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more about #interviews deciBels: That's a tough interview question?! Ha! I was asked this one while applying for an electrical engineer position: The riddle was, "you have 9 coins of... more » ytkliu: I'm going to be honest and say that as a junior at an undergrad business school studying marketing and working on startups, those questions were about... more » diesel828: I translated that whole article as "My inability to perform basic math functions and think logically wasn't good enough for Google, but it's good enou... more » ThisCharmingMan: I actually think I would do quite well with the more off-beat questions they asked. Although, Those kinds of questions simply cause me to ask more que... more » ottermann killed Kenny: I had an interview one time for an inter-company transfer when I was working for a large insurance company. Most of the questions were boilerplate, bu... more » Thangka: I wonder what they're looking for. First question about the golf balls, for example: My initial thought is, duh, one golf ball could easily fit in a s... more » MrBlahBlah: It's called the "case method" of interviewing, and it sucks. Interviews for consulting firms like Bain & McKinsey use this method....you have to prac... more » OldSchoolGadgetLover: Some of the questions are pretty clever. Like: "How many times a day does a clock’s hands overlap?" You really have to ask the clarifying question... more » AlphaPepper: Asking a marketing person a math question is like asking a developer a marketing question. #googleinterviews more » CompyPaq: My father went pretty far through the interview process with them before being turned down because he "didn't fit in with the culture" On one occasio... more » nutbastard: meh. they aren't all that interested in your answers, only at how you arrived at them. except the math stuff, which was pretty basic, even if she was ... more » Calzo: My friend just interviewed with them yesterday with a tape recorder in her purse. I'll post a link as soon as I get my hands on it. #googleinterviews more » Hello Mister Walrus: "I want you to estimate," Oliver began, "how much money you think Google makes daily from Gmail ads." "Maybe…$70,000?" Something tells me that it... more » Go Like Hell Machine: Having been on the support and production side of the product food chain for years, I'm totally heartened to see potential marketing candidates have t... more » BazookaJoe: more » balls187: This wasn't a scandal. They asked Bhatt to play himself but was unavailable because he was busy with other things. more » strideo: "Are you enjoying your USB port? You're welcome." Oh man, that was great. :D more » 92BuickLeSabre: I have a strange craving for an Organic Apple and Organic Cheese salad now. more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: It is always nice when a competitor shows respect for its competition. The iPhone is a good phone that many people want to own. Personally the only 3... more » seizurelitezrfun: ...the thing isn't even that good looking. It looks like a plastic pebble... more » -
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Google's Notoriously Tough Interviews Are Tough For Marketing Positions Too
Having known lots of computer science people who interviewed at Google, we know exactly what kind of questions they're likely to ask potential applicants. Crazy ones. But we didn't know they would ask these questions for marketing positions too. More » -
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Conan Interviews Co-Inventor of USB, Does Convincing Nerd-Speak
Intel's "Our Rock Stars Aren't Like Your Rock Stars" ads were pretty clever, and in one of his riffs on The Tonight Show's advertising requirements, Conan and USB co-inventor Ajay Bhatt created a re-enactment. More » -
#palm
Palm Pre Designers Speak Up On Apps, Pre Hardware, and the Importance of an "Organic" Feel
Palm designer Michelle Koh and CEO Jonathan Rubinstein have recently begun speaking about the design process of the Pre, and they've got some pretty interesting insights. These aren't PR people spouting catchphrases—these are the folks who create. More » -
