There is a large research base on how companies can hire to gain the best workers. The smart thing to do is ask job candidates to go through a work-sample test.

There is a large research base on how companies can hire to gain the best workers. The smart thing to do is ask job candidates to go through a work-sample test. An additional thing to do (which involves some special legal steps in the United States, but can be done routinely in other countries) is to give each job candidate an IQ test. Evidence to back up these statements can be found in a FAQ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5227923 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5227923 I've posted here on HN from time to time, which I expect to add to my personal website in a while. A job candidate who doesn't want to do a work-sample test is a job candidate who doesn't want to work for a smart employer.