Comment by kasey_junk

2 days ago

Do you have a citation?

Schmidt et al., 2016 The Validity and Utility of Selection Methods in Personnel Psychology: Practical and Theoretical Implications of 100 Years of Research Findings

Also, an explanation for why more companies aren't doing them given their effectiveness? They're extremely easy to administer.

  • Possibly legal and reputational risks, considering some groups do badly on IQ tests.

    • No, this is a message board canard. IQ tests are used at a variety of large companies with deep pockets for discrimination settlements. If there were real legal risks, that wouldn't be the case.

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