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Very good question. This could not only apply to programmers, but anyone involved in communicating complex issues (medical personnel, engineers, etc).

On a side note, I do not read that many articles about the effectiveness of hiring. It certainly deserves more attention, because the good people in the right places is so important.

Start-up idea: Provide companies with interview questions for specific jobs, and then measure employee success/failure and use this to improve the process.