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I thought IQ tests were illegal?


It has to technically be an aptitude test, but they really toe the line. Vista Equity, for instance, requires all their companies to use the CCAT in hiring: https://www.criteriacorp.com/candidates/ccat-prep


This is the test I was given:

https://github.com/rubynor/bigfive-web

https://ipip.ori.org/AlphabeticalItemList.htm

Search for politics, sex, god, religion to see some of the questions.


… Are you sure you were applying for a job, and not, er, Scientology?


I mean, they could probably get sued for that. The test itself says it measures general intelligence.




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