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0 pointsbombcar5y ago0 comments

In my experience it’s used as a prescreen qualification- the actual interview of multiple candidates happens afterwards or in a second round.

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But aren't prescreens subject to the same subconscious bias as the actual interview?

bombcarOP5y ago

Sure - but this is overt bias: “can programmer program?”

How do you know that’s actually what you’re measuring, and not, “can programmer execute a livestream programming session successfully?”

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0 pointsbombcar5y ago0 comments

In my experience it’s used as a prescreen qualification- the actual interview of multiple candidates happens afterwards or in a second round.

But aren't prescreens subject to the same subconscious bias as the actual interview?

bombcarOP5y ago

Sure - but this is overt bias: “can programmer program?”

How do you know that’s actually what you’re measuring, and not, “can programmer execute a livestream programming session successfully?”

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse