Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?: Fiendish Puzzles And Impossible Interview Questions From The World'S Top Companies - Couverture souple

Poundstone, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1851689559 ISBN 13 : 9781851689552

Editeur : Oneworld Publications, 2013

Synopsis

Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? 15,000 of the trade paperback sold in the first month Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“Subtle and sophisticated... you will love this book.” - The Observer

“A neat little manifesto on interview technique...Touring through a huge number of puzzles, [Poundstone] provides a truly exhaustive account... Tackling [them] is incredibly gratifying.” - New Scientist

“Poundstone... display[s] his scientific knowledge, mathematical fluency and knack for explaining the arcane in playfully precise sentences.” - Bloomberg Businessweek

“Serious ammunition to pack for your next job interview.” - Kirkus Reviews

“A great book.”

--Business Life

“Poundstone's energetic, compelling writing... makes the book fun even for non-job-seekers.” - Publishers Weekly

“Splendidly exhaustive.” - International Herald Tribune

“Enjoyable. Editor's Pick.” - The Bookseller

“A useful tool for job hunters, or even just those who feel brave enough to pit their wits against some of the more difficult challenges it presents from the safety of their armchairs.”

--Irish Times

“A very engaging read” - Irish Independent

“As usual, Poundstone delivers. Delightful, fun, and worth a read.” - Seth Godin, bestselling author of Linchpin

“An enjoyably brainstretching account of the world's toughest, most mischievous job-interview questions. Engaging, fun, constantly challenging - and best of all, Poundstone explains the answers.” - David Rowan, Editor of Wired

“Excellent”

--Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Présentation de l'éditeur :

You are shrunk to the height of a penny and thrown in a blender. The blades start moving in sixty seconds. What do you do? If you want to work at Google, or any of the world's top employers, you'll need to have a convincing answer to this and countless other baffling puzzles.

Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? reveals the new extreme interview questions in the postcrash, hypercompetitive job-market and uncovers the extraordinary lengths to which the best companies will go to find the right staff. Bestselling author William Poundstone guides readers through the surprising solutions to over a hundred of the most challenging conundrums used in interviews, as well as covering the importance of creative thinking, what your Facebook page says about you, and what really goes on inside the Googleplex. How will you fare?

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oneworld Publications
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1851689559
• ISBN 13: 9781851689552
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304