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The questions mentioned in the article don't seem particularly odious. They sound like standard "think-on-your-feet" case-based questions that management consultants and bankers also love. Demonstrating creativity and problem solving grit is more important than producing a correct number.
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> I'm sorry but if you think that Gmail earns only She qualifies it with "a real number?" comment and I think she was wondering if they wanted a "solid number" > I suspect not at Google though. I dunno but it's a big corporation now. Anyone can float through such a place without really working hard if they can find the right niche. I don't see why google would be magical or special about this.
"Everyone says your GPA doesn’t matter when you’re finding a job." Uh, maybe for a second job- but when you are still a senior in school your GPA is one (admittedly crude) measure of how well you were doing at your last occupation (student).
As a hiring manager, I'll take internship or side-project coding experience over GPA anyday. Sure, a good GPA is good. But if you back it up with experience , you are ahead.
But that is a useful skill, particularly in conjunction with a problem-solving attitude which they repeatedly emphasized us to do.
And the book Innumeracy by Paulos gives examples of good problems to check with: "Is there a cubic mile of human blood in the world" and "How long would it take to move Mount Fuji" as a couple of examples.
It doesn't sound like a good sign if your latest math was as a freshman if you are looking for a software career.
Her last answer really did her in, I think. She said she was "wishing [the number of graduating seniors] was higher" since she was amid a job search. That would mean more competition for jobs. That indicates a lack of critical thinking skills.
"Everyone says your GPA doesn’t matter when you’re finding a job." Uh, maybe for a second job- but when you are still a senior in school your GPA is one (admittedly crude) measure of how well you were doing at your last occupation (student).
As a hiring manager, I'll take internship or side-project coding experience over GPA anyday. Sure, a good GPA is good. But if you back it up with experience , you are ahead.
"Everyone says your GPA doesn’t matter when you’re finding a job." Uh, maybe for a second job- but when you are still a senior in school your GPA is one (admittedly crude) measure of how well you were doing at your last occupation (student).
In engineering school, we got pretty familiar with BOEC (back of the envelope calculations), in some part to give a double check on calculations, and in other part (ahem) to double-check on slide rule calculations and exponent correction. But that is a useful skill, particularly in conjunction with a problem-solving attitude which they repeatedly emphasized us to do. And the book Innumeracy by Paulos gives examples o…