Most people who say this think the question gives them a good ability to distinguish whether a candidate will be good if hired into a given role, however honestly mostly it gives them a good sense of whether they like the person and/or the person is like them.
As an example, the author of TFA clearly is selecting for people who have the patience to sit around and be told how smart the author is. That is the signal in this “great interview question”: candidate will suck it up for hours while I tell them stuff.
As an example, the author of TFA clearly is selecting for people who have the patience to sit around and be told how smart the author is. That is the signal in this “great interview question”: candidate will suck it up for hours while I tell them stuff.