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I believe you. The struggle is, when a candidate is failing a job interview, how can you tell the difference between someone who's good but stressed vs someone

I believe you. The struggle is, when a candidate is failing a job interview, how can you tell the difference between someone who's good but stressed vs someone who's just not very good? Because weak candidates need to submit a lot of applications to get a job, most job applications are from weak candidates. Its easy to feel compassion for people who have panic attacks. Its much harder to make a filter for weak candidates which doesn't also filter out people with performance anxiety. Seems like we don't even know how big a this problem is. Is it 1% of the candidates? 10%? 50%? I have no idea. And it sounds like nobody here has any real idea either.

Eratosthenes 5y ago
>how can you tell the difference between someone who's good but stressed vs someone who's just not very good? This is a solved problem already. Do we use whiteboard interviews for standardized tests or certifications? No. >Seems like we don't even know how big a this problem is. Seems like you don't know. >Is it 1% of the candidates? 10%? 50%? I have no idea. And it sounds like nobody here has any real idea either. How much time did you spend trying to find out before giving up?
- josephg 5y ago
  I'd appreciate if you expressed your opinions explicitly, rather than as snippy backhanders. > Do we use whiteboard interviews for standardized tests or certifications? No. Your position is not clear here. Are you claiming a written exam would be a better assessment for programming ability? That sounds bad? For what its worth, I don't think whiteboards are the best way to assess programming skill either. My preference is for supervised programming assessments - like this article suggests. Whats your preference and why? >> Seems like we don't even know how big a this problem is. > Seems like you don't know. Correct; I don't know. That is why I asked. If the answer is obvious to you, maybe instead of insults you could link to a study?

Eratosthenes 5y ago

>how can you tell the difference between someone who's good but stressed vs someone who's just not very good? This is a solved problem already. Do we use whiteboard interviews for standardized tests or certifications? No. >Seems like we don't even know how big a this problem is. Seems like you don't know. >Is it 1% of the candidates? 10%? 50%? I have no idea. And it sounds like nobody here has any real idea either. How much time did you spend trying to find out before giving up?

josephg 5y ago
I'd appreciate if you expressed your opinions explicitly, rather than as snippy backhanders. > Do we use whiteboard interviews for standardized tests or certifications? No. Your position is not clear here. Are you claiming a written exam would be a better assessment for programming ability? That sounds bad? For what its worth, I don't think whiteboards are the best way to assess programming skill either. My preference is for supervised programming assessments - like this article suggests. Whats your preference and why? >> Seems like we don't even know how big a this problem is. > Seems like you don't know. Correct; I don't know. That is why I asked. If the answer is obvious to you, maybe instead of insults you could link to a study?