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Re:I turned my interview task for Google into a startup by tasty_freeze on Thursday May 16, 2019 @10:27AM (#19929347)
> you need to be able to hold your own in an argument

Then you'll hire a bunch people who like arguing about things they aren't qualified to argue about. I'd much rather have a coworker who admits what they don't know and is willing to learn about it rather than someone who is willing to vigorously argue in support of an arbitrary position.

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Re:I turned my interview task for Google into a startup by DoofusOfDeath on Thursday May 16, 2019 @11:07AM (#19929692)
Great point, but I could imagine this being a test for many different traits. One might be that the interviewee would be entertaining to argue with. It's anyone's guess what really motivated the interview topic.
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