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Learn to solve the world’s most puzzling interview questions

Recruiters for companies where being quick-on-your feet is an asset are asking tough, new brain teasers. How would you respond to puzzlers such as “What weighs more on the moon than on the earth?” or “How much money does the tooth fairy distribute worldwide each year?” Asking unconventional questions is the newest trend in job interviewing. Calling on skills in logic, probability, and business estimation, these brain teasers are designed to test your skills, creativity, and ability to think on your feet.

In How to Ace the Brain Teaser Interview, bestselling career author John Kador gives you the inside track on this increasingly common interview technique. He presents a wide variety of both traditional and emerging puzzles—from the deceptively easy to the seriously tough—and shows you the type of responses interviewers really want to hear. Amazingly, interviewers it’s not usually about the answer. With first-hand advice from hiring professionals in top fields, this one-of-a-kind interview guide gives you effective strategies for answering the most mind-bending questions interviewers can dream up.

Inside you’ll find:

• 151 real brain teasers used by human resources departments across the country
• Suggestions for handling business cases
• Basic hints for solving logic and puzzle questions
• Proven strategies for finding creative answers every time
• Helpful appendices with bonus questions and extra resources
  

John Kador is the bestselling author of eight books, including 201 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview.

Find Solutions to Such Brain Teasers Such As:

• Imagine I am blind. Describe blue to me.
• What is the temperature when it’s twice as cold as zero degrees?
• How many times a day do a clock’s hands overlap?
• How many piano tuners are there in the United States?
• A lily pad doubles in size every day. If on the 60th day the pond is totally covered with the lily pad, on what day is the pond half covered?
• How can, say, five people, who do not necessarily trust each other divide a pie so that everyone receives an equal share?
• I have a lawn mowing business that I want to sell to your client. How would you advise your client about how to value the business for purchase?
• How would Donald Trump avoid being disturbed at night by a wrong number? How can you use that information to design a solution accessible to consumers without such resources?
• Design a spice rack for a blind person.