odd interview questions per linkedin

How many people are using Facebook in San Francisco at 2:30 p.m. on a Friday?" — Asked at Google, Vendor Relations Manager candidate

"If Germans were the tallest people in the world, how would you prove it?" — Asked at Hewlett-Packard, Product Marketing Manager candidate

"Given 20 'destructible' light bulbs (which break at a certain height), and a building with 100 floors, how do you determine the height that the light bulbs break?" — Asked at Qualcomm, Engineering candidate

"How would you cure world hunger?" — Asked at Amazon.com, Software Developer candidate

"You're in a row boat, which is in a large tank filled with water. You have an anchor on board, which you throw overboard (the chain is long enough so the anchor rests completely on the bottom of the tank). Does the water level in the tank rise or fall?" — Asked at Tesla Motors, Mechanical Engineer candidate

"Please spell 'diverticulitis'." — Asked at EMSI Engineering, Account Manager candidate

"You have a bouquet of flowers. All but two are roses, all but two are daisies, and all but two are tulips. How many flowers do you have?" — Asked at Epic Systems, Corporation Project Manager/Implementation Consultant candidate

"How do you feel about those jokers at Congress?" — Asked at Consolidated Electrical, Management Trainee candidate

"If you were a Microsoft Office program, which one would you be?" — Asked at Summit Racing Equipment, Ecommerce candidate

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FW: Worth read......Learn the way to live....

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport.  We were driving in  the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right  in front of us.

 

My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!

 

The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.

 

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.  And I mean, he was really friendly.

 

So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!"

 

This is  when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck."

 

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.  As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it  on  you.  Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.

 

Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present, and at their best for the people they care about. The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by? Here's the bet - You'll be happier. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so.. Love the people who treat you right. Pray for  or forget about the ones who don't.

 

 

Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it. - Irving Berlin

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One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.

 

Finally he decided since the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. So, the farmer invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed shovels, and began to shovel dirt into the well.

 

All the other farm animals were very upset about this, because the donkey was their friend. But they discovered there was nothing they could do to help him.

 

At first, when the donkey realized what was happening, he cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down.

 

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well, and was astonished at what he saw.

 

With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off, and take a step up on the dirt as it piled up. As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well, and trotted off!

 

At times life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt in various forms. But each trouble can be a stepping stone. What happens to you isn't nearly as important as how you react to it. You can get out of the deepest wells just by not giving up, staying positive, calm and making most of the things coming your way in any form. Always better to take it like this - every time one throws some dirt on you that loses a little ground and you gain some.

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Shake it off, and take a step up!