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Old 07-11-2006, 03:04 PM
FlFishOn FlFishOn is offline
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Default Re: A few thoughts on rascism / affirmative action

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Permited written exams must be narrowly tailored to test specific job skills. General intelligence can not be tested and used as a hiring criteria.

The reasoning is obvious. If a group tended to perform poorly and were less likely to be hired then that would be de facto discrimination.

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You really have no clue what you are talking about. Three years ago, I took a "general intelligence" test when interviewing for a job. It had absolutely nothing to do with specific job skills.

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I drove over the speed limit today and didn't get a ticket either.
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