"It probably wouldn't hurt if you slapped an IQ test in front of the PM in your process," Atwell told podcaster Ryan Peterman during a recent episode."
""The reason that companies don't do it is, it just takes a ton of work to build a good process," he said. "Like in a tech org, you have dozens of different roles and each one needs different interviews, so the leadership team needs to be really, really dedicated to it.""
""It wouldn't help differentiate between the excellent and super excellent, but it would help weed out people very early, and then you could spend more time differentiating between the good versus excellent and the rest of your process," he said."
CloudKitchens is exploring the use of IQ tests as an early screening tool for some roles to reduce the initial applicant pool. The company conducts multiple hiring experiments to improve interview rigor and tailor assessments to dozens of distinct tech roles. Project manager roles present particular challenges because some PM tasks are less well-defined than engineering work. IQ tests can help eliminate unsuitable candidates early but do not differentiate the very best hires, so further evaluation remains necessary. Dedicated leadership and substantial effort are required to build robust, role-specific interview processes.
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