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Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?: Fiendish and Impossible Interview Questions from the World's Top Companies - Softcover

William Poundstone

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9781851689170: Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?: Fiendish and Impossible Interview Questions from the World's Top Companies

Synopsis

You are shrunk to the height of a ten-pence piece and thrown in a blender. The blades start moving in 60 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 tricky puzzles. Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? reveals the new extreme interview questions in the post-crash, hypercompetitive job-market and uncovers the extraordinary lengths the best companies will go to find the right staff. William Poundstone guides readers through the surprising solutions to over a hundred of the most challenging conundrums actually used in interviews, as well as covering the importance of creative thinking, what your Facebook page says about you, and much more.

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About the Author

William Poundstone is the bestselling author of over ten bestselling non-fiction books, including Priceless: The Hidden Psychology of Value. He has written for The New York Times, The Economist, Esquire, Psychology Today and Harvard Business Review. His books have sold over half a million copies worldwide.

Review

"Serious ammunition to pack for your next job interview." * Kirkus Reviews * "Poundstone offers strategies for making the best of nerve-racking situations, decoding interviewer's hidden agendas, and salvaging a doomed interview, in a solid treatment peppered with mind-bending puzzles. Poundstone's energetic, compelling writing...makes the book fun even for nonjob seekers." * Publishers Weekly * Enjoyable. Editor's Pick. * The Bookseller * Subtle and sophisticated... you will love this book. * The Observer * A great book. * Business Life *

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