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How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck?

And Other Perplexing Puzzles from the Toughest Interviews in the World

William Poundstone
When jobseekers are interviewed for large companies such as Amazon, Disney or Oracle, they are wary of being asked so-called ‘curveball’ questions, like how a milk carton resembles a plane seat. This book includes 80 of the most notorious questions that can trip up interviewees, along with more general advice on creative problem-solving and lateral thinking.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Oneworld
  • Year: 2022
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320pp
  • Illustrated: No
  • Dimensions: 196x128mm
  • ISBN: 9780861543021
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.3kg
Product code:
542819
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'An entertaining book we can all enjoy... highly informative and amusing.' Daily Mail



'Full of valuable insight...this is a must-read for those looking to nail their next interview.' Publishers Weekly



How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck? explores the new world of interviewing at A-list employers like Apple, Netflix and Amazon. It reveals more than 70 outrageously perplexing riddles and puzzles and supplies both answers and general strategy for creative problem-solving.



Questions like:



Today is Tuesday. What day of the week will it be 10 years from now on this date?



How would you empty a plane full of Skittles?



How many times would you have to scoop the ocean with a bucket to cause sea levels to drop one foot?



You have a broken calculator. The only number key that works is the 0. All the operator keys work. How can you get the number 24?



How many dogs have the exact same number of hairs?
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