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No, intelligence is not like height (theinfinitesimal.substack.com)
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[-] bitofhope@awful.systems 9 points 2 months ago

Half of the Finnish Defence Forces aptitude test is just RPM. The other half is a bizarre and inscrutable questionnaire, which includes questions like "is your father a good man" and infamously "would you like to be a florist".

[-] swlabr@awful.systems 7 points 2 months ago

RPM? Like how fast you can spin?

Fuck yeah I’m a finnish DF genius

[-] bitofhope@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago

If it were about that, maybe they hadn't decided I'm NCO material and forced me into a full year of service instead of half.

[-] gerikson@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago

I've had to do a number of "aptitude tests" in conjunction with applying for jobs[1] and RPMs have been a staple.

  1. Swedish Defense Force aptitude test (you kind of stand out as middle aged among all the yoofs taking it)
  2. one for a job at a state-owned enterprise
  3. one for a job at an outfit selling this stuff for other companies[2]

I never really got a good score on them either!

[1] I don't really like this but beggars can't be choosers

[2] like I said, beggars can't be choosers, lucklily I didn't have to take the job

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