"A Silicon Valley venture capital firm is in the hot seat after asking job applicants for their scores on an IQ test — even though hiring based on IQ is legally questionable.

San Francisco-based Soma Capital, which has invested in startups including self-driving car company Cruise and defunct social media app HouseParty, posted a job listing for a “Multi-Stage Investor Role” earlier this month.

The listing required applicants to go to a website called iqtest.com, take a free test and include their score."

"Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, using IQ tests could violate the law if the tests are shown to have a disproportionate impact on racial minorities or women, and are job-related, New York University School of Law Professor Samuel Estreicher told The Post."

https://nypost.com/2022/03/15/silicon-valley-firm-apologizes-after-asking-applicants-for-iq-scores/?utm_campaign=nypevening&utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20220315&lctg=60a05d06cc957c4540206329&utm_term=NYP%20-%20Evening%20Update