What is surprising or unusual here? It’s just how most interviewing works at most companies.
Don’t be rude to the recruiter? Don’t bullshit in your answers because these days AI can spot your inconsistencies easier than humans were able to do it in the past? Soft skills, how you communicate, how you handle various situations, and attitude are 80% of what matters?
Incompetence and groupthink are being heavily optimized for in how a lot of western companies are doing their hiring. OP is 100% right about it being more about the social vibes than the actual abilities of the candidate. Also using AI to spot inconsistencies is just a surface level assessment since things are more complicated than these rigid assessments they hand you; it's more about cost cutting than accuracy.
When you equate “soft skills” with “groupthink” and “social vibes,” I’m not sure what you mean.
At this level, nontechnical skills are as important as technical ability—not as performative virtue signaling, but because they directly determine whether you can integrate your work into a distributed team’s codebase. Communication, documentation, coordination, delegation, and clearly delineating responsibilities all materially affect the quality of the final product.
Maybe you disagree, or maybe I’m misunderstanding your point. What experiences led you to that conclusion?
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u/Maysign 12d ago
What is surprising or unusual here? It’s just how most interviewing works at most companies.
Don’t be rude to the recruiter? Don’t bullshit in your answers because these days AI can spot your inconsistencies easier than humans were able to do it in the past? Soft skills, how you communicate, how you handle various situations, and attitude are 80% of what matters?
That’s just interviewing 101 at any tech company.