The - to my mind - most absurd version of this was a well-known Swedish fintech I interviewed with where the one barrier they had set up was one of those online IQ tests (rotating, mirroring etc. blobs on a grid).
I was interviewing for a senior data science role and the other points of contact I had in the process were surprisingly non-technical conversations with a VP of data and another senior data scientist.
Alas, my skills in rotating blobs on a grid failed me that day so that was that.
Yeah, I instantly know which company you're talking about...
I know a couple of developers there and as far as I understood all applicants have to do the IQ test. They also thought it was ridiculous, but the CEO really really likes them, so it stays.
I was interviewing for a senior data science role and the other points of contact I had in the process were surprisingly non-technical conversations with a VP of data and another senior data scientist.
Alas, my skills in rotating blobs on a grid failed me that day so that was that.