> In fact I'd say that it is highly unlikely that they did any introspection at all as to what they are actually trying to accomplish. Based on the observation

> In fact I'd say that it is highly unlikely that they did any introspection at all as to what they are actually trying to accomplish. Based on the observations I've made of hiring managers I've worked with, what they're trying to accomplish is to provide the appearance to HR that they at least attempted an unbiased hiring process. The result often resembles a "literacy test" and I suspect one has to be very intentional about avoiding that to practically avoid it.