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The answer is that google doesn't give a shit about false negatives. They know they will get enough people applying several times that they can just toss out q
by s2g 8y ago
The answer is that google doesn't give a shit about false negatives.
They know they will get enough people applying several times that they can just toss out qualified people all day. Eventually enough get in.
- andybak 8y agoUnless of course the hiring process has a systemic flaw and there's an entire class of people that are being rejected that could be game changing. (I actually don't have an axe to grind here - it's certainly not related to any obvious grouping - I just wonder if interview and selection might be so deeply flawed that a the occasional random lottery injection might improve the overall result.)
- rrdharan 8y agoThere are effectively random lottery injections via acquisition/acquihires. Source: I was/am one.
- s2g 8y agoI thought they made people re-interview?
- rrdharan 8y agoThey do but it’s at least a lighter schedule. I also think the criteria are different. i.e. I believe when evaluating the results it’s more strongly biased to avoid false negatives unlike the regular process which is more about avoiding false positives. Or maybe I just have impostor syndrome, who can say...