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Are you Smart Enough to Work at Google? : : Trick Questions, Zen-Like Riddles, Insanely Difficult Puzzles, and Other Devious Interviewing Techniques you Need to Know to get a job in the new Economy

Poundstone, William. Book - 2012 Adult Book / Nonfiction / Business & Economics / Careers / Poundstone, William, 650.144 Po None on shelf 2 requests on 2 copies Community Rating: 3.4 out of 5

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Outnumbered at the Googleplex : what it takes to get hired at a hyperselective company -- The cult of creativity : A history of human resources, or why interviewers go rogue -- Punked and outweirded : how the Great Recession mainstreamed bizarre interview questions -- Google's hiring machine : how they pick the one to hire out of the 130 who apply -- Engineers and how not to think like them : the value of keeping things simple -- A field guide to devious interview questions : decoding the interviewer's hidden agendas -- Whiteboarding : the art of the visual solution -- Dr. Fermi and the extraterrestrials : how to estimate just about anything in sixty seconds or less -- The unbreakable egg : questions that ask "how would you--?" -- Weighing your head : what to do when you draw a blank.
Presents answers and solutions to some of the weirdest and most challenging interview questions and discusses the importance of creative thinking and how to beat your competition in today's job market.

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Interesting read submitted by klickitat on August 6, 2012, 9:18am As someone who entered the job market at the absolute nadir of the economic collapse, I am all too familiar with the situation described in this book. Therefore it was both reassuring (I'm not alone) and sobering (nothing's changing any time soon).

The bulk of the book concerns both common questions posed by companies (not just Google) and their "answers." Commentary on the current job market and anecdotes are interspersed.

An interesting read. I know I'll be thinking of it next time I sit on an appointing committee or apply for a job.

Odd submitted by Chris82 on July 10, 2013, 3:36pm I love the idea of this book but it just didn't keep my attention, it was mainly just a list of "unique" questions different companies use and why they ask them.

PUBLISHED
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: x, 290 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780316099974
031609997X

SUBJECTS
Employment interviewing.
Employee selection.