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Re:Stop Interviewing with Leet Code by closeparen on Thursday June 09, 2022 @01:18PM (#31684027)
>This person should already have enough of a reputation to get a job at many companies, if their work is public enough.

You can't just hire someone based on their reputation at a company of any maturity. That's a legal and HR nightmare. There has to be a process with a semblance of objectivity, and that process has to demonstrably apply to everyone equally, always.

Re:Stop Interviewing with Leet Code by asdff on Thursday June 09, 2022 @01:26PM (#31684135)
Which in practice means you put out a fake job posting where the qualifications uncannily mirror this persons resume to a tee, and you hand them the job formally after a week.
Re:Stop Interviewing with Leet Code by closeparen on Thursday June 09, 2022 @01:36PM (#31684251)
Yes, but the forms must be observed. You can't just skip the interview, or give people you like a softball interview compared to other candidates.
Re:Stop Interviewing with Leet Code by asdff on Thursday June 09, 2022 @05:13PM (#31686974)
I've been in situations where I was already somewhat working and onboarding while the faux job ad was up for the two week or however long mandatory posting period. tallied the hours separately and got paid back after i was hired.
Re:Stop Interviewing with Leet Code by tsimionescu on Thursday June 09, 2022 @02:20PM (#31684879)
I can't at all imagine why this would be the case. Why would a company have any kind of liability for hiring biases such as reputation (except for systematically refusing candidates from protected groups, of course)?
Re:Stop Interviewing with Leet Code by chadash on Thursday June 09, 2022 @01:24PM (#31684113)
Hiring based on reputation is the same as hiring based on resume. And it's extremely common in almost any company. Why would it be a legal or HR nightmare?