Recruiters are always pulling this "let's be edgy and relevant crap." It's two extremes, Googlers with the "Prove that you're smart enough for us!" and Microso

Recruiters are always pulling this "let's be edgy and relevant crap." It's two extremes, Googlers with the "Prove that you're smart enough for us!" and Microsoftees with the "You're sooooo smart, you should apply here!" (Actually, "Hey, Genius!" Oddly enough, once you've put in your paperwork the hiring processes are exactly the same. This is the kind of crap that gets freshmen excited, but no one else is going to stop doing real work.