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The Duolingo taxi test—could being rude to the driver cost you your dream job?
- April 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Duolingo recently revealed a seemingly genius trick to assess candidates for a senior position. Hiring managers at the language-learning app read applications and cover letters, scheduled phone interviews and asked all the usual questions about skills and ambitions. But they also found out about how the candidates behaved in the taxi ride to the interview—and it cost one candidate a senior position.
Originally published at Phys.org