u/Recent_Collar8518 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Can’t good interview questions identify the diamonds in the rough? Should companies start hiring term/temp employees and make an offer to those who prove themselves?
u/michaelnovati replied ·
They can reasonably well yeah. They do prioritize false positives but they should find all qualified candidates (and exceptional ones)
The problem is sourcing.
For every diamond in the rough there are people who look like they could be who are just quartz.
You can have to interview way more people and that is insanely costly in engineer time it doesn't work, especially if the hiring rate ends up lower = more interviews needed.
The practicalities and logistics are the reason why things are the way they are.
In a world where there were more efficient ways to pull the right diamonds out for the right companies, I think the companies would jump on more diverse candidates backgrounds.