I assume HN responses are based in experience, while this article shows only one thing: "companies rate communication in a certain way in remote technical inter

I assume HN responses are based in experience, while this article shows only one thing: "companies rate communication in a certain way in remote technical interview". The "Does communication matter in technical interviews?" is not even deserved. It's a terrible article, most likely an ad, with an artifical conclusions about a low quality biased data source composed of a one-sided, subjective star post interview star rating. As for my experience, I've been hired to perform technical interview on behalf of companies, I hired people for my companies, and I've been interviewed many time. And the answer is: it depends. It depends of the person, of the job, of the context, and what you consider communication. I have an ex that is incredibly incompetent and not very bright, but she is amazingly sexy and dresses well, and gets hired very easily. I have another one that is the best at her job, she is an angel for customers, but she is shy, doesn't explain things well, and is not as sexy. She tanks interviews regularly. Is that communication? When I was young, I traded my contact lens for glasses and noted that, as a geek, people took me more seriously in interviews with glasses. Is that communication? Last month, I interviewed a guy who said "I like to work at home, this allows me to be at ease when I want to code 12 hours straight". I knew he was boasting - people capable of focusing for 12 hours are very rare - and rejected him because I want to avoid BS. But he came from a trading firm, where this may be what you are supposed to say. Was it good communication? "Communication" is not unidimensional. It's what you say, and don't say, when you say it, how and to whom. It's also what you convey by you body, your look, your voice. Being late is communicating something. Saying "I don't know" is communicating something. And the context in which you are saying it is as important as what you are saying. A good job here could be a social mistake there. A few star rating is communicating to me that one knows nothing about the topic.