but most people don't know which of their contacts works where or can vouch for them.
- Sidedoor is a tool where you paste any job listing URL, and it scans your existing network (email contacts, LinkedIn, etc.) to find people who work at that company and could give you a referral — the "side door" into the hiring process.
- This matters because the referral pipeline is a major blind spot: job boards show openings but don't tell you who you already know at the company, putting those without a large network at a disadvantage.