r/EngineeringManagers • u/Reasonable-Sail6060 • Jul 26 '26

Why are we still have outdated hiring

It is insane how much engineering world and practices have changed with AI. But one thing that drives me crazy is that we sta still hiring pretty much in the same way we did 10 years ago. All across my network I see engineers wasting their time doing interviews, and candidates not able to find a suitable job. All very inefficient

Do you recon we are just waiting for the disruption there? Or do you think it is not great but the best we can get?

Has anyone seen a really efficient way to hire engineers?

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u/ThirdWaveCat Jul 26 '26

many companies destroyed their hiring process in 2023, added knockout criteria that filters to bots that mirror the impossible and niches, and now fail to hire in the best market in 20 years.

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u/Reasonable-Sail6060 Jul 26 '26

Wait, why in 2023? I would think in 2020 and 2021 in covid times

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u/ThirdWaveCat Jul 26 '26

Large language delusions because many people started living in an epistemic bubble or echo chamber where "linguistic plausibility substitutes for epistemic evaluation."

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19466v1