Did you hear about how some police departments reject applicants that score <i>too well</i> on their entrance exams?  This practice was not only tested in court, but upheld by the 2nd Circuit.  You can literally be too smart to get hired as a cop.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;abcnews.go.com&#x2F;US&#x2F;court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops&#x2F;story?id=95836" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;abcnews.go.com&#x2F;US&#x2F;court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops&#x2F;sto...</a><p>And we at HN think that the hiring process for software professionals is broken.  Imagine if you would be rejected from further consideration if you answered the brainteaser question <i>correctly</i>.