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Re:Instagram is shifting to videos – users aren't happy by 1980phipsi on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @04:25PM (#32256403)
Nevertheless, it's an empirical question as to whether this method of recruiting produces the employees that maximize long-term profits for the company.

I don't doubt that a major reason for asking these types of questions, as opposed to an IQ test or something, is that it is basically illegal in the US to do so.

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Re:Instagram is shifting to videos – users aren't happy by WalterBright on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @05:07PM (#32256987)
It's an empirical question about every method of recruiting. Making a bad hire can cost a company dearly. If there was some obviously better way of doing it, wouldn't companies do that?

Avoiding expensive lawsuits is likely another reason for leetcode gates.

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