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hrabago on May 11, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Just say No to brainteaser questions at interviews

This is one of the biggest problems with these trick questions - there really isn't a correct answer, just the answer that the interviewer wants to hear.

kcl on May 11, 2012 | [–]

Kaspar Hauser, the now-educated feral child, answers the professor's questions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9uqPeIYMik

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