alt Hacker NewsOddly enough, the solution lies in what was previously replaced; staffing firms.
Staffing companies have recruiters which vet candidates to varying degrees of success. At minimum, they establish the candidate:
- is a human
- lives where they claim to live
- has worked where they claim to have worked
- has eligibility to work for one or more of their clients
If nothing else, the above eliminates much of the "99% resume fraud" problem companies are dealing with now.
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leoc • today at 1:18 PM
All else being equal, the return of high-touch recruiting work is of course a reduction in industrial productivity and a negative contribution to economic growth. But it does generate more jobs! Put that in your predictions of AI’s economic impact and smoke it …
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I've been thinking this for a while now, but I feel like especially with the rise of crazy salaries in AI research, it's time for software development to have its agency moment. Just like athletes and actors, I think the industry might be better off if there were reputable agents with a portfolio of people they represent, and something the equivalent of a casting director at companies instead of the current "cram leetcode" mode of evaluation.