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Interview gauntlets create impostor syndrome because everyone knows the limits of measurement. The weapon “Maybe you don’t deserve to be here.” is always in waiting.

Being excluded from meetings or discussions, or being spoken over, ignored, etc... all derive power from this background implication.

The concept of meritocracy doesn’t survive the specialist -> generalist transition. That is, group belonging and meritocracy are at odds.

Belonging derives power from fate rather than human constructed barriers. Think families and bloodlines. You can’t choose, you just have to deal with it.

Trying to create belonging doesn’t work because the very act creates impostor syndrome and its entire drama of masks and roles. It’s like “trying” to be yourself.

Interviews fail when the stance of every individual is “If only there were more people like me, then things would be better.” They succeed when the question is “Can this person do the job?”

The former is a test for generalists and the latter for specialists. The latter being difficult because it relies on standardized jobs and job tasks which change too fast nowadays to be measured effectively.