Ben Gilbert: uncertainty

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…Do you think you could write one of these types of tests for me? I can use it at Epic and test software developers as we’re hiring them, and see if they’re any good. And for 18 years, listeners, that was how they tested to determine if someone should work at Epic. Many, many times—I don’t know if the number is close to 100% or some large percent of the time—they just don’t interview you. They believe that their tests are predictive enough that that’s it. You can get a job offer, you come visit campus and all that, but like you get a job offer after scoring high on this test. And it’s not just that test. There are other tests. There’s a Rembrandt test. They’ve got a bunch of tests. It’s all systemized and cataloged, and everybody takes one on the way in. For every role in the company, yeah.…

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