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I know this article is referring to a different kind of gaming, but back in the day, I used to give potential candidates a NES controller and Tetris when they w
by 32bitkid 12y ago
I know this article is referring to a different kind of gaming, but back in the day, I used to give potential candidates a NES controller and Tetris when they were in the waiting room before the interview... You can tell a lot about how a person deals with time constraints, pressure and approaches problem solving by watching somebody play tetris for 4 minutes. Not that Tetris would be the only input into the decision, but it was a thing.
- pmiller2 12y agoWhat would you do if they didn't play and just waited for the 4 minutes?
- dismal2 12y agoWhat if Tetris is a meaningless "problem" for them
- jameshart 12y agoI've learned to be cautious whenever anybody says "You can tell a lot about a person by..." You probably can't. You can probably justify a lot of preconceptions about a person. But unless you've done statistical studies that demonstrate high correlation between what you're testing, what you think you're observing, and what you're actually looking for, then no - no you can't tell a lot. Young male candidate, lets a big stack build up on one side, then clears the lot down with a couple of well-placed four-long blocks down the edge. Shows an easy confidence, clearly worth considering for the role. Female candidate, lets a big stack build up on one side, what is she doing? Does she even know how this game works? Then she drops a four-long down the side and clears some rows. Huh - lucky break. "Not that Tetris would be the only input into the decision, but it was a thing." Hmm.