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Re:Hiring Is Broken – My interview experience in the tech in... by theli0nheart on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @12:20PM (#11581815)
> But I really would hesitate to work at a place that just took people's word on their programming ability.

This is how I've hired for every open position in my company. You'd be amazed how easy it is to weed people out based on a conversation. It's very rare that someone can talk the talk without actually knowing what they're doing. There are too many obscure concepts and it gets clear really quickly if someone is bullshitting or has no idea what they're talking about.

Re:Hiring Is Broken – My interview experience in the tech in... by mixmastamyk on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @12:33PM (#11581985)
…and even if you get a bad apple it is simple enough to let them go in a week or two. If you are really hiring, your recruiting process should be running continuously so the loss is not fatal.