[usrbinbash]

> "I think everyone else is doing this thing wrong" is sometimes true, but often wrong, or at least incomplete (because goals might be different).

That isn't the point. The point is, just because a lot of X do Y doesn't indicate that Y is the best solution, or even a good one.

> The problem is that being good at hiring and at evaluating people is itself a skill.

Yes, that's why we have HR departments, and why these can take input from the technical departments to do part of the evaluation.

> The other problem is that if you come up with a different "test" every time

Why would I do that? I am not advocating designing completely new interviews for every candidate, I am advocating not using the same interviewing process for every candidate in the entire industry.

[edanm]

> Yes, that's why we have HR departments, and why these can take input from the technical departments to do part of the evaluation.

HR departments can't do technical interviews. You need technical people for that. But being technical isn't sufficient, you also need to be good at interviewing.

> I am advocating not using the same interviewing process for every candidate in the entire industry.

Is it the same process for every candidate in the industry? I'm not in SV, so maybe it's different here, but I've seen many different processes at many different places, and they were definitely not all identical.