Dennis Gorelik

Today (and few days ago) I talked with a founder of botson.ai - Dan.
Dan told me how amazing their tech team is in chatbots and jobs matching technology.

When I asked Dan about specific details about what made their job matching algorithms so amazing -- Dan told me that integration of their javascript into our job board is super-easy.

That javascript would tag job seekers who visit our job board with botson.ai cookie.
If job seeker has an open Facebook session - then botson.ai would sign job seeker up for jobs chatbot on Facebook messenger.
Then the chatbot would send jobs that it thinks are relevant to what job seeker is searching for.

I wanted to try that amazing technology before integrating it into our job board and asked Dan to give me a link to signup.
Dan gave me a link, but it did not work. Dan gave me another link. The second link did not work either. The third link worked and I received Facebook message from "Maya - Recruiter".
"Maya" was moderate and only messaged me when I messaged her.
However job matches were not relevant.
I called myself "Monster Botsonai" in a signup form (on the affiliate web site that Dan gave me links me to), so Maya initially called me "Monster", but then corrected itself based on my Facebook profile.

This is my chat with "Maya - Recruiter":
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[Maya]
Hi Monster 😊
Following your request for jobs near 32081 here is a selection just for you

[Facebook]
You agreed to have Maya - Recruiter send you updates. Replying will allow Maya - Recruiter to see info you've made public.

[Maya]
Warehouse Associate
We're Hiring Warehouse Associates!. Pay Rate Picking and packing Loading and un...
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[Dennis]
View More Jobs

[Maya]
Pool Technician II
Position Summary:This position is primarily responsible for the daily maintenanc...
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[Dennis]
I look for different jobs

[Maya]
Experienced Auto Hauler
We are a new and growing company that is actively seeking experienced auto haule...
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[Dennis]
[Clicked on "Caregiver jobs"]

[Maya]
Caregiver / Resident Assistant / Personal Care Assistant / CNA
Join a Family, Serve with the Best - Benton House at OakleafAre you a CNA lookin...
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[Dennis]
Can you send me different jobs?

[Maya]
Order Puller - Warehouse
Join the Remedy Family ~ Build Your Career The Remedy Staffing Jacksonville Team...
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[Dennis]
What about C# sql jobs?

[Maya]
Local Landscapers Wanted!
Over 25 million homeowners have trusted HomeAdvisor 1800Contractor to help the...
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[Dennis]
SQL and C#

[Maya]
Hi 😊 I'm an automated HR service and I can only assist you to find more job offers.

I’ll do my best to help you with your search. What job position you are looking for?

[Dennis]
c# sql

[Maya]
Hi 😊 I'm an automated HR service and I can only assist you to find more job offers.

I’ll do my best to help you with your search. What job position you are looking for?

[Dennis]
Software developer

[Maya]
IT Software Developer Senior
EverBank is more than just a bank; it's the evolution of an idea. Traditional fi...
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[Dennis]
C#

[Maya]
Hi 😊 I'm an automated HR service and I can only assist you to find more job offers.

I’ll do my best to help you with your search. What job position you are looking for?

Dennis, was this helpful for you?
Do you want to see more job openings? Just tell me what kind of job position you are looking for 😊

[Dennis]
oncology nurse

[Maya]
Hi 😊 I'm an automated HR service and I can only assist you to find more job offers.

I’ll do my best to help you with your search. What job position you are looking for?

[Dennis]
nurse

[Maya]
Registered Nurse (RN)PRN - Endoscopy
Job ID: 198390Registered Nurse (RN)PRN - EndoscopyJacksonville, FloridaRegular/R...
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So it looks like Botson.ai chatbot recognizes some large job search categories (such as "software developer" and "nurse"), but does not recognize more specific skills (C#, SQL, oncology).

My conclusion is that the intelligence behind the chatbot technology is not ready yet, but the idea to use chatbot for job search - looks interesting.

I Just had the solar panel salesman over my house.
We talked over 3 hours.
He told me that his usual appointment is about one hour, and usually he is successful at selling.
He told me that he usually have 3-4 appointments every day and he sells about 2 times per day.

With 5% commission and $30K average sale price he makes a lot of money. You do the math.
Well, I think he overestimated it a bit, but it's still a lot.

BTW, he pays to the guy who setup appointments $40 per lead.
So, assuming I do not buy from him (which is likely, but not definitely), he lost $40 and 3 hours of time.

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Now, back to solar panels benefits for me.
To simplify, according to his calculations, if I get a 12 years loan for 100% of sale price and then use 30% tax rebate from the government, then my loan payments would be about the same as my current electric bill savings.

So, for example with solar panel that would cost me $150/month monthly payments on the loan, I will cut $150/month from my electric bill.
Due to 3% inflation electricity price is going up about 3% every year. But my loan payments would stay fixed.
And after 12 years, when I repay that loan, I would have to pay nothing.

Another interesting benefit the salesman told me about is that string converter works with solar panel has batteries that keeps electricity for couple of hours.
Sounds like Uninterruptible power supply to me.
I wonder if it would actually be able to maintain power for 2 hours.

The salesman told me that since roof on my house does not have any shades, I should use string converter (instead of microconverters that are beneficial if solar panels have varying power output).

The price for 7KWatt converter is about $25K with installation (2.5 times higher than internet price without installation).

I do not want to install it myself, so I would need to find somebody to install it.


Update 1:
The salesman claimed that solar panel installed on my roof would at least keep its value if I would try to sell my house (30% tax rebate would help).
He also claimed that in California these solar panels even increase house cost by more than they were bought for.

Part 1 of Solar panel saga

It's a very valuable lesson for everybody: salesmen, buyers, and shareholders.