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A lot of companies have IQ like tests, in particular big consulting companies like McKinsey and so on.

frankfrank13 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

McK's case interview is just as game-able as HackerRank style interviews. There are entire consulting clubs at many colleges that teach this exact interview style. It's true that it's harder (but not impossible) to use AI to help, but calling it an IQ-like test is true only as much as any other technical interview.

That being said, McK did create an entire game that they claim can't be studied for ahead of time. If the intention is to test true problem solving skills, then maybe that's roughly equivalent to a systems interview, which is hard(er) to cheat .

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SJC_Hacker 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

> That being said, McK did create an entire game that they claim can't be studied for ahead of time. If the intention is to test true problem solving skills, then maybe that's roughly equivalent to a systems interview, which is hard(er) to cheat .

Sure, right up until someone leaks it

	▲	frankfrank13 a day ago \| parent [-]
		Maybe, but they have hundreds! And new ones every quarter! Having done both systems and case interviews I can say that leaking is not as big a problem as with coding interviews. Sure you can memorize how to build Netflix/Zoom, or how to analyze P&L for a sandwich shop, but those interviews depend on interviewers throwing in complications or asking clarifying questions.

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adastra22 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

IQ tests are just as gamable.

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codr7 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

And they're losing all but the worst candidates because of it, which explains a lot.