稀奇古怪的面試題歸納
名牌有名牌的理由,就連招聘也與眾不同。比如,去微軟面試時招聘主管可能會問你:“為什麼下水道的蓋子是圓的?”、“美國有多少輛汽車?”、“北京有多少加油站?”下面給大家介紹一些世界500強公司面試時提出的稀奇古怪、讓人難以回答的問題。當然,你也可以自測一下,看看自己是否能說出答案。
1.Given the numbers 1 to 1,000, what is the minimum number of guesses needed to find a specific number, if you are given the hint “higher” or “lower” for each guess you make? -- Facebook
在數字1-1000中,如果每猜一次,都告訴你是“高了”還是“低了”。要猜中一個具體數字,至少要猜多少次?--臉譜公司(Facebook)
2.Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are. -- Capital One
用1-10分制來打分,你認為你的'古怪程度是幾分?--美國第一資本金融公司(Capital One)
3.How many balloons would fit in this room? -- pricewaterhouseCoopers
這個房間能裝下多少個氣球?--普華永道(pricewaterhouseCoopers)
4.If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?-- Goldman Sachs
假如你被縮小到一支鉛筆大小,並被放入一個攪拌機裡,你怎麼跑出來?--高盛公司(Goldman Sachs)
5.Explain to me what has happened in this country during the last 10 years. -- Boston Consulting
給我講講,過去十年美國都發生了些什麼?--波士頓諮詢公司(Boston Consulting)
6.If you could be a superhero, which one would you be?-- AT&T
如果你能成為超級英雄,你想當哪個超級英雄?--美國電話電報公司(AT&T)
7. How do you weigh an elephant without using a scale? -- IBM
不用秤,怎麼為一頭大象稱重?--國際商業機器公司(IBM)
8.How many smartphones are there in New York City? -- Google
紐約市有多少部智慧手機?--谷歌公司(Google)
9.If you had 5,623 participants in a tournament, how many games would need to be played to determine the winner? --Amazon
如果有5623人參加錦標賽,需要比多少場才能決出獲勝者?--亞馬遜公司(Amazon)
10.How many bricks are there in Shanghai? Consider only residential buildings.--Deloitte Consulting
上海有多少塊磚?只考慮住宅。--德勤諮詢(Deloitte Consulting)
11.Why do you think only a small percentage of the population makes over $125,000 a year?-- New York Life
你說說為什麼年收入超過12.5萬美元的人占人口比例很低?--紐約人壽(New York Life)
雖然這些問題乍看之下,與應聘的工作無關,但在面試時,面試官在乎的不是應聘者的經歷與知識,而是他們的思維方式。對他們來說,正確答案並不重要,重要的是得到答案的方法,以及解決問題的思維方式。