Criteria Quote by Laszlo Bock

“Lazlo Bock, senior vice president of people operations at Google, made the following comments in an interview published by the New York Times in…

— Charles Hugh Smith

It's important to underscore that it is not mediocre test scores that have caused the major problems in the U.S. It has been unnecessary…

— Howard Gardner

“As we’ve seen, they (the companies) routinely reject applicants on the basis of credit scores and personality tests. Health scores represent a natural—and frightening—next…

— Cathy O'Neil

“Also mostly lost in the turmoil over whether minority admissions violate traditional standards of merit is the impressive evidence that grades and test scores…

— Derrick Bell

Test scores aren't perfect, but having a test score for math or reading or other things that we can objectively measure is a meaningful…

— Bill Gates

“Report card grades are not a good substitute for standardized testing; grades are just too subjective.”

— Greer Gurland

But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman.…

— William Julius Wilson

The widespread belief among politicians and pundits is that high test scores are everything. I strongly disagree. What matters most is character. Working hard,…

— Hal Urban

We don't hire students who are just good at academics.

— Julie Sweet

Great companies have been reduced by hiring executives that don't work out.

— Dylan Smith

“It would be impossible to understand the persistence and vehemence of these arguments against test scores without understanding the political purpose they serve. Arguments…

— Thomas Sowell

They send you off to college, try to gain a little knowledge, but all you want to do is learn how to score.

— Jimmy Buffett