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That's a zero value argument because psychopaths will mimic whatever criterion you have. So the argument "psychopaths will hack your criterion" is worthless. A
by facepalm 12y ago
That's a zero value argument because psychopaths will mimic whatever criterion you have. So the argument "psychopaths will hack your criterion" is worthless.
And the point in things like musical taste and blogs is that they are not that easy to fake. You have to make a real investment (spend time listening to music, reading,...). That's the point of signaling, which is what muscial taste is.
- danielweber 12y agoPsychopaths can fake a personality test better than you can design around it. They can't fake a work-sample test.
- facepalm 12y agoI never said you shouldn't have a work-sample test. But I doubt everybody who can code is an equally good hire for every company. As for work sample tests, there are also those who criticize programming tests because they say people might just be bothered by the interview situation and in reality be much better programmers. If you let the candidate do it at home, they can fake it by letting somebody else do the coding. I personally would certainly want to see some demonstration of programming skill.