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by ellisv 2979 days ago
Took the quiz and completely agree. Most questions were either overly concerned with detail or too vague.

High-level I don't think a quiz is necessarily the right tool either. Reminds me too much of taking the SAT or GRE.

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Yeah we definitely aren't convinced that a quiz is the optimal format for this evaluation.

Statistically, it does an OK job at being an initial filter. My biggest concern at the moment is that it's too coarse of a tool and it might be mistakenly turning away competent people.

Definitely a work in progress. If you have ideas on alternative formats or better questions, please email me. (Email in my profile.)