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Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by m0zg on Monday October 21, 2019 @12:11AM (#21309301)
>> great at talking about themselves but >> were at best mediocre otherwise

Happens all the time. There's simply no way to judge intrinsic motivation one may or may not have for the job, and without that even a smart person will do the bare minimum to not get fired. Which is not much at all, at most places.

Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by wongarsu on Monday October 21, 2019 @12:30AM (#21309360)
There are more reasons than that to perform good, I guess that's what the classic "where do you see yourself in 5 years" is trying to judge. But in general this is a problem, yes.

More importantly, the fact that FizzBuzz is used to the point of being a cliche is already admitting that given just a CV and a verbal interview we are unable to reliable judge if a person can even program at all.

Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by rhizome on Monday October 21, 2019 @12:32PM (#21314212)
I like how it's always that the hire is to blame for their skill level in the organization once they are hired. How come we don't ask whether companies know how to hire? Like, publicizing firing rates, turnover, that kind of thing.

I mean, I know why, but it's never a part of the rubric. "We stopped using talk interviews and our retention went way up. We used to see 1/3 of our hires quit within two months of their first salary review." This is probably a more reliable approach the more a company promotes from within, and my sense is that many-if-not-most startups do not.