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Re:Canonical's interview process step by step (by step by st... by TrackerFF on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @04:17PM (#37067799)
The fatal error here is to believe that the hiring process follows a linear curve, so that the outcome is directly proportional to the effort spent.

When in reality I believe the hiring process follows some kind of logistic curve - after some point you're only getting very, very marginal returns on the extra effort spent.

Re:Canonical's interview process step by step (by step by st... by rwmj on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @04:20PM (#37067843)
You may be assuming there is any kind of rational process here, when Mark Shuttleworth thinks it is important to find out what you did in high school.
Re:Canonical's interview process step by step (by step by st... by voakbasda on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @04:52PM (#37068231)
I think that emphasis makes it obvious that they only want high school or recent college grads. It's a clear signal that real experience is not valued.