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As a note, that doesn't mean 50% of engineers lack the skill. Those lacking skills will interview the most so for any position the distribution will be biased t
by marcinzm 6y ago
As a note, that doesn't mean 50% of engineers lack the skill. Those lacking skills will interview the most so for any position the distribution will be biased towards them. For example, if 10% of people on the market lack skills but they interview at 9 times as many places (failing at each) then each company will see 50% of applicants lacking skills.
- Kalium 6y agoAlso true! That said, it continues to strain credulity that 50% of interviewees for engineering jobs suffer from forgetting the most fundamental of tools in the face of an interview. So I am led inescapably to the conclusion that there are indeed many people out there who only have skills on paper.
- newen 6y ago> that 50% of interviewees for engineering jobs... that in 50% of interviews for engineering jobs, the interviewees... Fixed to be more precise.