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Puzzle interviews for survival thinking abilities

Puzzle interviews are used to weed out the ‘merely’ Air. He jumps in to Space (1)
and crosses the ocean (Wa-
Guruji. “Why does a mirror
reverse right and left in-
to the same water level
that you marked on
of a candidate. Another apt
analogy is from viewing a
efficient candidates from most effective, writes M R ter 2) to find Sita who is the stead of up and down?” the side. Then you video game of hostile char-
daughter of Goddess Earth or “How do you move will know the acters one has to get from
Chandramowly in a two part series. This is part two; the (5) and sets Fire (2) to Ra- Mount Everest?” weight of the one space to next.
first part appeared in last week’s edition of DH Avenues. vana’s city. These may look plane. With Devising ‘puzzles’ is a
CEO: So, the answer is impossible to an- the increasing delightful task to provide
and construction of simple logic puzzles. in the basics. swer. But the ob- demand for intellectual pleasure. How
PART II
problems. One need to ex- Guru: Yes. I can recall Guru: Yes. Now, con- jective is not to right talent, we solve puzzles could re-

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ompetencies of ert himself to understand such puzzles. You know, necting back, what did you get the right an- candidates flect our thinking style and
IT engineers lie the problem before finding some puzzles could be easy understand about that spe- swer. It is to gauge are required to problem solving capability.
in their ability a solution. to answer but difficult to ex- cial interview technique of intelligence and prove them- Puzzle interviews are now
to challenge as- Guru: Tales of people plain. Microsoft? Is it something lateral thinking. selves and solve emerging as strategies to
sumptions, see proving their mettle by CEO: How is that Guru- new? It is to discover puzzles avoiding predict future perform-
things from novel perspec- solving riddles exist in cul- ji? Can you explain? If I an- CEO: I cannot say that whether a tricky traps with ease ance. But there are critics
tives as highly logical and tures around the globe. You swer a question, I think I Microsoft’s puzzles are rid- candidate and lowered stress. who believe that puzzle
motivated innovators. Puz- know this from our Greek can explain that answer dles that we talked about. has ‘survival questions tell employers
zle interviews are used to Classics, the ancient legend too. But the fact is, Microsoft thinking’
Microsoft’s process only that some applicants
weed out the ‘merely’ effi- of Oedipus and the sphinx. Guru: You think so? and many more companies which is Each resume received at are better at solving puz-
cient candidates from most The sphinx devoured any- Please solve this for me. use puzzles today in their most essen- Microsoft is scanned and zles, not whether they’ll be
effective, writes M R Chan- one who couldn’t answer Son of ‘Second’ jumps to hiring decisions. They say tial in today’s promising ones led to a a better fit for the job.
dramowly. this riddle: “What is it that ‘First’ crosses ‘fourth’ and that it doesn’t matter what hyper competi- screening interview, most- They also warn about
Think of a number, walks on four legs in the finds the daughter of ‘fifth’ school you attended, where tive business ly by phone. Those who get the risk of selection since
triple it, and take half the morning, two legs at noon, and puts the ‘third’ there. you worked before, or how world. through will get a “fly answers to many puzzle
product; triple this and and three legs in the CEO: Not difficult I you dress. It is true some candi- back” trip to Microsoft’s questions are posted on the
take half the result; then di- evening?” think. This must be from All that matters is your dates come up with right Redmond, Washington for a internet. However, puzzle
vide by nine. The quotient CEO: Sure I know this. Ramayan. Who jumps and logic, imagination, and answers. What can one an- It needs some imagination full day interview set to interviews are practiced in
will be one-fourth the origi- Oedipus solved the riddle crosses to find a lady other problem-solving ability. Mi- swer for moving the Mount and logic. Fly the plane look out for original, cre- many organisations, and it
nal number. Mathematical by answering “Man.” A than Hanuman? Yes, you crosoft’s interviews are en- Everest? Move it how? How onto a huge ship or an air- ative thinkers. Interview may account for about 18
puzzles such as finding a baby crawls on all fours, an are right. I cannot explain gineered to ensure select- far? How Long? No. Given craft carrier. Paint a mark includes a technical discus- per cent of an overall inter-
number is purely based on adult walks on two legs, the numbers in the puzzle. ing candidates with Mi- the questions there, a suc- on the side of the ship to in- sion and then the abstract view process.
logic. In the anagram and the elderly use a cane Guru: The numbers are crosoft level of competitive cessful candidate would dicate the water level. Then part, problem-solving puz-
‘lpepa’ lies ‘apple.’ Brain- as a third leg. It is a tricky attributed to the basic ele- drive and creative ability. say, he would do nothing, it fly the plane off of the ship, zles or brainteasers. The author is former
teaser such as “Is it legal question. Guruji, I think we ments: Space (1) Wind (2) Guru: You haven’t told is moving, as all the conti- and replace it with increas- The selections of puz- Corporate VP - HR and
for a man to marry his wid- can see that trend more in Fire (3) Water (4) and Earth me about a tough question nents are! ing amounts of known zles are based on the posi- currently HRD consultant
ow’s sister?” brings more Zen riddles, which are the (5). Son of 2 is Hanuman in a puzzle interview. How would you weigh a weight. Continue to add tion’s need to assess capa- and Competency Architect.
practical sense of design antithesis of the Western who is born to the God of CEO: They are many plane without using scales? weight until the ship sinks bility and growth potential Email: cmowly@hotmail.com

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