How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck?: And Other Perplexing Puzzles from the Toughest Interviews in the World
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck?: And Other Perplexing Puzzles from the Toughest Interviews in the World
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) William Poundstone
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:320 | Dimensions(mm): Height 225,Width 146 |
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Category/Genre | Business studies - general Advice on careers and achieving success Puzzles and quizzes |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780861540075
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Classifications | Dewey:650.144 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Oneworld Publications
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Imprint |
Oneworld Publications
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NZ Release Date |
3 August 2021 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In 2017 Tesla received half a million job applications. How do top companies choose which people to hire? It's through interviews asking uniquely demanding questions testing imagination, persistence, and creativity. This book explores the new world of interviewing at A-list employers. It will tell how new developments in psychographics have changed the interviewing process. It will reveal sixty devious and difficult interview questions used to vet candidates-and show you what the perfect answer looks like. Not only a must-read for interview preparation, the book is full of fiendish riddles and puzzles to challenge any mind.
Author Biography
William Poundstone is the author of many books including How to Predict Everything, How to Predict the Unpredictable and Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?
Reviews'An entertaining book we can all enjoy... highly informative and amusing.' -- Daily Mail 'Full of valuable insight on effectively navigating the interviewing process, this is a must-read for those looking to nail their next interview.' * Publishers Weekly * 'Thought-provoking... Clearly, Poundstone isn't talking about fighting ducks at all, although you'll have plenty of fun deconstructing the analogy with logical analysis.' * E&T Magazine * '[An] entertaining headscratcher.' -- Choice
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