[erikerikson]

Among the previous techniques were questions like how many apples would fit inside Mt. Fuji. It was an invitation to do some talk aloud problem solving on some unknown answer with the purpose of gaining insight into the candidates cognitive processes. It turned out it was also a heuristic for readership for some science magazines. I was totally surprised by them early in my career and again floored when I learned that some families would discussed such problems in the car. Didn't map to the job so it wasn't a good proxy for fitness.