> The flaw in this study is that the two groups weren't really assigned the same task.
The real flaw is that the title doesn't follow from the research. "Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software skills." That's saying that you're really measuring level of anxiety, not skill. So skill is irrelevant and you're just measuring how anxious people are.
But the study didn't show that at all. It just showed that on average, people perform better when they're not anxious. Not exactly a surprising result!
Of course people are going to be more anxious in an interview. But if it affects everyone equally who cares? Just make your questions easier.
The real flaw is that the title doesn't follow from the research. "Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software skills." That's saying that you're really measuring level of anxiety, not skill. So skill is irrelevant and you're just measuring how anxious people are.
But the study didn't show that at all. It just showed that on average, people perform better when they're not anxious. Not exactly a surprising result!
Of course people are going to be more anxious in an interview. But if it affects everyone equally who cares? Just make your questions easier.