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Re:The computers rejecting job applications by metrics314 on Monday February 08, 2021 @01:07PM (#26067922)
I’m an IO psych at a large tech company that evaluated pymetrics against job performance and there was no relationship, just near 0 correlations so recommended not using them and we don’t. These AI tools are not transparent enough in explaining their outcomes and lack what we call face validity or job relevance. A coding test is at least a good filter at the top for entry level roles with large pools because it has relevance and false negatives aren’t as much of a concern (but we test still for disparate impact) otherwise for most roles a structured interview is the best option.
Re:The computers rejecting job applications by curiousllama on Monday February 08, 2021 @02:34PM (#26069025)
This is why tech companies are good. Our output basically said "this is entirely indistinguishable from random choice," and we got the response "Great! Can't get sued over randomness!"
Re:The computers rejecting job applications by kyrieeschaton on Monday February 08, 2021 @01:28PM (#26068186)
Even fairly strong correlations break down on restricted ranges of inputs. Eg, if you're hiring between 80-90th percentile candidates (top ones get better offers, lower ones get filtered out), yes, the correlation will get swamped by noise; not so much if you are hiring between 0 and 100.