On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Kiran K Karthikeyan<kiran.karthike...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would be interested to see what questions silklisters use to guage > analytical, problem solving, and other skills when you are looking for both > a creative and analytical profile.
Creative? Surely you are joking, Mr. Karthikeyan. That "find the object with the defect with the fewest weighings" is a question which any self respecting puzzle solving type should have encountered and digested in their high school. I tend to start with a bunch of easy questions which have well known correct answers to break the ice and gauge the candidate's general abilities and then dig deeper into a couple of areas with open ended questions with not necessarily one correct answer. 'What happens when you type www.wikipedia.org?' is a great question. Thaths -- Homer: Look at these low, low prices on famous brand-name electronics! Bart: Don't be a sap, Dad. These are just crappy knockoffs. Homer: Pfft. I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see it. And look, there's a Magnetbox and Sorny.