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The same way all other industries do it, by asking the candidates questions and judging their capability based on how they answer said questions. How do hospitals hire doctors? How do law firms hire lawyers? How do insurance companies hire insurance salesmen?

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> How do hospitals hire doctors? How do law firms hire lawyers?

Both of those examples have rigorous training requirements before it's even legal to call yourself one and even then they still have some level of fraud.

Anyone can call themselves a programmer and the only real world requirement is being able to program.

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