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Re:If software engineering is in demand, why is it so hard t... by timr on Monday August 30, 2021 @02:22PM (#28359074)
Maybe. I tend to think that's a cynical take. Never assume malice when incompetence will suffice.

This is a...youthful...industry, and a lot of junior people (with "senior" titles!) are out there doing interviews. It takes experience to become a good interviewer, and if you've never had that experience, you don't know what you don't know.

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Re:If software engineering is in demand, why is it so hard t... by cratermoon on Monday August 30, 2021 @11:13PM (#28363569)
No malice is needed. Just incompetence at hiring and defaulting to the kinds of measures that don't actually determine if the person has any aptitude.
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