Panos Ipeirotis: Why Interviews Prioritize Talking Over Writing
ipeirotis · x · 2026-08-20
NYU Professor Panos Ipeirotis raises a thought-provoking point: If "writing is thinking," then why do the vast majority of job interviews require people to talk rather than take written exams? This suggests that oral communication may serve a different function in workplace assessments than writing does.
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