The prevalent thinking is that algorithmic skills transfer very well to other problem-solving skills. This is especially the case in Google, Microsoft, Facebook

The prevalent thinking is that algorithmic skills transfer very well to other problem-solving skills. This is especially the case in Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon who ask a lot of these questions. I do not necessarily agree with it, but it is the way things are. It's just another skill that can be acquired with proper effort and concentration. I can recommend "Cracking the Code Interview", it is chock full of these problems.