Interviews are not valid tests of those things due to the stress involved.

If you don't understand how not having a job in a place like the US is life or death, you're not the right interviewer.

You are making two assumptions that are generally not true

* In the US * Interviewee is currently unemployed

Even then, the general candidate we interview for Tech positions can usually survive quite well on a couple months.

A couple of months is one thing, but a typical time back to work after a tech layoff is currently more like six or eight months.

I'm speaking to what I know. Sue me.