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Yeah, Canonical asks you how you performed in your high school English class as if that's something you're supposed to know. Is that really a valuable metric f

Yeah, Canonical asks you how you performed in your high school English class as if that's something you're supposed to know. Is that really a valuable metric for a software engineer?

akudha 2y ago
My guess is that they are trying to vacuum as much information as possible. It is easy to do ("I can do nothing, the client is asking for the high school scores, not me!"). Who knows what they are doing with that data
- pydry 2y ago
  No, the CEO is just fucking weird and doesn't seem to mind that he puts people off with his low wages and idiosyncratic, drawn out hiring practices.
jasonpeacock 2y ago
Tell them you graduated with honors from AP English and your teacher called you "the next Faulkner". Or tell them that your high school didn't offer English class, learning was student-led and project-based. Or you took the GED at 12yrs to skip high school and study puffin colonies in Alaska with your aunt. How are they going to fact-check any of that?
- thaumasiotes 2y ago
  One memorable part of getting paid coaching for interviews was the admonishment "There is no place for honesty in a behavioral interview. No one is going to check on your story."
  - Karellen 2y ago
    A coach that you paid money to advised you to lie during a behavioural interview? Well, that could certainly give the prospective employers plenty of information about the way you behave. I wonder how many lies the coach told you about themselves and their qualifications, on the belief that you'd never check on their story.
    - deprecative 2y ago
      It makes sense though. The employer will lie constantly in one of those interviews. It's best to shore up your chances. This is the system employers wanted so give it to them. It's not like you'll be working there in three years anyway.
    - thaumasiotes 2y ago
      > Well, that could certainly give the prospective employers plenty of information about the way you behave. How? Do you think he was wrong about them checking? > I wonder how many lies the coach told you about themselves and their qualifications, on the belief that you'd never check on their story. None; he was randomly assigned to me by the platform.
    - Thiez 2y ago
      > Well, that could certainly give the prospective employers plenty of information about the way you behave. That's the beauty; how would they know? The information is completely unverifiable so all such an interview does is find the person best at telling you what you want to hear.
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quaddo 2y ago
Is it possible they’re trying to separate out candidates who studied English literature as a matter of typical high school education vs those who studied ESL back in their home countries?
kmoser 2y ago
Knowing your ability to communicate in English is a useful metric, but asking for your high school English grade is definitely not the right way to go about it.

Yeah, Canonical asks you how you performed in your high school English class as if that's something you're supposed to know. Is that really a valuable metric for a software engineer?

akudha 2y ago

My guess is that they are trying to vacuum as much information as possible. It is easy to do ("I can do nothing, the client is asking for the high school scores, not me!"). Who knows what they are doing with that data

pydry 2y ago
No, the CEO is just fucking weird and doesn't seem to mind that he puts people off with his low wages and idiosyncratic, drawn out hiring practices.

jasonpeacock 2y ago

Tell them you graduated with honors from AP English and your teacher called you "the next Faulkner". Or tell them that your high school didn't offer English class, learning was student-led and project-based. Or you took the GED at 12yrs to skip high school and study puffin colonies in Alaska with your aunt. How are they going to fact-check any of that?

thaumasiotes 2y ago
One memorable part of getting paid coaching for interviews was the admonishment "There is no place for honesty in a behavioral interview. No one is going to check on your story."
- Karellen 2y ago
  A coach that you paid money to advised you to lie during a behavioural interview? Well, that could certainly give the prospective employers plenty of information about the way you behave. I wonder how many lies the coach told you about themselves and their qualifications, on the belief that you'd never check on their story.
  - deprecative 2y ago
    It makes sense though. The employer will lie constantly in one of those interviews. It's best to shore up your chances. This is the system employers wanted so give it to them. It's not like you'll be working there in three years anyway.
  - thaumasiotes 2y ago
    > Well, that could certainly give the prospective employers plenty of information about the way you behave. How? Do you think he was wrong about them checking? > I wonder how many lies the coach told you about themselves and their qualifications, on the belief that you'd never check on their story. None; he was randomly assigned to me by the platform.
  - Thiez 2y ago
    > Well, that could certainly give the prospective employers plenty of information about the way you behave. That's the beauty; how would they know? The information is completely unverifiable so all such an interview does is find the person best at telling you what you want to hear.
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quaddo 2y ago

Is it possible they’re trying to separate out candidates who studied English literature as a matter of typical high school education vs those who studied ESL back in their home countries?

kmoser 2y ago

Knowing your ability to communicate in English is a useful metric, but asking for your high school English grade is definitely not the right way to go about it.