Taxi drivers decide hiring? CEO of a billion-dollar company explains unusual interview test that can make or break a job offer

Duolingo's CEO, Luis von Ahn, revealed that taxi drivers play a crucial role in hiring top executives. A chief financial ...

‘Taxi drivers determine if candidates get hired’: Duolingo CEO reveals unusual hiring test

Duolingo’s co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn shared on The Burnouts podcast that something as simple as how an applicant treats ...

CEO of billion-dollar company uses ‘taxi driver test’ to decide who gets hired - even for ‘perfect’ candidates

The CEO recounted rejecting a top hire whom the company had chased for months after they failed the ‘taxi driver test’.