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Re:If software engineering is in demand, why is it so hard t... by vmception on Monday August 30, 2021 @12:11PM (#28357171)
Nothing about tech interviews is a signal for what happens inside the company, aside from you having the dual role of giving tech interviews while you forgot to factor that into your sprint planning

You’re making the same mistake at vetting them that they’re making at vetting you

Re:If software engineering is in demand, why is it so hard t... by edoceo on Monday August 30, 2021 @12:32PM (#28357465)
The interview is signal from the actual company - it's definitely got some information about what's inside.
Re:If software engineering is in demand, why is it so hard t... by vmception on Monday August 30, 2021 @12:47PM (#28357687)
You are simply determining that you are okay with false negatives

Which is exactly why they do irrelevant interview brainteasers as well

This problem is a two way street in the tech sector, in case anyone wanted to fix it. The candidates alone are making the same mistake and bringing it to the company

Re:If software engineering is in demand, why is it so hard t... by edoceo on Monday August 30, 2021 @06:02PM (#28361426)
Is a "false negative" a positive?
Re:If software engineering is in demand, why is it so hard t... by randomswede on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @07:41AM (#28366617)
It is a determination that something should be rejected, when it really should have been accepted.

Similarly, a false positive is something that was accepted, when it should have been rejected.

If you have a sufficiently high candidate pool. you can (for a while, at least) live with an interview process with a relatively high false negative rate (that is, x% of the time you don't hire people you should have).

If it is typically quick to go from "in through the door" to "is a productive member of the team", it may be that you can live with a high false positive rate (that is, y% of the time you hire people you shouldn't have).

Re:If software engineering is in demand, why is it so hard t... by vmception on Monday August 30, 2021 @09:58PM (#28363164)
Its a quadrant. Positive, Negative, False Positive, False Negative