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On top of this, it’s hard to select for qualified people because the vast majority of interviewees are terrible candidates. Truly qualified job applicants get c
by MontyCarloHall 5y ago
On top of this, it’s hard to select for qualified people because the vast majority of interviewees are terrible candidates. Truly qualified job applicants get callbacks for (almost) every job they apply for, choose to interview at a few select companies, and get offers from most of the places they interview at. Thus, they’re only briefly in the interview pool. On the other hand, unqualified people are constantly getting rejected at every step of the process, and must continually re-insert themselves into the interview pool, and thus comprise the vast majority of interviewees.
Because of this, the interview process is not designed to efficiently handle a minority of qualified candidates, but rather efficiently weed out a majority of horrible candidates. It is therefore a terrible process for the people actually qualified to pass it.
- anonswe 5y agoDing ding ding Earlier this year I read all these doom and gloom interviewing anecdotes on HN Spammed resumes to local places for one week. My resume is swiss cheese and I'd been unemployed by choice for quite a while Totally casual at interviews. Not sober at all Offers offers offers... places thought nothing of going way over the supposed pay ceiling Apparently I was the best person they saw in ages? And not fly-by-night firms either High quality engineering is in demand. There is a talent and knowledge deficit Hard to not shake your head at top comments crying about nothing but rejections. Go study and stop expecting free money
- anonswepolice 5y agoSibling is a throwaway I tell you! Bake em away ~dang~ toys.