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> Hiring is messy. It always has been and always will be precisely because it involves human beings. I've been on both sides of the table often enough, and ever

by _mlbt 1y ago

> Hiring is messy. It always has been and always will be precisely because it involves human beings. I've been on both sides of the table often enough, and every hire is ultimately a coin toss. You try to weed out the people that are obviously horrible, and give a chance to the people that seem like they have a few useful strengths or might be able to grow into the role. Most important is that they can fit in with a team. During hiring, it's never been my experience that resumes are particularly helpful for any of these things. Interviews, on the other hand are incredibly valuable for these things. It's my opinion that the most effective way to do hiring is to weed out all the obviously unqualified applicants as quickly as possible, and then if necessary dwindle down the remaining applicants to a reasonable number to interview based on X number of individuals who appear to be the most qualified for the position. I just see resumes as unnecessary additional friction in the process of narrowing down who should be interviewed for a job.

bcrl 1y ago
Resumes let the applicant paint a picture of who they are, and are a good source of background that gives ideas for what questions to ask applicants, or what projects they did. I don't want to go into an interview as an interviewer knowing nothing about a potential hire or as an interviewee where the interviewer completely ignored the information I provided to give them an idea of who I am and what I bring to the table. If you can't be bothered to take 5 minutes to look at a resume, why should the interviewee commit to spending hours doing coding tests or traveling into your office for an interview? It's the bare minimum to ask that the hiring manager look at a document that gives them some idea of an applicant's background. Anything else is treating people disrespectfully. Your time isn't the only thing that matters. People aren't just cogs in a machine. This line of thinking is what's destroying the software industry.

by _mlbt 1y ago

bcrl 1y ago

Resumes let the applicant paint a picture of who they are, and are a good source of background that gives ideas for what questions to ask applicants, or what projects they did. I don't want to go into an interview as an interviewer knowing nothing about a potential hire or as an interviewee where the interviewer completely ignored the information I provided to give them an idea of who I am and what I bring to the table. If you can't be bothered to take 5 minutes to look at a resume, why should the interviewee commit to spending hours doing coding tests or traveling into your office for an interview? It's the bare minimum to ask that the hiring manager look at a document that gives them some idea of an applicant's background. Anything else is treating people disrespectfully. Your time isn't the only thing that matters. People aren't just cogs in a machine. This line of thinking is what's destroying the software industry.