Why “interviewers” is being discussed
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AFAIK people refer to this paper [0]. I think it only proves very little, because a typical conversation they studied looks like this: Q: do you like doing psych studies and why…
by Kotlopou · Oct 2, 2026
Interviewers and hiring managers make that decision. I'd say the better paying jobs require a degree or training.
by adamredwoods · Sep 30, 2026
> Had I done it manually, there's also no way to prove I created it without LLM help Of course there is -- ask you about it. The coolest interview process i ever participated in…
by dmitrygr · Sep 29, 2026
There's a reason why an interviewer might not say what they were looking for: when a candidate raises them unprompted, that gives more confidence that they have actually done th…
by ajb · Sep 27, 2026
I’ve conducted several hundred interviews, and I no longer invite argument in them. The stress, knowing they are being judged, the stakes involved with a large paycheck on the l…
by pkteison · Sep 27, 2026
That presupposes that the interviewers had no intention to hire the interviewee which is generally not a given and there's no reason to assume,
by synecdoche · Sep 27, 2026
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An interview is a form of journalism that is a structured conversation where one participant asks questions, and the other provides answers. In common parlance, the word "interview" refers to a one-on-one between an interviewer and an interviewee. The interviewer asks questions to which the interviewee responds, usually providing information. That information may be used or provided to other audiences immediately or later. This feature is common to many types of interviews – a job interview or an interview with a witness to an event may have no other audience present at the time, but the answers will later be provided to others in the employment or investigative process. An interview may also transfer information in both directions. Read more on Wikipedia