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You're Not Interviewing for the Job. You're Auditioning for the Job Title

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191 points foxfired | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 21:31 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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quectophoton ◴[02 Sep 25 23:22 UTC] No.45110395[source]▶
And most of the steps in the interview process are not even technical (depending on the company), so most of your final score probably comes from your sales presentation^W^Wcommunication skills.
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ghaff ◴[02 Sep 25 23:54 UTC] No.45110642[source]▶
I assume the alternative is that you give some standardized "civil service" exam.
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Apocryphon ◴[03 Sep 25 00:03 UTC] No.45110709[source]▶
Honestly if it’s an exam you only take once or once every decade it’s an improvement over the current system.
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ghaff ◴[03 Sep 25 01:02 UTC] No.45111136[source]▶
I can't speak to developer exams so much but companies are often looking for specific people who aren't well categorized by standardized exams.
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1. Gigachad ◴[03 Sep 25 01:27 UTC] No.45111266{4}[source]▶
Or they just don’t trust the exam process. Lot of people with degrees and certifications but no idea. And people with no certifications and great skills.