How would you move Mount Fuji? : Microsoft's cult of the puzzle : how the world's smartest companies select the most creative thinkers /

Microsoft's interview process is a grueling 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 modeling the...

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Main Author: Poundstone, William
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Little, Brown, 2004.
Edition:First paperback edition.
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