Background

I am sure a number of you have come across really stupid assessment tests which are meant to “filter out” weak candidates.

One such assessment test comes in the form of Wonderlic and I have been noticing its rise in small to mid size companies since last year.

The trend of automated pre-assessment tests started sometime ago, after the increase in popularity of platforms like HackerRank.

It made sense to solve pre-determined coding problems in a programming language of your choice (or not) and within a given time limit.

The problems were meant to test a combination of your logic and speed, which is pretty helpful in filtering out the candidates who apply with an exaggerated resume.

I have personally failed tons of HackerRank tests because I was either too slow or I got too stuck up on one question and ignored the others. While I personally hate HackerRank tests,

I believe they do what they are suppose to do, test your skills and logic!

If I was hiring, I would use them too. After all an organization will be spending hard earned money on you, and they have every right to first test you thoroughly.