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Re:27 Jobs with Unbelievably Tough Interview Questions by in_the_sticks on Friday February 24, 2017 @08:21AM (#13723371)
You've got a few too many words in the first sentence for my taste.

"The capital of Canada is an interview question?"

What does that show? That you paid attention in geography, that you're Canadian, or that you are able to answer pointless questions?

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Re:27 Jobs with Unbelievably Tough Interview Questions by stillsut on Friday February 24, 2017 @11:54AM (#13725341)
Here's some questions on the entrance exam for the most successful R&D lab of all time:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/30000/thomas-edisons-eccentri...

As you can see, "doesn't prioritize my favorite trivia" was a deal-breaker, even back then.

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