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>10 years ago I bought into the idea of hiring for nerdy interests and hobbies as a proxy for motivation. I will say I met some excellent people during this tim
by KptMarchewa 9mo ago
>10 years ago I bought into the idea of hiring for nerdy interests and hobbies as a proxy for motivation. I will say I met some excellent people during this time, but looking back those same people would have been hired anyway due to their accomplishments at companies.
>Nerdy interests and hobbies is not a good proxy for work ability.
Aren't you actually describing a great proxy?
- Aurornis 9mo agoWhat I was trying to say was that having nerdy interests and hobbies isn’t a negative signal. People can have nerdy interests and hobbies and be great at their job. But it’s not a positive signal for work ability. Having nerdy interests and hobbies doesn’t signal that you’re good at work. They’re barely correlated, if at all.