While that is in some ways fair, interviews inherently involve being the center of attention; people who do poorly at them because of nervousness will always ha

While that is in some ways fair, interviews inherently involve being the center of attention; people who do poorly at them because of nervousness will always have problems regardless of the format. While it's true[0] that work samples are substantially better at evaluating candidates than informal interviews, they have their own downsides. For example, I have heard many people balk at multi-hour homework assignments as part of the interview process as too much of a time commitment to one company. In the end, any screening technique will be flawed. That doesn't mean that we shouldn't use them. [0] http://bobsutton.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/selecting-talent-the-upshot-from-85-years-of-research.html http://bobsutton.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/selecting-tal...