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My favorite (probably apocryphal) Microsoft brain teaser question I've heard is, "If you had to move Mt Fuji, how would you do it?" I've never interviewed ther
by MPSimmons 1mo ago
My favorite (probably apocryphal) Microsoft brain teaser question I've heard is, "If you had to move Mt Fuji, how would you do it?"
I've never interviewed there, or been asked that question, but I think it would be a lot of fun to answer.
- sgerenser 1mo agoThere’s a whole book on Microsoft’s hiring brainteasers, appropriately from 2004 right around when the practice was waning and brainteasers started to get a bad reputation: How Would You Move Mount Fuji?: Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316778494 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316778494)
- alwaysmrno 1mo ago"One mouthfull at a time"
- chrisjj 1mo ago> "If you had to move Mt Fuji, how would you do it?" Wait 1s.
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- rwmj 1mo ago"I wouldn't even try it because I don't want to be deported from Japan."
- dcrazy 1mo agoWe do it every several years. It just takes a lot of paperwork. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System