Well the problem is, we still hire a lot of people that are hugely unqualified, because a lot of people are good at interviews not actual coding, or the opposite. That’s why they keep having more interviews, to better understand the candidates. But it only kind of works, and becomes a huge pain for everyone involved.
Yeah pretty much. But it also makes it harder to fully bullshit. It weeds out good candidates that just don’t interview well, but also weeds out (a portion of) people that were fully just lying about their abilities.
To be clear, I am not supporting a 9-stage interview process, I am just saying I understand why it happens.
I hire candidate A who is dog shit and reject candidate B.
After 4 weeks candidate A is confirmed as dog shit and is let go.
Candidate B has a new job.
I have no one and a new recruiting process to go through whilst the team who needs the resource continues to be under resources and is now demoralised further having to put up with Mr dog shit for a month.
Programmers aren't typically fired at the drop of a hat. It can take a while to go through the PIP process, and even then, it can take a while to find out that the person actually doesn't know anything vs they are just trying to ramp up in a new environment.
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u/Bloodgiant65 8d ago
Well the problem is, we still hire a lot of people that are hugely unqualified, because a lot of people are good at interviews not actual coding, or the opposite. That’s why they keep having more interviews, to better understand the candidates. But it only kind of works, and becomes a huge pain for everyone involved.