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> Is it so shocking that I don't want to subject myself to grueling demoralizing interviews to likely be rejected? Yes, it is. And this is a problem bigger tha

> Is it so shocking that I don't want to subject myself to grueling demoralizing interviews to likely be rejected? Yes, it is. And this is a problem bigger than Google, this is simply one of the things that are going wrong on this planet. It is however one of the problems that are _relatively_ easier to fix.

daenz 8y ago
I'm not sure I follow. It's shocking because I should want go through a Google interview even though I have many other more interesting and just-as-lucrative options available to me? I'm not a stranger to taking risks and doing extremely difficult things, but Google has demonstrated to me, anecdotally through other talented and gifted interview candidates who failed, a high degree of randomness and subjectivity that is not proportionate to the difficulty of their interview process.
RichardCA 8y ago
I was just reading a thread on Linkedin by a recruiter who lined up 30 candidates based on the client's requirements, only to have the client reject all 30 of them. This problem is rampant and I don't think anyone has a handle on it. A few observations: - Modern society is so captured by social media, it's easy to make shallow connections but when it comes time to make the deeper connection, an actual hiring decision, hiring managers simply balk, and Loss Aversion Bias takes over. - Being able to apply via the Internet creates too big a pipeline and shifts burden to the companies, which don't have the resources to handle the screening workload in a way that shows any consideration for the candidate. - The shifting nature of technology makes the recruiting business hard. How is the average newcomer to recruiting supposed to be savvy enough to suss out the 12 different ways someone can be a "Docker Expert?" It's just absurd. - Everyone hates the status quo. Job candidates, hiring managers, people who work in the staffing industry all hate the status quo and wish for a better way to guide talent toward the places where it is needed. I don't see any way in which this is easy to fix.

daenz 8y ago

I'm not sure I follow. It's shocking because I should want go through a Google interview even though I have many other more interesting and just-as-lucrative options available to me? I'm not a stranger to taking risks and doing extremely difficult things, but Google has demonstrated to me, anecdotally through other talented and gifted interview candidates who failed, a high degree of randomness and subjectivity that is not proportionate to the difficulty of their interview process.

RichardCA 8y ago

I was just reading a thread on Linkedin by a recruiter who lined up 30 candidates based on the client's requirements, only to have the client reject all 30 of them. This problem is rampant and I don't think anyone has a handle on it. A few observations: - Modern society is so captured by social media, it's easy to make shallow connections but when it comes time to make the deeper connection, an actual hiring decision, hiring managers simply balk, and Loss Aversion Bias takes over. - Being able to apply via the Internet creates too big a pipeline and shifts burden to the companies, which don't have the resources to handle the screening workload in a way that shows any consideration for the candidate. - The shifting nature of technology makes the recruiting business hard. How is the average newcomer to recruiting supposed to be savvy enough to suss out the 12 different ways someone can be a "Docker Expert?" It's just absurd. - Everyone hates the status quo. Job candidates, hiring managers, people who work in the staffing industry all hate the status quo and wish for a better way to guide talent toward the places where it is needed. I don't see any way in which this is easy to fix.