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sombressa's review against another edition
3.0
I skimmed it in preparation for a Microsoft PM interview. While the first 150 pages are interesting, I found the most valuable sections to be the latter half, pages 150-250, which hold the "answers" to these Fermi-type problems. It allowed me to check my logic and algorithmic thinking for questions that could come up in the interview aside from the sparse answers on Glassdoors.
andgineer's review against another edition
4.0
Взвешенные и разумные рассуждения о целесообразности использования головоломок на собеседованиях. Пояснения, почему они популярны в Microsoft. Неплохая подборка головоломок, плюс очень нудно-подробные их решения.
Задачи типа разработки дизайна выглядят очень необъективными.
Задачи типа разработки дизайна выглядят очень необъективными.
jwsg's review against another edition
2.0
One of those books that sounded more intriguing than they actually are. I thought the most interesting part of the book was its account of the development of IQ tests and their increasing popularity amongst companies and schools to select the best and the brightest. Unfortunately, that made up only a small section on the book, the bulk of which was dominated by popular questions used by companies like Microsoft in their interviews and their "model answers".
adrianhannah's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting read, chock-full of mind bending riddles. It gives insight into what is becoming the standard interview. If that doesn't sound interesting, read it for the riddles!
flexcent's review
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3.25
Meh. The puzzles are fun, but the book itself is a bit anti puzzle interviews and at times feels a bit preachy.
remocpi's review against another edition
4.0
Me encanta William Poundstone. Parece que este libro es una enumeración de rompecabezas lógicos que usan a veces las empresas en las entrevistas de trabajo, pero es en realidad mucho más. Habla de la historia de los tests de inteligencia, de si realmente es útil que un candidato sea capaz de resolver rompecabezas aun cuando lleva 15 años trabajando en el sector, de si es posible evaluar la efectividad de estos exámenes para la correcta selección de empleados... Tiene un montón de cosas interesantes. Por supuesto, incluye cincuenta y tantos problemas resueltos, algunos más obvios y otros menos. Muy entretenido. Se nota que el libro tiene ya un tiempo cuando hablan de "programar un vídeo" y cosas así, pero el contenido es plenamente actual.
stevex's review against another edition
3.0
A pretty quick read - roughly evenly split between describing some interview puzzles and their solutions on one hand, and criticising IQ tests and puzzle-based interviews on the other
ederwin's review
3.0
I enjoyed thinking about many of the puzzles in the book, but am very glad I've never had to go through a high-stress interview based around puzzles.