[jlizzle30]

Someone close to me was recently hired as a new grad at Amazon. He only had one 30 minute conversation with a human to verify he was real before they extended the offer! The rest of the process was automated (virtually proctored coding sessions, multiple choice behavioral assessments, etc.).

Value judgments aside, you have to respect Amazon's efficiency.

[mewpmewp2]

Why do you have to be real to get an offer? If an AI was capable of going through the interview process, I would definitely consider this AI deserving and hire them immediately. I think Amazon is completely overlooking this fact, here.

[vaidhy]

I have been part of the process. Real is the wrong word. We want to make sure the person who did the virtual rounds is the same person who is on the call. We check for id match and dive a bit deep into the solution to make sure they understood what they were coding. This is a huge departure from how we used to hire a few years ago and personally, I am not sure if we are doing the right thing.

[mattm]

A process like this may work for new grads or entry level roles. With the rise of bootcamps and greater popularity for programming, the trend seems to be going towards "Let's put everyone possible into the funnel and see who makes it out."

On the one hand, this opens up opportunities for people with a non-traditional background who might not have made it through a resume screen before. On the other hand, it can be dehumanizing. I also only think this process applies to entry-level. When companies try to use it for people who have experience they run into pushback since the experienced person is not just looking for any job in the same way a new grad would normally be.

[datenhorst]

You could pay someone else to take the tests for you. Now I wonder how widespread that is.

[quickthrower2]

You don’t need to be real. Get your bot to imitate the video call. What would be funny is if the AI was running on AWS