this post was submitted on 20 May 2025
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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Harvard(?) has done studies that the odds of successfully choosing a candidate via the standard interview process is no better than picking names out of a hat.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's the illusion of control that matters the most, not that the process is actually effective.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Excellent point.

Though you can definitely make it worse with a crappy process.