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My "idiot filter" occurs when parsing resume/CV. If they make it to an interview, and I have to ask "idiot filter" questions (ex: FizzBuzz) to decide whether they're a fit, then I am the idiot in need of filtering.

And sometimes I am.

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Nah, I had a bunch of people who had great resumes who couldn't write a loop. People lie on their resumes a lot.

That's a mistake. A lot of people lie on their resumes.

Source: I've lied on every resume I've ever sent out.

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