Google executive: GPA, test scores ‘worthless’ for hiring

A reminder from The Daily Caller:

Grade point averages, test scores, interviews and even resumes are poor indicators of whether a job applicant is right for the position, said a top human resources executive at Google.

“One of the things we’ve seen from all our data crunching is that G.P.A.’s are worthless as a criteria for hiring, and test scores are worthless,” said Laszlo Bock, senior vice president of people operations at Google, in a recent interview with The New York Times.

Google doesn’t even ask applicants to submit their GPAs and test scores anymore, unless they are very recent college graduates.

Interviews with prospective candidates weren’t very useful, either. The company conducted a study of its hiring process and concluded that there was “zero correlation” between how well an interview went and a hired employee’s job performance.

An article well worth your time.