Semi-author-ized L.J. on Nostr: It's my belief that hiring processes should reflect the actual job requirements. Much ...

It's my belief that hiring processes should reflect the actual job requirements. Much like a selection for a job requiring gregarious social skills would be ill-served by choosing a candidate based wholly on academic records without ever talking to the person, selecting for solitary technical jobs based in large part on social skills and "vibes" wouldn't result in the best hires, either. I translate documents for a living, and no one ever asked me to show up to an office in a suit and wow people with gladhanding to get work I can do at home eating noodles in my underwear.

(Of course, all this assumes neurotypical and otherwise privileged decisionmakers are interested in hiring the best candidates for the job. The evidence suggests far more strongly that they are mainly interested in hiring people like themselves, see also the criteria of "culture" and "fit" that exclude women and minorities.)