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AI image editing transforms German job applicationshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45343739rated photos. Instead of scheduling a studio appointment during work hours, she uploaded a smartphone photo and received professional results in minutes. The photo helped her secure interviews at three major tech companies.Financial analyst Thomas Weber from Frankfurt achieved 65% cost savings while maintaining quality. His AI-generated Bewerbungsfoto outperformed his traditional photo in A/B testing with recruiters, receiving 23% more positive responses. "The AI understood what German financial institutions expect in professional presentation," Weber noted.Healthcare professional Anna Schmidt in Cologne used AI to create multiple photo variations for different applications. She tailored backgrounds and attire for hospital administration versus patient-facing roles, resulting in a 40% increase in callback rates. The ability to quickly iterate based on feedback proved invaluable.User satisfaction metrics show 92% approval rates across demographics. The technology particularly benefits cSep 23, 2025 7:08 AM
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Ask HN: Any previous experience with interviewing.io dedicated coaches?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39297605interviewing.io[1] lets users to practice mock interviews (coding interviews) with peers or professional interviewers. These interviews are anonymous.They also offer mentorship sessions with “dedicated coaches” from FAANG or other backgrounds. They claim 99% satisfaction rate and 82% of success (landing a job in the desired company). It sounds really vague and difficult to verify due to the anonymous aspect.Does anybody have previous experience using this or similar services, or an opinion or advice on the matter? I was thinking if this is worthwhile or just pointless - it’s quite expensive.[1] https://interviewing.io/Feb 8, 2024 3:19 AM
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Ask HN: Mentor/Advisor for post-revenue EdTech Company?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13793416Hello,EdTech is a wonky industry! Many downsides... but rewarding (social + profit) if you can carve out a foothold and grow your installed base.We're a small, bootstrapped, EdTech company in a niche space (think desktop application for a humanities field) that's looking for mentorship from an experienced EdTech veteran (either on the tech or business side). We've grown annual revenue to ~$600-700K (~$400K of that is ARR) across a variety of accounts: K-12, Universities, large publics, small privates, etc.Product engagement and customer satisfaction is great; we have low churn at an expensive price point + high conversion rates on pilot trials, but we're struggling to level up and grow to the next stage (which we define as $1MM+ ARR or an installed base across 500-1000 schools).There seems to be many older/experienced operators in the B2B and B2C spaces. Finding mentors in EdTech has been difficult for us.If you have a background in EdTech and are interested in mentoring a small, but hMar 4, 2017 11:10 PM
