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Re:How Google Hires by nvarsj on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @06:05PM (#9337498)
> despite overwhelming evidence that SATs are a good predictor of general intelligence

I never heard this before. I thought that SATs and other standardized tests heavily correlate with background / race. Which to me, means it's not a good indicator of intelligence, but rather education.

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Re:How Google Hires by morgante on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @06:07PM (#9337507)
That depends on whether or not you think intelligence is an inheritable trait.
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