> But this behavior – having someone else pretend to be you during a job interview – is so far outside anything that normal people would consider that it’s simply not measurable on the same axis as anything job-related.
I am not so sure that it is rare enough that you don’t need to think about it.
We do know that it also happened with the SAT and ACT college admission tests
Except that something was done to prevent it happening again - the person was almost immediately fired.
The author is arguing that prevention in the interview process would do more harm than good, particularly because there are already processes in place to deal with this issue.
I think the SAT/ACT example is different. With a new hire in a technical field, it would just be so obvious if someone interviewed with a fake.
I don't see how that is comparable. With SAT/ACT once the test taker steps out of the hall there is literally no way to face any consequences. In this case you have to actually show up to work and prove that you are fit for the job you interviewed for or you will quickly be fired.
I am not so sure that it is rare enough that you don’t need to think about it.
We do know that it also happened with the SAT and ACT college admission tests
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/us/college-admissions-sca...
Where parents hired a person to take tests on behalf of their children.
Now that word is out about this technique, if you don’t do anything to try to prevent it, it will happen more.