1) But you don't use the resume to detect whether somebody is blowing BS about their software understanding? 3) It's a very apt analogy. Tons of especially lo

1) But you don't use the resume to detect whether somebody is blowing BS about their software understanding? 3) It's a very apt analogy. Tons of especially lower level candidates are doing weird tricky CS problems at interview even if they're building yet more basic reporting systems. Regarding abstraction, why don't you ask them to describe projects they did, instead of grilling them on concocted problems you know are beneath the level of person you wish to hire?