9 of the trickiest brainteasers asked during tech job interviews
Brainteaser interview questions have become something of a rite of passage in the tech industry - they've even been immortalized in film's like "The Internship."
And although Google did away with its notoriously difficult brainteasers years ago, plenty of other tech employers continue to carry the torch.
The point, experts agree, is less about the answer itself and more about your process and rationale of getting there.
Technology professionals network Experts Exchange recently pooled its online tech community to find out some of the toughest questions their followers have been asked during a tech interview. Here are some trickiest questions they heard:
- I quit McKinsey after 1.5 years. I was making over $200k but my mental health was shattered.
- Some Tesla factory workers realized they were laid off when security scanned their badges and sent them back on shuttles, sources say
- I tutor the children of some of Dubai's richest people. One of them paid me $3,000 to do his homework.
- Why are so many elite coaches moving to Western countries?
- Global GDP to face a 19% decline by 2050 due to climate change, study projects
- 5 things to keep in mind before taking a personal loan
- Markets face heavy fluctuations; settle lower taking downtrend to 4th day
- Move over Bollywood, audio shows are starting to enter the coveted ‘100 Crores Club’