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by WrtCdEvrydy 2416 days ago
False negatives are a burden on your candidates, false positives are a burden on your organization.

You'd be surprised how often the answer to 'Should we hire' has more to do with 'He felt like he would be a dick' rather than 'He doesn't know X and Y technology'.

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That's the way it should be. A good candidate can learn X and Y, but it's hard to unlearn being a dick.