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Re:IQ test for SW Eng interview? by duped on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @10:51AM (#30515605)
That seems both obvious and irrelevant to hiring. In today's market you are less picking the best available person and trying to increase the number of people available for the position who are willing to take it.

You never want to create a filter so small that no one can pass through it.

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Re:IQ test for SW Eng interview? by JamesBarney on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @11:18AM (#30516041)
Increasing the number of people available for a position doesn't help you hire a better candidate if you aren't able to effectively screen out candidates.

I don't see why an IQ test creates a filter so small no one can pass through it. It's just one more data point.

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Re:IQ test for SW Eng interview? by duped on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @02:07PM (#30518559)
It filters out people who wouldn't take it to begin with. I know I wouldn't continue with the process at a place that puts stock in one.
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Re:IQ test for SW Eng interview? by JamesBarney on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @04:03PM (#30519967)
Not sure why you wouldn't want to take an IQ test, they don't strike me as any sillier than the multitude of other questions I've been asked for hiring.

Most places I've seen that use IQ tests usually hire from non traditional backgrounds. People without experience, bad GPAs etc...

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Re:IQ test for SW Eng interview? by thfuran on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @03:22PM (#30519454)
How could a test that is predictive of job performance possibly be irrelevant to hiring?
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