> ‘"I'm not allowed to talk about what I work on" as if he's Nerd James Bond.’ omg, that made me tear up with laughter! but yes, so much of these selection pro

> ‘"I'm not allowed to talk about what I work on" as if he's Nerd James Bond.’ omg, that made me tear up with laughter! but yes, so much of these selection processes have devolved into justifying the puffery of the chosen. in many cases, once a minimum threshold of competence is shown, it’s a crapshoot on how well the person will do, since there are so many hidden variables to success (i.e., luck is a large part of it).