All interviews except hard technical ones are optimized for liars. | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		jjk7 on Feb 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to hire low experience, high potential people All interviews except hard technical ones are optimized for liars.

cpursley on Feb 7, 2024 [–]

And even hard technical interviews greatly fail folks who don’t do well under pressure (ie, not at all how typical software is written / projects are conducted in the real world).

paulcole on Feb 9, 2024 | [–]

How do people who typically do well under pressure do when not under pressure?

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact