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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
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Poundstone
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 225,Width 146
Category/GenreBusiness studies - general
Advice on careers and achieving success
Puzzles and quizzes
ISBN/Barcode 9780861540075
ClassificationsDewey:650.144
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Oneworld Publications
Imprint Oneworld Publications
NZ Release Date 3 August 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

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