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richmarr on June 24, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Building a product in the technical recruiting spa...

The error bars are massive.

At the CV stage you might be a 6.2, but the error bars on whether you're a good hire might be +/- 5.8.

As you progress you're not just filtering, you're also trying to reduce the massive degree of error.

brudgers on June 24, 2015 [–]

I am speaking in terms of accurate measurements...an 8.3 is actually 8.3. Precision is a different issue, but if there are no actual 8.3's in the funnel, then while filtering may improve precision there will never be an actual 8.3 at the narrow end.

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