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A while ago I ran across some team members so bad, I could virtually guarantee they would not have passed even the fizzbuzz phone screens we use before the stricter interview gauntlet. It made me wonder if they got a friend or paid a stand-in to do the interviews. When you think about it, who will check that it's the same person? The only person who might see the candidate in different contexts is the hiring manager, who doesn't do the actual interview.



All the places I've interviewed for, you talked either to the person who was going to be your boss (or teamlead or whatever the word is), or at least someone who would be a direct colleague on a daily basis. If a sibling or cousin could do my voice and mannerisms reasonably (as well as the job I want to get), perhaps that could pass, but otherwise I don't really see this happening.

Hm. Unless the employees don't want to ask because it would be so awkward if they're wrong about the candidate being a different person from who shows up for the job?


Chat gpt can ace any pre interview sadly. You really need video on the person with back and forth questions to detect if they’re copying and pasting from AI.

All of this could be mitigated with in person interviews, but I’m forced to hire abroad for cost.




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