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posted by martyb on Friday October 05 2018, @03:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the boss-wants-to-see-how-you-handle-pressure? dept.

I recently applied for a job in Silicon Valley.

The recruiter had me take a battery of tests that measured my verbal, mathematical and visual aptitude. I'd guess it was a mini-IQ test; it wasn't a mini-MMPI. As a result of the tests I was invited to interview onsite.

At the end of the interview the manager declared that he wanted me to take some tests.

His tests were brain teasers he had downloaded from a random website. The brain teasers had nothing to do with the work I was interviewing for. He seemed to ignore the battery of sophisticated tests I had been subjected to, and to believe that he could do better.

What is the REAL purpose of using brain teasers during an employment interview?

Is it just to make the candidate feel stupid? Are any of these people qualified to interpret the results? Are any of them industrial psychologists? Or is this all about power and control?

Please advise.


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 05 2018, @04:36PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 05 2018, @04:36PM (#744683)

    Judging from the new hires I have seen lately, I think at least one of the questions should be "You have a bucket that holds 2 gallons and a bucket that holds 5 gallons. How many buckets do you have"?

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  • (Score: 2) by requerdanos on Friday October 05 2018, @05:06PM

    by requerdanos (5997) Subscriber Badge on Friday October 05 2018, @05:06PM (#744692) Journal

    Bonus points if they answer "Not Sure?"

  • (Score: 4, Touché) by danmars on Friday October 05 2018, @05:56PM

    by danmars (3662) on Friday October 05 2018, @05:56PM (#744728)

    Would your expected correct answer be "at least one"?