Subject: The world’s worst hiring tool
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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 05:01:28 -0500 (EST)

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}A daily digest of opinions and analysisPersonality Tests Are Failing Job CandidatesIn some industries, personality tests are a ubiquitous part of the hiring process — but all too often, they filter out people for the wrong reasons. Cathy O'Neil explains why this hiring tool is leading employers astray.Men Aren't Exactly Stampeding Back to WorkThe proportion of U.S. men in the workforce is still near historic lows, even though it's been inching up since the Great Recession. Are video games the culprit? Opioids? Longer stays in school? Justin Fox examines four of the likeliest causes.Tax Overhaul Looks Like a Bad Deal for CharitiesWill Americans give as generously now that the incentives have shifted? Probably not — and Stephen Mihm notes, nonprofits that serve the neediest will be the hardest hit.No, Senator Graham, America Is Not an IdeaRepublican Lindsey Graham was right to rebuke Trump this week for reportedly making racist remarks during a closed meeting, but Ramesh Ponnuru takes issues with one of his points: that the U.S. is an "idea" as opposed to, say, a nation.Ritholtz's ReadsThe best border wall is a legal marijuana market (Quartz)In Colorado, a glimpse of renewable energy’s insanely cheap future (Vox)Trader VIP clubs, "ping pools" take dark trades to a new level (Bloomberg)(Read Barry Ritholtz's full daily news roundup here.)Bloomberg GadflyThumbs down to Facebook's like buttonVenezuela has bad news and really bad newsChina stocks so hot, a cold beer can't douse them(Read more from BV's sister site for fast business commentary.)Bloomberg L.P. ● 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022Web ● Facebook ● TwitterFeedback ● Unsubscribe

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