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Yeah I have 16 years experience and was asked to take an aptitude (IQ) test. I find it personally insulting. I think it all emerged from the recruiting/HR mark

Yeah I have 16 years experience and was asked to take an aptitude (IQ) test. I find it personally insulting. I think it all emerged from the recruiting/HR market. They started as middlemen but found a way to take on more of the "gatekeeping" role in hiring. This then lead to recruiters using more and more technical jargon and then we saw the emergence of leetcode interviews trend from faang, and multiple stupid interviews, because it's the trend.

hasmolo 5y ago
this right here. i was told to fill out essays as part of the interview process to indicate i had a good culture fit. i'm talking college entrance length and prompt. shit like in 5.000 words tell me how u r a team player. nahhhhhhh
- noir_lord 5y ago
  Would have just submitted "Clearly I'm not".
  - NaturalPhallacy 5y ago
    "I'm clearly a team player because I kept this short for you."
grapeskin 5y ago
IQ-style tests are the norm in parts of Asia. Straight up 200 arithmetic problems in 10 minutes, draw as many perfect squares as possible in 30 seconds, “what’s the best synonym for this word” type of stuff preceding a tech interview. Plus some old sweaty guy in a suit to berate you for not doing something perfectly and question why your 32nd square is slightly tilted to the left while the others are to the right, and how this will reflect upon your moral standing during working hours. It’s absolutely nuts. I ignore requests from any company that publicly says they require it.
- shp0ngle 5y ago
  Huh. I am working in IT in Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Vietnam mostly) and I have never heard about this.
  - korvenadi 5y ago
    It is very common in India. Especially the service based companies
    - shp0ngle 5y ago
      Ah. The culture in India is probably very different from SEA. I literally never heard about such a thing here. (Not saying it's not happening. I am not from here originally.)
faangiq 5y ago
Many years ago I took an IQ type test for a job where I would have failed the practical skills assessment. I passed and it was a very good hire for the company.

hasmolo 5y ago

this right here. i was told to fill out essays as part of the interview process to indicate i had a good culture fit. i'm talking college entrance length and prompt. shit like in 5.000 words tell me how u r a team player. nahhhhhhh

noir_lord 5y ago
Would have just submitted "Clearly I'm not".
- NaturalPhallacy 5y ago
  "I'm clearly a team player because I kept this short for you."

grapeskin 5y ago

IQ-style tests are the norm in parts of Asia. Straight up 200 arithmetic problems in 10 minutes, draw as many perfect squares as possible in 30 seconds, “what’s the best synonym for this word” type of stuff preceding a tech interview. Plus some old sweaty guy in a suit to berate you for not doing something perfectly and question why your 32nd square is slightly tilted to the left while the others are to the right, and how this will reflect upon your moral standing during working hours. It’s absolutely nuts. I ignore requests from any company that publicly says they require it.

shp0ngle 5y ago
Huh. I am working in IT in Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Vietnam mostly) and I have never heard about this.
- korvenadi 5y ago
  It is very common in India. Especially the service based companies
  - shp0ngle 5y ago
    Ah. The culture in India is probably very different from SEA. I literally never heard about such a thing here. (Not saying it's not happening. I am not from here originally.)

faangiq 5y ago

Many years ago I took an IQ type test for a job where I would have failed the practical skills assessment. I passed and it was a very good hire for the company.