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Re:Hacking job interviews by ivix on Saturday February 18, 2012 @07:59AM (#3606505)
Absolutely. Questions like this are the equivalent of an IQ test. Perhaps interesting, but a terrible indicator of someone's practical abilities.
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Re:Hacking job interviews by mattdeboard on Saturday February 18, 2012 @11:57AM (#3606953)
I regret letting my last interview for a web development job turn into a "reverse this list"-type questions. An hour completely wasted, and lowered my opinion of the company I was interviewing with (formerly high)
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Re:Hacking job interviews by hackinthebochs on Saturday February 18, 2012 @03:15PM (#3607615)
So I guess its fashionable nowadays to say that IQ has no bearing on one's ability to perform jobs with high mental loads? Too bad it's just not true.
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