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False negatives are not good, but false positives are really bad. The process is designed to avoid false positives.
by pklausler 9y ago
False negatives are not good, but false positives are really bad. The process is designed to avoid false positives.
- ubernostrum 9y agoI don't necessarily accept either of those statements. But since most companies just copy Google's interview process, it's worth pointing out that Google can afford to reject, say, 100 qualified people in order to avoid accidentally hiring one unqualified person. The average non-Google tech company cannot afford that.
- pklausler 9y agoYou're exaggerating my point to make it look ridiculous.
- ubernostrum 9y agoWell, the whole industry operates on a model of avoiding false positive at literally any cost. So I don't think it's an exaggeration, though I certainly agree it's ridiculous.