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> I don't think it's ethical to evaluate a candidate on interactions that they weren't informed were being evaluated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_e
by bobkazamakis 4y ago
> I don't think it's ethical to evaluate a candidate on interactions that they weren't informed were being evaluated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect
>I don't see how this behavior is relevant to the job; and evaluating it on a hiring committee invites all sorts of "cultural fit" biases that generally making the hiring process inconsistent and discriminatory.
I don't see how not doing this, really changes anything. The process is already inconsistent and discriminatory. The only thing this really tests is integrity.
- johnnyanmac 4y agoI'm not sure if the Hawthorne effect applies that strongly here. It has to do with worker productivity, not behavior. In fact, this IBM test may weed out a few employees who are otherwise perfectly kind people in general public outings.