not having interviews at all would seem to imply building a very insular company
Why? Job interviews aren't the only way to connect with the outside world. It's a failure of imagination on our part to believe that bureaucratic grotesque is the only way to build up a shared endeavor.
Open source work is one example of people coming together that has nothing to do with job interviews. Other disciplines have other approaches – e.g. auditions. Conferences are a way for people to meet who otherwise might not. There are many avenues.
I say we haven't noticed yet what an inhumane thing the job interview really is. We'd never inflict it on our friends. Why inflict it on prospective colleagues?
Why? Job interviews aren't the only way to connect with the outside world. It's a failure of imagination on our part to believe that bureaucratic grotesque is the only way to build up a shared endeavor.
Open source work is one example of people coming together that has nothing to do with job interviews. Other disciplines have other approaches – e.g. auditions. Conferences are a way for people to meet who otherwise might not. There are many avenues.
I say we haven't noticed yet what an inhumane thing the job interview really is. We'd never inflict it on our friends. Why inflict it on prospective colleagues?