“Is Google doing itself a disservice by pursuing only the smartest of the smart?” wonders Datamation writer Eric Spiegel. Are there even enough computer science majors in the country who could correctly answer the sorts of brainteasers Google is known to ask? And are those smart people necessarily the best employees?
He suggests that employers may find better job candidates by asking situational questions, evaluating communications skills and considering how candidates’ personalities will mesh with the rest of the team.
