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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