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by FeatureRush 3153 days ago
Apparently there are already companies that take it a step further. They test sample of their employees with some fancy IQ test that measures them across several dimensions. From those results profile of desirable new hire is build and all candidates get measured by the same test.

On reddit in threads about interviews I've already seen couple people discussing those strange tests where in many questions there are no obvious correct/wrong answers, like for example all presented shapes can in their own way fit in presented pattern.
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eklavya 3152 days ago
If there is no obvious right/wrong answer, I wonder if they are limiting their pool taking people who all think alike (kinda like in-breeding) or are they using it diversify the ideas and knowledge etc. (like diversifying gene pool).
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FeatureRush 3152 days ago
Different answers probably give points to different traits the test measures, the ambiguity is just irritating for test takers coming from more classical tests where you know (or at least suspect) what is expected from you.

This whole test setup is not cheap so one can at least hope they considered the issue of diversity? The other thing is did they actually tested which teams perform better in specific problem domain that interests them?

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