"Many spent an entire afternoon working on this thing without success. I hope they liked the challenge, but I’m also glad we didn’t have to use our internal resources reviewing their resume." What a great attitude. People who work hard and challenge themselves are worthless, they don't even deserve the time it takes to reject their application. A person like that would never be of any value to your company. I mean, y…
In many architectural and engineering companies where CAD drafting is a core part of the job, the interview will often end with a drafting test. You are given a plan or even a set of requirements and are given typically 15-30 minutes to complete/get as far as you can. This is important because someone may speak well etc - but when it comes to actually completing work (which is typically done by billable hours) some p…
Sure, tests are very logical as a filter if people are just resources to be filtered. If you expect to have a personal relationship with me, as a person, though, starting that relationship with indication that I'm just a resource is not good.
This seems especially important in startup where you want to like your fellow teammates. Reciprocation is an important part of liking - psychologists say so!