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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My take on this is different. I have seen beautifully crafted resumes that paints a very different story than I was able to get from an in person interview. Anyone can write anything, and anyone can pay someone else to write anything. A few well-placed questions can tell you quickly whether or not the person has knowledge and context, or if they were just spitting out a few keywords.

I am also in tech, and there is a well-known phenomenon of having someone different apply than the person who shows up at the first day! So visual confirmation of who the heck you’re actually hiring is important. 
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Maybe I'm just too in love with this term, but I'd say that all falls under vibe check.

You get a resume. That tells you certain facts about a person. You want to meet them in person to see if they are a good fit for you - and you for them - as a holistic person.

And to the PPs saying that this can be a way to discriminate - sure, yes, it can be. You hope that bias training and building awareness, and other things, will help get around that. And yes it can also be a way to discriminate against awkward Americans, people with disabilities, those who simply don't know how to dress themselves in a flattering manner (or don't have the resources to do it), etc. But resumes allow for discrimination, too. If you're picking people from Ivies, you're getting a certain type of person. There is no foolproof way to do hiring - or to look for a job. But I don't think it's unreasonable for people to want to meet the person they are investing a lot of resources into bringing on board - and for whom they are turning away other candidates.

That said I haven't done in person interviews for my last three jobs. But those were all remote jobs, at a fairly senior level, with people I knew based on my previous work. We knew each other's vibes (or thought we did - two of the three jobs turned out to be a nightmare, so go figure - I don't think in person interviewing would have changed that, though).[/quote]

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