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

The world has gone crazy and HRs are leading the way illustrated. Q: You’re in an 8-by-8 stone corridor,” announced the interviewer. “The Prince of Darkness appears before you.” So begins the tale of a very strange job interview related by Microsoft program manager Chris Sells. “You mean, like, the dev......more

I don't really want to work at Google, but what a trippy little book! As a mother of two teens (ugh... really?) I often complain about how easy school is with the resources today's kids have and how little time they seem to spend actually working hard at academics. But I also realize that the demand......more

This is a fun book of puzzles of all types; mathematical, logical, algorithms, estimation, mind games and creativity. There is also lots of interview advice, when applying for a job. The advice is good not just for Google, but for many other companies as well. It was fun trying to solve the puzzles.......more

The short answer to the title of this book is "No". I just started a new job in the past month and went through the interview process a couple of times and fortunately never had any questions like this. Still, its good to know the types of questions employers may be asking these days. This book would......more

In a word, "No." Maybe it is my age, but if I ever sat down for a job interview and was asked: "You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and thrown in a blender. The blades start moving in sixty seconds. What do you do?" I would refuse to answer such a ridiculous question. As I read that question on the......more