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by nyokodo 408 days ago
Or, we can just start doing interviews in person again.
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Massive alpha in this for devs who can shake someone's hand and make appropriate eye contact
Big bonuses if you can do small talk (I can't) and like a sports team (I don't)
We're considering this. Tho we want to do an interview with AI to see how they use modern tools, then the rest onsite to avoid many forms of "cheaters".
Or for some industries back channel checks in network

Only really works in industries that are “small world”

> Or for some industries back channel checks in network

Even in small-world industries, assuming they occasionally accept outsiders, they will still encounter some form of this problem.

>assuming they occasionally accept outsiders

I guess it comes down to industry. We're on hn so emphasis is on technical ability and in that context what you say is true. I'm in a space that requires trustworthiness is part of the core value proposition so there is little acceptance of outsiders and much emphasis on back channel checks that the candidate is solid. NK fake candidate etc is just not a thing in that context

This happened to me where an interviewee used me as a reference (not a good idea!) and the interviewer knew me and called to verify.