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The intractable problem is there is a vast, opposed gulf between "interviews that are measurable, that HR can use later as collateral against anti-discriminatio
by robertlagrant 2y ago
The intractable problem is there is a vast, opposed gulf between "interviews that are measurable, that HR can use later as collateral against anti-discrimination lawsuits" and "interviews that are effective at hiring a person for a role".
- lapcat 2y ago> HR can use later as collateral against anti-discrimination lawsuits This is a myth. There's almost no reality to job candidates filing frivolous lawsuits. Hardly anyone looking for a job has the time or money for this, not to mention the likely prospect of getting blacklisted entirely from the industry for filing a lawsuit.
- robertlagrant 2y agoI'm not saying they're frivolous.
- danjl 2y agoHR should not be evaluating coding skills. Senior developers should evaluate their future peers.
- robertlagrant 2y agoI'm not saying they do or should. I'm saying they apply pressure to standardise evaluation, for not terrible reasons, but probably at the cost of finding worse candidates than the best possible ones that could be found with more bespoke/hard to standardise interviewing.