2018-10-28
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Not so random thoughts
Ok, several different things sort of collided in my head the other day.
First was the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Next was Impostor syndrome
Add in a Dilbert cartoon where the pointy-haired boss was talking to Alice about Dunning-Kruger...
So, I thought, we have the *really* incompetent thing they are great at whatever, so they'll be very confident about their abilities. And a fair percentage of the folks who are actually *good* at something will have Impostor syndrome and not be very confident.
Now, what is a very important (actually *overly* important in my opinion) factor in job interviews? How confident the applicant appears.
Considering the above, that may not be a very good criteria. Especially if you add in the con-man types who can *exude* confidence in spite of knowing they aren't competent, but can *fake* things long enough to accomplish their goal.
Once again subjective factors mess things up.
First was the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Next was Impostor syndrome
Add in a Dilbert cartoon where the pointy-haired boss was talking to Alice about Dunning-Kruger...
So, I thought, we have the *really* incompetent thing they are great at whatever, so they'll be very confident about their abilities. And a fair percentage of the folks who are actually *good* at something will have Impostor syndrome and not be very confident.
Now, what is a very important (actually *overly* important in my opinion) factor in job interviews? How confident the applicant appears.
Considering the above, that may not be a very good criteria. Especially if you add in the con-man types who can *exude* confidence in spite of knowing they aren't competent, but can *fake* things long enough to accomplish their goal.
Once again subjective factors mess things up.