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> I am aware of the other behavioral tests if that's what you're referring to. No I’m not. I’m saying FAANG are hiring based on fast pace general problem solvi

> I am aware of the other behavioral tests if that's what you're referring to. No I’m not. I’m saying FAANG are hiring based on fast pace general problem solving skills that are difficult to game and have very little to do with computer science. That is why “our” interview processes are being compared to IQ tests. “We” have rejected people who teach computer science fundamentals at prestigious schools and hired teenagers who only started learning about algorithms a few months before the interview. > That you can have IQ tests without knowledge prerequisites unlike what you stated before the edit? How is that relevant at all? > to adopt a test so detached from reality. How is it detached from reality?

oreally 7y ago
> No I’m not. I’m saying FAANG are hiring based on fast pace general problem solving skills that are difficult to game and have very little to do with computer science. These are very vague words. What are these tests then? Can you give a sample? You're telling me that you get engineers to interview these candidates and they don't give questions that involve computer science? What are they supposed to ask then? Or are you telling me you have tests that weakly correlate to an IQ test thanks to a number you computed? And therefore that makes it an IQ test? > How is it detached from reality? IQ tests are inherently just a number for one's potential, and they don't tell how someone will perform on the job - there are so many other factors involved.