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Re:My friends who cheated in interviews are getting promoted by naasking on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @12:45PM (#35889892)
> They may not have found the very best person for the job (very subjective and unknowable anyway), but if the process didn't result in an under-performer taking the job, the process did not fail.

The process did not fail in the same way my bear repelling crystal necklace has not yet failed me in repelling bears.

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Re:My friends who cheated in interviews are getting promoted by kspacewalk2 on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @01:09PM (#35890258)
This comparison only works if you routinely walk through crowds (groups? congregations? clowders?) of bears. Preferably polar bears.
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Re:My friends who cheated in interviews are getting promoted by naasking on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @07:56PM (#35895294)
It works in any case where the thing you're trying to prevent probably just isn't there.
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