Sharing an idea here, because I haven't had the gumption to start my own blog.

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Job interviews should be recorded, available for review.

Feedback loops are important. Accountability and transparency are important. Constructive feedback is important.

Once recorded interviews become a thing, it'll spawn of cottage industry of interview prep.

Inspiration:

Part A

I ran for office. Endorsement interviews are part of the gauntlet (ritualized humiliation). My recorded and publicly released interviews were terrific. The closed door interviews were trainwrecks.

I've had maybe a dozen interviews (as applicant) that were complete trainwrecks. And there's no way to appeal, contest, or even understand wtf just happened.

I've also interviewed 100s. Per Luke Hohmann's advice, I tried very hard to explain yays and nays to candidates, be avail for followups. FWIW, I've never received the same courtesy.

Part B

Part of the candidate prep is practice, just like working on your golf swing. Start camera. Do your thing. Debate, stump speech, meeting people. Review the tape. Try to get better. Rinse, lather, repeat.

One org I serve does dozens endorsement interviews every year. All public. It's so much work. And incredibly valuable. To us, the candidates, news medias, voters. And whenever there's a mini drama, we just say "review the tape". Prevents so much bullshit.

Part C

Training. Most people suck at interviewing. Both hosts and guests. Why? Because it's fucking hard.

Back when I was recruiting and hiring (served as manager for a group of products), HR stuff was easily 1/2 my job. I was fortunate that my boss took this responsibility very seriously, providing training and resources.