Feels like we constantly talk about how interviews suck, but we kind of all know why.
1. It's tough to fire people (in that, if you ask someone to move and it turns out they aren't a good fit, it's kind of a jerk move to then drop them like a hot potato).
2. Performance indicators are tough. How do you know someone is doing bad vs good?
3. Keeping on a bad hire (especially one you can't identify), is damaging as heck. Best case scenario they don't get much work done, worst case scenario they suck away the time of all your good hires through bad decisions.
So while I agree that interviewing sucks, I've come to terms with why it is so bad.
1. It's tough to fire people (in that, if you ask someone to move and it turns out they aren't a good fit, it's kind of a jerk move to then drop them like a hot potato).
2. Performance indicators are tough. How do you know someone is doing bad vs good?
3. Keeping on a bad hire (especially one you can't identify), is damaging as heck. Best case scenario they don't get much work done, worst case scenario they suck away the time of all your good hires through bad decisions.
So while I agree that interviewing sucks, I've come to terms with why it is so bad.