>it sheds no light whatsoever on their ability to solve problems, or their ability to learn new difficult concepts.
This is of course correct; one way to check for these is to ask specific questions for prior job experience; however the top-dog companies like to hire promising graduates right out of college and so they don't wish to cut them off by asking these questions.
This is of course correct; one way to check for these is to ask specific questions for prior job experience; however the top-dog companies like to hire promising graduates right out of college and so they don't wish to cut them off by asking these questions.