Yeah it's pretty bad. Can't even browse projects on Reddit because a lot of them are just slop
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.
At least this is what I recall.
Meta: this is probably the first time this year where I use the word agent to refer to a human. Feels odd even.
This is what recruiters in quality staffing firms do. Granted, there are many staffing firms which are worthless body-shops. But those are not reputable. :-)
> ... and something the equivalent of a casting director at companies instead of the current "cram leetcode" mode of evaluation.
The equivalent has traditionally been hiring managers who work with approved staffing companies, both to ensure those companies provide value as well as to foster an understanding of the people/skills needed by the organizations.
Wise organizations use multiple staffing firms and perform internal audits in order to minimize complacency/corruption.
When the problem definition is "companies want applicants who are known to be humans having a minimally vetted work history", Occam's Razor[0] implies people can do so efficiently. If for no other reason than it being trivial for one person to converse with another.
How would the above result in:
... of course a reduction in industrial productivity and a
negative contribution to economic growth.
If someone who contributed to the Linux kernel has their resume on par with a spammer who lied about it how do we know who is correct unless there is a verification system?
Put simply, organizations needing skilled personnel can delegate post-application screening to their set of approved staffing firms. Said organizations can employ initial screening techniques to filter out obvious fraud, such as requiring online applicants prove they possess the email/cell phone provided via industry standard mechanisms (while employing deny-lists as applicable). Given the remuneration commitment each hire represents year-over-year and the ability to hold staffing firms accountable, their fees are typically quite reasonable.
Why you introduced the question "what impact have LLMs had on productivity?" in this context escapes me.