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It's because coding interview questions aren't so much assessing job skills as much as they are thinly veiled IQ tests. I think if it was socially acceptable t
by diob 2y ago
It's because coding interview questions aren't so much assessing job skills as much as they are thinly veiled IQ tests.
I think if it was socially acceptable they'd just do the latter.
- vasco 2y agoA lot of companies have IQ like tests, in particular big consulting companies like McKinsey and so on.
- frankfrank13 2y agoMcK's case interview is just as game-able as HackerRank style interviews. There are entire consulting clubs at many colleges that teach this exact interview style. It's true that it's harder (but not impossible) to use AI to help, but calling it an IQ-like test is true only as much as any other technical interview. That being said, McK did create an entire game that they claim can't be studied for ahead of time. If the intention is to test true problem solving skills, then maybe that's roughly equivalent to a systems interview, which is hard(er) to cheat .
- SJC_Hacker 2y ago> That being said, McK did create an entire game that they claim can't be studied for ahead of time. If the intention is to test true problem solving skills, then maybe that's roughly equivalent to a systems interview, which is hard(er) to cheat . Sure, right up until someone leaks it
- frankfrank13 2y agoMaybe, but they have hundreds! And new ones every quarter! Having done both systems and case interviews I can say that leaking is not as big a problem as with coding interviews. Sure you can memorize how to build Netflix/Zoom, or how to analyze P&L for a sandwich shop, but those interviews depend on interviewers throwing in complications or asking clarifying questions.
- adastra22 2y agoIQ tests are just as gamable.
- codr7 2y agoAnd they're losing all but the worst candidates because of it, which explains a lot.
- tptacek 2y agoPlenty of companies administer IQ tests. The reason everyone doesn't is that it doesn't work well.
- callingbull 2y agoNothing works well but IQ tests predict job performance better than anything else.
- kasey_junk 2y agoDo you have a citation?
- tptacek 2y agoAlso, an explanation for why more companies aren't doing them given their effectiveness? They're extremely easy to administer.
- callingbull 2y agoPossibly legal and reputational risks, considering some groups do badly on IQ tests.
- tptacek 2y agoNo, this is a message board canard. IQ tests are used at a variety of large companies with deep pockets for discrimination settlements. If there were real legal risks, that wouldn't be the case.
- callingbull 2y agoThere are real risks for companies without deep pockets (for settlements or public relations). People I know, responsible for hiring, have told me they won't use IQ tests because of how it would come across, so the concern at least exists but how widespread is the question.