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by that_guy_iain 900 days ago
You really stopped dealing with a company because their HR put something silly in their job ads? Really? You care that much about HR?

Edit: I just looked, they ask about your high school performance in math and your native language and to be ranked and include "cannot recall"

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They have a reputation for a very drawn out and unnecessarily grueling interview process: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37059857
So do lots of companies. It's a good reason for not applying to work for them. But an odd reason not to dislike their products.
These questions don't get placed on their job ads by chance and they aren't done in a vacuum; there is some form of approval at the leadership level.

If they ask that question, then they make a judgement based on the answer. If you're a company making such a judgement on such a question for such a position, you're a ridiculous company.

By HR. HR decided to add them. They make a judgement based on your how well you did at education, which does imply how smart you are.

But as I said, HR added them and stopping using tech because of the HR works is a bit ridiculous. "I don't use your product because I was going to apply for a job and your questions were stupid" is weird as hell since their product isn't built by HR.