• PuddleOfKittens@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      Possible candidate responses:

      1. Solves it (too smart for job)
      2. “That’s bullshit, who needs this for a $14.50/hr job?” (too intolerant of bullshit for job)
      3. Tries to solve it but fails (lacks self-awareness for job)
      4. Knows they can’t solve it so doesn’t even try (too lazy for job)
      5. Doesn’t understand the question/comprehend what a hypercube is (too dumb for job)
      • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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        You forgot option 6, spew a bunch of techno bubble at the HR person who will definitely not understand the problem themselves and wouldn’t be able to tell if you’d answered it or not.

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        I’d argue that 3 and 5 are actually selection qualities for a job paying that low, with a question like that. The rest are all dis-qualifiers of course.

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      I believe this is sometimes the case. I was called for an interview with a group of 15 other people ones. We were like a class, being interviewed as a group, and were supposed to solve some problems together. Nobody in that group could solve even the simple, obvious problems - we’re talking basic math and reading comprehension here. Got an email the next day informing me that they had I had not been selected for recruitment.