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Because they're not interviewing people, they're playing the role of interviewer that they once saw on TV.

The goal of the interview is not to subject someone to a test, it's to become informed about them and their abilities to do the job.

The industry has this weird defensive position where everyone believes there's an army of imposters trying to invade them, and it's become a complete parody of itself.




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