[Discuss] Aptitude Test or Family Feud?

[Kent Borg]

On 10/26/21 7:33 AM, Eric Chadbourne wrote:
> I just had a brief exchange with a head hunter looking to fill a 
> position at a university.  They asked me to take a test, which I 
> almost always say no to.  I'm not a fscking trick pony.  I don't jump 
> through hoops.  Nevertheless I could use some cash and took a look.  
> Some answers are "more" right or wrong based on popularity and not 
> completely on technical accuracy.  I refused to play Family Feud and 
> suggested they ask somebody else.  Check out this screenshot: 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c4hpTFsKemqFh85dBkBJsMtktTxc1Bfe/view?usp=sharingI 
> wonder, is this type of testing is the standard now?  It seems to me 
> that it would be very biased.  I bet you could tell things like race, 
> country of origin, and all sorts of other stuff not directly related 
> to the ability to perform the job.Eric C

This isn't a knowledge or skills test, it is more a personality test, it 
looks to me like some crappy "AI" product they should not have bought. I 
suggest you don't want to join that cult if you can avoid it.

-kb