> Yet, we do. Ok, then what about open source contributions (if they have them)? Well, sure, but we don't really know, for sure, if that code is their own or if

> Yet, we do. Ok, then what about open source contributions (if they have them)? Well, sure, but we don't really know, for sure, if that code is their own or if they indeed truly wrote it, can we? So we can't count on it. It helps but it can't be an automatic "this person passes the technical" signaler. Actually "open source contributions" isn't just about having some code dumps on GitHub. First of all you've got the stream of commits, which is very gradual and shows you how the project evolved and since when. And you also have the issues, the pull requests, the interactions with other people. Those show you how the candidate communicated and collaborated with others. You know if the code is his own or not because it's usually all there, everything that's needed ;-) The industry's hiring practices aren't broken. What is broken is our ego.