How Would You Move Mount Fuji? by William Poundstone, Paperback, 9780316778497 | Buy online at The Nile
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? by William Poundstone - ISBN: 9780316778497
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How the world’s smartest companies select the most creative thinkers

How Would You Move Mount Fuji?

Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle

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    288 pages

  • Release Date

    15 May 2005

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Summary

Microsoft’s interview process is a notoriously gruelling sequence of brain-busting questions that separate the most creative thinkers from the merely brilliant. So effective is their technique that other leading corporations - from the high-tech industry to consulting and financial services - are modelling their own hiring practices on Bill Gates’ unique approach. HOW WOULD YOU MOVE MOUNT FUJI reveals for the first time more than 35 of Microsoft’s puzzles and riddles, such as:

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780316778497
ISBN-10:0316778494
Author:William Poundstone
Publisher:Little, Brown & Company
Imprint:Little, Brown & Company
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:15 May 2005
Weight:270g
Dimensions:210mm x 137mm x 20mm
Series:Little, Brown and Company
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Critics Review

…how puzzles can - and cannot - identify the potential stars of a competitive company - BOSTON Globe

A fun read, useful and enjoyable, not just for those in the job market. Poundstone’s engaging, easy-going writing style steers readers through - USA TODAY

It’s all about thinking out of the box - WIRED

About The Author

William Poundstone

William Poundstone is the bestselling author of eight books, including Prisoner’s Dilemma and Big Secrets. He has written for The Economist, Esquire, The New York Times Book Review and other publications. His science writing has been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize.

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