[Discuss] Aptitude Test or Family Feud?

[chrisrobinson at rocketmail.com (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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