points by probably_wrong 2 days ago | 0 comments
As someone who was job searching in the recent past I can tell you: these type of "alternative" interviews are perceived by job seekers as the circus master making their monkeys dance and, therefore, horribly demoralizing. Asking your candidate to do something completely unrelated to their job just because you think it reveals something about them comes off as flexing your power over someone who's trying to get their basic needs met in a sea of ghostings and AI rejections.
It has nothing to do with applicants discarding games as silly, BTW. Instead, I suggest you re-read your comment replacing online gaming with dancing and see if you'd be excited about such an interview. If your candidate is good enough to have choices they'll go to the one who respects them and their time.
[–] messe 2 days ago
If they're the type of tone deaf person who thought that the alternative interview was a good idea, how likely do you think it is that they'll take your advice?
[–] probably_wrong 2 days ago
I wouldn't go that far. I recognize that I came out in full swing mostly because job search is still a touchy topic (so many ghostings...), but where else are we to discuss our bad ideas if not here? If anything, the OP brought it up here instead of implementing it in their pipeline. ~~BMW~~ Some companies didn't even think that far.
[–] pona-a 2 days ago
I need to genuinely start saving HN comments, sorting them into two folders: insightful and psychopathy.
[–] chris_engel 2 days ago