On: Crazy Questions at Google Job Interview

[kf]

It lets them eliminate everyone except people who are really good at answering these types of questions. I've heard that Larry and Sergey have proudly stated that they wouldn't make it through Google's current hiring process.

[donna → kf]

Guess Google is not looking for talent that compliments the founders. Seems like a crazy strategy to me.

[kf → donna]

But everyone that works for Google is obscenely, certifiably smart. It's not a bad trade-off.

[run4yourlives → kf]

I've always wondered though, does smart == innovative?

[aswanson → run4yourlives]

If it did they wouldn't be interviewing. They'd be starting up. They may be missing balls,perspective, or both.