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by WorldMaker 20 days ago
You could scale "provisional employment" by making use of "past employment" as a weighting mechanic. Let other companies do the "is employable" and "works on a team" checks. I believe that is called "a resume" and "references". "Let's add stamps and maybe a star system for these references" sounds like just reinventing LinkedIn with a slightly more Uber-like UX. LinkedIn already exists? Resumes already exist?

It seems to me like a lot these problems start and end at "we don't trust resumes and past employment history" and "we highly prize 'cultural fit' but think there needs to be a technical component to 'cultural fit' interviews rather than just doing proper 'soft skills' interviews". Maybe we all should just straight up stop pretending like we are looking for anything more than soft skills and vibes?