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by joslin01
3704 days ago
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I'm actually not annoyed nor do I misunderstand why people are sighing. Your emotional appeal does not hold much weight when faced with real business practices of hiring "the best" that every organization is going to strive for. I'm somehow a poor boss to work for because I told the OP his sighing is obnoxious? It is. It feigns authority and condescends the entire post for being so dumb he has to sigh at it. While you might have your feelings hurt, have you considered the feelings of the guy who took the time to write up an entire post explaining his position in a rather civil & straightforward manner? Have you considered the person at the other end of the interview table? > No one here has claimed to have it all figured out > whiteboard interviews are terrible, alienating, unrealistic, antiquated tools for hiring. Hm... And ya man, I'm not a programmer but I figured out his coding puzzle in a few seconds. |
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Calling people obnoxious makes it sound like you were annoyed.
> Your emotional appeal does not hold much weight when faced with real business practices
People are highly emotional. Emotions explain the way people behave far better than logic does. Hiring is partially a process of selling a product (employment) to a customer with lots of options (the "best"). If you don't consider the emotional impact of your hiring practices, you'll turn off some of the "best" for no reason.
Considering and accommodating people's emotions also has a huge impact on retention, which is also incredibly important.
> considered the feelings of the guy who took the time to write up an entire post explaining his position in a rather civil & straightforward manner
No. He didn't have to write the post. He wanted people to hear him and respond, and that's what he got.
I consider the feelings of people applying for jobs because they have no other choice.
> Have you considered the person at the other end of the interview table?
I've been that person for 10 years. That's the first person whose feelings I've considered because they are my own.
Interviewing is boring, tedious, and almost impossible to turn into a repeatable process. I understand the impulse to find repeatable, objective ways to measure a candidate's abilities.
Unfortunately, people don't necessarily like being test subjects in high-pressure situations.
> Hm...
As I stated above, saying one thing about a very specific interview practice is not claiming to know everything. It's claiming to know a single, specific thing.