Companies want mainly decent tech skills, or so they claim, but don't ask the tech questions to pick out those candidates (again, IME). How does that add up? >

Companies want mainly decent tech skills, or so they claim, but don't ask the tech questions to pick out those candidates (again, IME). How does that add up? > Research the company ahead of time and build a case that you are ready to communicate to the hiring team Yeah, to do that you need to know the companies' requirements. As an outsider you can't know them. > proactively fill that gap with good reasons why they should bring you on. I've even offered to work free for companies to start with. I got not one taker in the past few years. I offered to work paid - I go through the interview process where I don't asked get asked tech questions, just the touchy-feely stuff which I can't stand out in (who can?). Point is, interviewing could be made a lot simpler and more effective I think; per https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33334492 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33334492 I don't think you need to spend "half of all their time interviewing and hiring new employees". You should be able to filter far more efficiently. That's my point, not whingeing about my particular case.