Have you ever been asked a brainteaser in a job interview? That’s a big ⚠️

Research at Google found that brainteasers were in no way predictive of job performance. Worse, this paper finds that "narcissism & sadism explained the likelihood of using brainteasers in an interview.” pic.twitter.com/y1s4eiWqee

— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) April 28, 2021

The few people who have asked me brainteasers in interviews were such obvious assclowns that it’s clear I wouldn’t have wanted to work in those places anyway.

So I am not surprised.