> private companies should poly people more often in hiring, it could prove more useful than other arbitrary kind of culture fit interviews.

Useful in what sense? That you can't figure out anyway what tested person is capable of because tested person can believe that they have skills on godlike senior level, but they are junior at best?

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andy99 12 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes I’m also curious. From what I know polygraphs and similar interrogation are for assessing whether there is anything that could be used to blackmail or compromise you. Whether one agrees with the method, the goal seems logical for intelligence orgs. For companies, industrial espionage would be the obvious parallel. I don’t know how polygraphs would relate to culture fit though… watching to see if candidates perspire and their heart beats faster when asked if they have grit and value diversity :)

	▲	tucnak 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Well, my perspective is having to do with Ukrainian mil tech, but I believe the same is true in e.g. cybersecurity, and it helps that the newcomers are often familiar with the process. Poly is not for everyone. Now, when you say "industrial espionage" it sounds dandy and fine, but for all intents and purposes there is no such thing. There is exploitation, yes, and it may easily cross from industrial, to defence, to political depending on trade. I never said I subscribe to the unpopular opinion, but it's a point of contention regardless!