4 ms·
Makes me tip my head. In what way does it help Google HR evaluate talent by answering these questions? Curious...
by donna 19y ago
Makes me tip my head. In what way does it help Google HR evaluate talent by answering these questions? Curious...
- rms 19y agoIt lets them eliminate everyone except people who are really good at answering these types of questions. I've heard that Larry and Sergey have proudly stated that they wouldn't make it through Google's current hiring process.
- donna 19y agoGuess Google is not looking for talent that compliments the founders. Seems like a crazy strategy to me.
- rms 19y agoBut everyone that works for Google is obscenely, certifiably smart. It's not a bad trade-off.
- run4yourlives 19y agoI've always wondered though, does smart == innovative?
- aswanson 19y agoIf it did they wouldn't be interviewing. They'd be starting up. They may be missing balls,perspective, or both.
- mpc 19y agoI was asked: "How many mini shampoo bottles should you order annually if you owned every hotel in California." The reason for questions like these is not to see what answer you come up with, but how you reach it. It's also a cool hack because you can get a good idea of how creative someone is in just 15 minutes. It's also a bit of a personality test. My interviewer said that about 20% of people won't even try or get frustrated and angry after just a few minutes.
- jimbokun 19y agoThere's several questions in there related to probability. I think that's pretty important to a lot of what Google does.