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Re: No Wonder the Hiring Standards at Microsoft Has Declined...

Rex Ballard wrote:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> > Have a look at these...
> > Microsoft Interview Questions
> >
> > ,----[ Quote ]
> > | The following are actual questions from actual interviews
> > | conducted by Microsoft employees on the main campus.
> > `----
> > http://www.sellsbrothers.com/fun/msiview/default.aspx?content=question.htm
>
> Actually, these are very good questions.  It's not knowing the correct
> answers, but how you answer the questions.
>
> If you don't know the answer (number of automobiles or manhole covers),
> will you try to come up with an answer?  Will you attempt to justify
> it?  Will you defend an answer you made up?
>
> If there is a solution, such as breaking the bar such that you have 1/7
> 2/7 and 4/7 and can exchange the bars, will you be able to think out of
> the box to get that solution?
>
> If the problem can't be solved (the 4 women), how much time will you
> spend trying to prove to yourself that it cannot be solved.  Think
> about it, would you want a project manager who "fudged the numbers" to
> claim that it could be done?  Would you want him to assume that because
> the customer says it can be done, that it can be done?

Well if you can interpet the question to your benefit then this one is
solvable as well, ie. crossing the bridge once could be good enough,
not just finishing with all 4 together on the other side.


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