Bending Spoons Rejects 99.9% of Applicants, Using Tests It Says Beat Interviews
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Updated · Entrepreneur · Jul 13
Bending Spoons Rejects 99.9% of Applicants, Using Tests It Says Beat Interviews
2 articles · Updated · Entrepreneur · Jul 13
Summary
Bending Spoons turns away 99.9% of applicants, making entry tougher than Harvard or NASA’s astronaut program, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Reasoning and judgment tests come before any interview because CEO Luca Ferrari says standard interviews are “almost entirely non-predictive,” like a coin toss.
A dedicated data-science team scores every answer against a hiring algorithm that tracks employee performance for years after an offer; even politeness is measured.
The Milan-based company, which went public last week, has built its business by acquiring and overhauling aging software brands including AOL, Vimeo and Evernote.