> "Then, come the interview, the guy can barely code, much less know the ins and outs of variable scope. It turns out there is very little correlation between h

> "Then, come the interview, the guy can barely code, much less know the ins and outs of variable scope. It turns out there is very little correlation between how good a resume is, and how the interview actually pans out." I think that this is more of an argument about how inaccurate and dangerous interviews can be compared to how dangerous resumes are. You can practice interviews and get better without actually becoming a better developer. Same with algorithmic coding tests. Developers who are happily employed rarely get to practice interviews.