Need to Ace Your Alphabet Google Interview?
January 25, 2016
I know some “real” journalists and employees of “real” publishing outfits like Pearson want to work at the Alphabet Google thing? Sounds interesting, doesn’t it.
Navigate to “41 of the Trickiest Questions Google Will Ask You in a Job Interview” to get the inside scoop on landing that perfect gig. Just think. T shirts, mouse pads with the Google logo, maybe a day at Google I/O.
I have a copy of the GLAT or Google Labs Aptitude Test. I believe this bit of tomfoolery was retired years ago, and I can say with some confidence that the questions presented by the UK newspaper may not do the trick for unemployed journalists and/or professional publishers riffed by outfits like Pearson.
Here are three questions to land you in your dream cubicle:
Math and probability: A coin was flipped 1000 times and there were 560 heads. Do you think the coin is biased? — Quantitative Analyst, September 2015
Search: How many ways can you think of to find a needle in a haystack? — Business Associate, May 2014
Fortune telling: How do you think the digital advertising world will change in the next 3 years? — Creative Director, January 2016
Those who want the thrill of the Alphabet Google life are now able to begin their preparatory work.
Oh, here’s another question:
Self entertainment for life’s sound track: If you could only choose one song to play every time you walked into a room for the rest of your life, what would it be? — Associate Account Strategist Interview, March 2014
Tip: Don’t choose a track from an Apple service.
Stephen E Arnold, January 25, 2016
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