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Re:Show HN: I made a job board that doesn't allow HackerRank... by nicoburns on Friday January 01, 2021 @01:31PM (#25605395)
You can also be straight up lying about having 20 years (or any) experience. Most people won't be doing this, but it seems like a basic feature of a hiring process to have some kind of check against this.
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Re:Show HN: I made a job board that doesn't allow HackerRank... by base698 on Friday January 01, 2021 @04:27PM (#25607367)
Also common is someone with 20 years at the same company that's has been coasting. Maybe they still work on a decades old enterprise app and have no relevant recent experience.

Lots of jobs aren't all that demanding.

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Re:Show HN: I made a job board that doesn't allow HackerRank... by pluc on Friday January 01, 2021 @02:05PM (#25605739)
The check is what the candidate says, isn't it? If the candidate lies, you will know the day you hire them
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Re:Show HN: I made a job board that doesn't allow HackerRank... by nicoburns on Friday January 01, 2021 @02:27PM (#25605941)
Isn't the idea that you know before you hire them so that you hire the right person?
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Re:Show HN: I made a job board that doesn't allow HackerRank... by pluc on Friday January 01, 2021 @02:49PM (#25606203)
Yeah, but you know when you obtain the information - which would be reading it on their resume or talking through it with the candidate. Asking them to confirm what you've been told is my issue with this whole thing
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