[Discuss] Aptitude Test or Family Feud?

[Christopher Robinson]

 My original did not print. Here it is: I am surprised that London, England ranks higher than the the more obscure Valetta, Malta in the example.In classical text criticism there is a maxim: difficilior lectio potior est: "the more difficult reading is the more powerful."
    On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 10:54:47 AM EDT, Dan Ritter <dsr at randomstring.org> wrote:  
 
 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 >


You did the right thing.

1. The university probably doesn't demand this foolish thing.

2. It's unreasonable.

3. The only way that people get feedback on "maybe we shouldn't
  do that" is by having people refuse. They don't learn much
  from that, though.

-dsr-


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