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joeyzm on April 24, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bilingualism affords no general cognitive advantag...

Because IQ testing is de facto illegal. Companies would much rather use them instead of proxies with varying degrees of accuracy.

cjohnson318 on April 24, 2023 [–]

> Companies would much rather use them instead of proxies with varying degrees of accuracy.

I sure wouldn't. I'd much rather ask someone about relevant experience than put them through an IQ test, or similar set of abstract puzzles.

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