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Even perfect resume and interview can fail: Duolingo\'s \'taxi driver test\'

Duolingo once used applicants’ behavior toward a taxi driver as part of its hiring assessment, according to reports citing CEO Luis von Ahn. He described judging a CFO candidate’s character after the applicant was rude to a driver on a company-arranged ride, with feedback shared with interviewers. The case highlights that some companies also use informal checks such as Xero’s “coffee cup test.” Experts said impression-management tactics in interviews can backfire.

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Proposal to add physical pain to national wellbeing indicators despite high GDP

A proposal has been raised that economic indicators alone have limits in assessing a country’s prosperity and quality of life, and that physical pain should be measured regularly. Lucia Macchia of City St George’s, University of London suggested pain is deeply intertwined with economic and social conditions and should be included in national wellbeing indicators. Studies cited link rising pain rates to unemployment, loneliness and inequality across countries.