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spaetzleesser
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Most people don’t finish online job applications
“Do these people not realize how annoying their process is and how talented people don’t have to put up with crap like this?”
Easy. They select for compliance, not skill.
protomolecule
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"We don't need smart ones. We need loyal." -- from a classic Soviet sci-fi book [0] which wasn't really about a different planet.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_to_Be_a_God
PainfullyNormal
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Then they have no business complaining about how hard it is to find qualified candidates.
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Easy. They select for compliance, not skill.