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It is not illegal to use IQ tests as part of a job screening (in the US). It is illegal to screen in a way that is both discriminatory and not proven to correla
by thedufer 8y ago
It is not illegal to use IQ tests as part of a job screening (in the US). It is illegal to screen in a way that is both discriminatory and not proven to correlate with job performance, but that applies equally to both IQ tests and algorithms questions.
- 1000units 8y agoIQ is proven to correlate with performance in virtually everything, so I'm not sure where you're going with that. If I require all prospective engineering hires to prove explicitly that they have an IQ of at least 135, I will get sued. Do you think this is false?
- thedufer 8y agoObviously I do not think that is false; you can get sued for literally anything. Do I think you would lose? Depends on whether you've done the research showing that 135 is an important cut-off. To turn this around, can you point at the law that makes IQ a protected class or whatever you're claiming it is? I'm not going to have much luck proving a negative - Russell's teapot and all that.