[rsa25519]

> The people who do well on the test are given the job on a probationary basis.

This sounds terrible. Not everyone can take tests well (even if they strongly understand the content), and few people can afford to accept a job that's probationary.

[Enginerrrd]

I've met plenty of average people / mediocre performers that probably test worse than their other performance, but I've never met an exceptional performer that was a poor tester. I have met some exceptional testers that were poor performers due to personality issues.

Tests have issues, but in general, the statement: "if you're a "bad tester" you're not an excellent performer" is pretty true.

The caveat being that, IMO, most of the time, institutions are using the wrong test.

[njarboe]

In the US at least, at-will employment means that all jobs are "probationary".