How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck?: And Other Perplexing Puzzles from the Toughest Interviews in the...

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William Poundstone

How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck?

And Other Perplexing Puzzles from the Toughest Interviews in the World

William Poundstone

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English

One World
31 August 2021

Business studies: general; Advice on careers & achieving success; Hobbies, quizzes & games; Puzzles & quizzes

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.

By: William Poundstone
Imprint: One World
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 28mm
ISBN: 9780861540075
ISBN 10: 0861540077
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 31 August 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Poundstone is the author of seventeen books including How to Predict Everything, How to Predict the Unpredictable and Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google? He has written for the Economist, New York Times, Harper's and Harvard Business Review, among others. You can find out more about him on his website: william-poundstone.com

Reviews for How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck?: And Other Perplexing Puzzles from the Toughest Interviews in the World

'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