# Gergely Orosz says companies won't change hiring processes for a few applicants

> Original title: This is what self-selection looks like

- Source: Gergely Orosz
- Published: 2026-11-03T20:34:23.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/rxkw7sbtbiycken95g578mi7q
- Original: https://x.com/GergelyOrosz/status/2117717044775055795

## Summary

Gergely Orosz argues that strong candidates with good options will decline companies whose interview processes they dislike. He says companies receiving many strong applicants will not change their process to accommodate a few, and calls both positions valid. The post follows a reply from @zeeg, who said a candidate opted out of an interview that banned AI use for every part of the assessment.

## Post

This is what self-selection looks like

Someone with a great job or lots of great options will say no to places they dislike (eg because of the interview process)

A company seeing lots of great applicants will not change their process to accommodate a few

Both valid

## Quoted post @zeeg

> had someone opt out of our interview process because they couldn't use AI for every part of the assess
> 
> all i can say to that is: if that is your mindset, you're going to be unemployed in the future
> 
> we dont pay high salaries in this industry for people to prompt, we pay for domain expertise

https://x.com/zeeg/status/2117648682824974586