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by txcwpalpha 2811 days ago
As dystopian as "brain scan hiring" sounds, I'd gladly accept it as normal if it meant the chance to get rid of the recruiters that most companies these days use.
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We believe that you have the potential to fill this position but we are sorry to tell you that you may have brain cancer. We have already filled the position with someone else whose less potentially tumorous brain was a better fit.

If you survive, we encourage you to pay attention for future openings. Thanks!

> If you survive, we encourage you to pay attention for future openings.

We wish you luck, but our HMO has given us a healthy workplace credit for pre-identifying your condition and we are not allowed to consider you for future positions.

I dont think it sounds dystopian. There is a taboo around intelligence as if it is the most precious thing on earth. History (and AI) prove that intelligence matters in some extremely high levels, but for most knowledge jobs intelligence is far from everything.
Not dystopian at all, if you've got the right sort of scans. Otherwise welcome to the unwashed masses.
Who mentioned intelligence? This is about skills, a far more valuable and meaningful thing to measure.