Hiring in Tech: Why We Keep Getting It Wrong Hiring in tech is weird. You set up interviews, ask a bunch of questions, maybe throw in a take-home task, and after all that, what do you know? That someone prepped well for an interview? That they remember syntax they could easily Google? Most of what we test for—coding ability, familiarity with certain tools, even system design—can be learnt on the job. Sure, for some roles, you need deep expertise. But for the most part, if someone is smart and...