# blog

technical essays, ideas, and lessons from building aperture.

## hiring

### [why hiring is broken](/content/blog/why-hiring-is-broken/index.html)
**8 min read**  
the structural failure nobody is fixing  
500 to 10,000 applications per role. 95% ATS keyword thresholds. AI generated resumes. the system that was supposed to find talent is now the reason talent gets lost.  
by harsh shroff, mar 20, 2026

### [why every hiring score is wrong](/content/blog/why-every-hiring-score-is-wrong/index.html)
**10 min read**  
the case for comparative candidate evaluation  
every screening tool scores candidates against a fixed rubric. but hiring decisions are comparative by nature. the case for Bayesian posterior estimation in candidate evaluation.  
by harsh shroff, mar 19, 2026

### [why resume screening fails high growth startups](/content/blog/why-resume-screening-fails-high-growth-startups/index.html)
**9 min read**  
the case for moving beyond keyword filters  
resume screening was built for a world with fewer applicants and simpler roles. high growth startups need to evaluate potential, not parse formatting. here is why the resume is the wrong starting point.  
by harsh shroff, apr 8, 2026

### [what is structured interviewing and why it outperforms unstructured interviews](/content/blog/what-is-structured-interviewing/index.html)
**10 min read**  
85 years of research in one practical guide  
structured interviews predict job performance twice as well as unstructured ones. here is what that means, what the research says, and how to implement a structured hiring process at scale.  
by harsh shroff, apr 7, 2026

### [the six dimensions of candidate evaluation: the lambda core framework](/content/blog/six-dimensions-of-candidate-evaluation/index.html)
**12 min read**  
how aperture scores what resumes cannot measure  
lambda core evaluates candidates across six behavioral dimensions using Bayesian posterior estimation. this post explains each dimension, what it measures, and why pool relative scoring produces better hiring decisions.  
by harsh shroff, apr 4, 2026

### [behavioral interview questions: the complete guide for hiring teams](/content/blog/behavioral-interview-questions/index.html)
**14 min read**  
25 questions organized by competency with scoring guidance  
25 behavioral interview questions organized by competency, with scoring guidance and a framework for building structured interviews that predict job performance.  
by harsh shroff, apr 3, 2026