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1、Employers,jobseekers,andpuzzleloverseverywheredelightinWilliamPoundstone'sHOWWOULDYOUMOVEMOUNTFUJI?"Combineshow-towithbe-smartforanaudienceofjobseekers,interviewers,Wired-stylecognitivesciencehobbyists,andtheonlookingcurious....HowWouldYouMoveMountFuji?gallopsdownentertainingsidepathsaboutthehist
2、oryofintelligencetesting,theoriginsofSiliconValley,andthebrain-jockeyheroicsofMicrosoftculture."—MichaelErard,AustinChronicle"AcharmingTrojanHorseofabookWhilethisslimbookisostensiblyaguidetocrackingthecultofthepuzzleinMicrosoft'shiringpractices,Poundstonemanagestosneakinawealthofmaterialonthecruc
3、ialissueofhowtohireintoday'sknowledge-basedeconomy.HowWouldYouMoveMountFuji?deliversonthepromiseofrevealingthetrickstoMicrosoft'snotorioushiringchallenges.But,moreimportant,Poundstone,anaccomplishedsciencejournalist,showshowpuzzlescan—andcannot—identifythepotentialstarsofacompetitivecompany....Po
4、undstonegivessmartadvicetocandidatesonhowto'pass'thepuzzlegame....Ofcourse,let'snotforgettherealfunofthebook:thepuzzlesthemselves."—TomEhrenfeld,BostonGlobe"Adead-seriousbookaboutrecruitingpracticesandabstractreasoning—presentedasapuzzlegame....Very,veryvaluabletosomejobapplicants—theconceptsbein
5、gmoreimportantthantheanswers.Itwouldhaveusefulnessaswelltointerviewerswithacruelstreak,andtheaddictsofmind/wordgames."—MichaelPakenham,BaltimoreSun"Poundstoneofferscannyadviceandtipsforsuccessfullyconfrontingandmasteringthisseeminglyperversetypeofpre-employmenttorture."—RichardPachter,MiamiHerald
6、"HowwouldyoudesignBillGates'sbathroom?Nowthat'sonequestionyou'veprobablyneveraskedanyoneinajobinterview(oranywhereelse).Buthowanapplicantanswersitcouldrevealmoreaboutfutureperformancethantheusualinquiriesaboutpreviouspositions,accomplishments,goals,andthelike.Atleastthat'sthethinkingatMicrosoft,w
7、herehundredsofjobseekershavebeenaskedthebathroomquestionaspartofthelegendary'interviewloop'—arigorousritualinwhichcandidatesaregrilledbytheirfuturecol-leagueswithabarrageofpuzzles,riddles,andbizarrehypotheticalquestion