Just say No to brainteaser questions at interviews

Re:Just say No to brainteaser questions at interviews by dhimes on Friday May 11, 2012 @09:10AM (#3958993)

TLDR: Note that a brain-teaser-type test used in a hiring process might be illegal if it can be shown to have disparate impact on some job applicants and is not supported by a validation study demonstrated that the test is related to successful performance on the job

Thanks, tokenadult. This is an interesting result, and may give pause to some of the readers here.

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Re:Just say No to brainteaser questions at interviews by planetguy on Friday May 11, 2012 @10:35AM (#3959363)

I doubt it's actually true, in that brainteasers aren't scored on a pass/fail basis but are used as tools to see "how you think".

Still, don't give Al Sharpton any ideas, or brainteasers may be the new frontier for anti-discrimination lawsuits.

Perhaps the end-game is a system where job interviews are illegal; instead, you tell the Department of Labor your needs and the Department of Labor (in fourteen to eighteen weeks) sends you your new employee, chosen according to race, gender, sexual preference and [if at all possible] qualifications.

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