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You are shrunk to the height of a nickel 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 America's best companies, you need to have an answer to this and other puzzling questions. ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH TO WORK AT GOOGLE? guides readers through the surprising solutions to dozens of the most challenging interview questions. The book covers the importance of creative thinking, ways to get a leg up on the competition, what your Facebook page says about you, and much more. ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH TO WORK AT GOOGLE? is a must read for anyone who wants to succeed in today's job market.

William Poundstone is the author of twelve books, including How Would You Move Mount Fuji? and Fortune's Formula. He has written for the New York Times, Harper's, Harvard Business Review, and the Village Voice, among other publications. He lives in Los Angeles.

Outnumbered at the Googleplex
What It Takes to Get Hired at a Hyperselective Company	p. 3
The Cult of Creativity
A History of Human Resources, or Why Interviewers Go Rogue	p. 21
Punked and Outweirded
How the Great Recession Mainstreamed Bizarre Interview Questions	p. 42
Google's Hiring Machine
How They Pick the One to Hire out of the 130 Who Apply	p. 51
Engineers and How Not to Think Like Them
The Value of Keeping Things Simple	p. 68
A Field Guide to Devious Interview Questions
Decoding the Interviewer's Hidden Agendas	p. 80
Whiteboarding
The Art of the Visual Solution	p. 97
Dr. Fermi and the Extraterrestrials
How to Estimate Just About Anything in Sixty Seconds or Less	p. 106
The Unbreakable Egg
Questions That Ask "How Would You…?"	p. 114
Weighing Your Head
What to Do When You Draw a Blank	p. 125
Answers	p. 137
Acknowledgments	p. 257
Websites and Videos	p. 259
Notes	p. 261
Bibliography	p. 271
Index	p. 277
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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 Anywhere in the New Economy

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 Anywhere in the New Economy

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