everyone ask me at least 1 interview question:

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: Epic Fail

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: her209
Given a rectangular cake with a rectangular piece removed (any size or orientation), how would you cut the remainder of the cake into two equal halves with one straight cut of a knife?

I was actually asked this question in the interview for the job I have now. I'd never heard it before, and the interviewer was surprised that I got it right without hesitation.

any size in the question makes this problem flawed.

No.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Epic Fail

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: her209
Given a rectangular cake with a rectangular piece removed (any size or orientation), how would you cut the remainder of the cake into two equal halves with one straight cut of a knife?

I was actually asked this question in the interview for the job I have now. I'd never heard it before, and the interviewer was surprised that I got it right without hesitation.

any size in the question makes this problem flawed.

I don't have a problem with the size, its the orientation that bothers me. Take for example in the case where the rectangular cut is in such a way that it cuts the cake into two separate pieces, i.e., it creates a polygon and a triangle.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: Epic Fail

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: her209
Given a rectangular cake with a rectangular piece removed (any size or orientation), how would you cut the remainder of the cake into two equal halves with one straight cut of a knife?

I was actually asked this question in the interview for the job I have now. I'd never heard it before, and the interviewer was surprised that I got it right without hesitation.

any size in the question makes this problem flawed.

I don't have a problem with the size, its the orientation that bothers me. Take for example in the case where the rectangular cut is in such a way that it cuts the cake into two separate pieces, i.e., it creates a polygon and a triangle.

You can still cut it into two equal pieces via a single cutting motion per se.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: her209
Given a rectangular cake with a rectangular piece removed (any size or orientation), how would you cut the remainder of the cake into two equal halves with one straight cut of a knife?

I was actually asked this question in the interview for the job I have now. I'd never heard it before, and the interviewer was surprised that I got it right without hesitation.

I found this w/ google.

You have a sheet cake. There is a rectangular piece missing
from the inside of the sheet cake. The location of the
missing piece is arbitrary. I was told I could assume I had
the means to make the cuts. How do you divide the sheet
cake into 2 even proportions with 2 cuts?

 

[AreaCode7O7]

Why do you work?

 

[Oil]

Can you handle dogs?

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: Epic Fail

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: her209
Given a rectangular cake with a rectangular piece removed (any size or orientation), how would you cut the remainder of the cake into two equal halves with one straight cut of a knife?

I was actually asked this question in the interview for the job I have now. I'd never heard it before, and the interviewer was surprised that I got it right without hesitation.

any size in the question makes this problem flawed.

I don't have a problem with the size, its the orientation that bothers me. Take for example in the case where the rectangular cut is in such a way that it cuts the cake into two separate pieces, i.e., it creates a polygon and a triangle.

You can still cut it into two equal pieces via a single cutting motion per se.

Yes, but you'd end up with four pieces.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: Epic Fail

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: her209
Given a rectangular cake with a rectangular piece removed (any size or orientation), how would you cut the remainder of the cake into two equal halves with one straight cut of a knife?

I was actually asked this question in the interview for the job I have now. I'd never heard it before, and the interviewer was surprised that I got it right without hesitation.

any size in the question makes this problem flawed.

I don't have a problem with the size, its the orientation that bothers me. Take for example in the case where the rectangular cut is in such a way that it cuts the cake into two separate pieces, i.e., it creates a polygon and a triangle.

You can still cut it into two equal pieces via a single cutting motion per se.

Yes, but you'd end up with four pieces.

Obviously the solution is that you eat the extra two.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: Epic Fail

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: her209
Given a rectangular cake with a rectangular piece removed (any size or orientation), how would you cut the remainder of the cake into two equal halves with one straight cut of a knife?

I was actually asked this question in the interview for the job I have now. I'd never heard it before, and the interviewer was surprised that I got it right without hesitation.

any size in the question makes this problem flawed.

I don't have a problem with the size, its the orientation that bothers me. Take for example in the case where the rectangular cut is in such a way that it cuts the cake into two separate pieces, i.e., it creates a polygon and a triangle.

You can still cut it into two equal pieces via a single cutting motion per se.

Yes, but you'd end up with four pieces.

Obviously the solution is that you eat the extra two.

You make a single horizontal cut, not a vertical one.

People forget that a cake is a three-dimensional construct. The problem is valid so long as the sides of the cake are perfectly vertical.

 

[Chronoshock]

Originally posted by: Kadarin

You make a single horizontal cut, not a vertical one.

People forget that a cake is a three-dimensional construct. The problem is valid so long as the sides of the cake are perfectly vertical.

I remember that as the answer, but if you think about it, if it's a typical sheet cake then one person gets shafted in terms of frosting

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: Kadarin
You make a single horizontal cut, not a vertical one.

People forget that a cake is a three-dimensional construct. The problem is valid so long as the sides of the cake are perfectly vertical.

I knew it, it's a freaking trick question. There's no way to make a horizontal cut w/ equal size pieces. 1, if it's a sheet cake we're talking about where are you gonna find a knife long enough to go thru the whole sheet. 2, you can't make a cut w/ 2 equal pieces even if you use a laser beam. If the guy asks me this question at an interview I would backhand him across the face.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

You're sitting in the middle of a circular lake in a canoe. There's a goblin waiting for you on the shore; He'll always run to the closest point on the shore to your canoe, and he can run four times faster than you can row. How do you escape the lake without being eaten once you hit the shore?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: AyashiKaibutsu
You're sitting in the middle of a circular lake in a canoe. There's a goblin waiting for you on the shore; He'll always run to the closest point on the shore to your canoe, and he can run four times faster than you can row. How do you escape the lake without being eaten once you hit the shore?

Start at the center, push the canoe in one direction, and swim to the other side? He'll stay at the canoe, and you can do pretty much whatever you want.


That, or maybe I'd just stick the outboard motor in the water (I always keep a spare in my locker) and get to the shore much faster than the goblin can run.


Or maybe he chewed off my arms before I got onto the canoe, so my rowing speed is about 5 miles per day.


Pull out a gun and shoot him.


Circles don't have points, so the scenario is nonsense anyway.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: AyashiKaibutsu
You're sitting in the middle of a circular lake in a canoe. There's a goblin waiting for you on the shore; He'll always run to the closest point on the shore to your canoe, and he can run four times faster than you can row. How do you escape the lake without being eaten once you hit the shore?

Always row in the opposite direction. As the goblin moves around the lake, adjust your point of landing to be on the imaginary line that contains your position and the goblin's position?

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
I have 2 coins in my pocket worth 30 cents. One of the coins is not a quarter. What coins do I have?

Hah, that's pretty funny. Have you actually been asked that?

That'd be a horrible question to ask for an interview
The majority of the people who get it probably are the ones who seen the riddle before.

 

[Aluvus]

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
would you have sex in the champagne room?

Trick question, there is no sex in the champagne room.

 

[wwswimming]

what's the difference between interpolation & extrapolation ?

 

[Svnla]

Why should I/we pick you over other candidate(s)?

What can you do for us/our team/bring to the table?

 

[Lamont Burns]

Have you ever killed a man?

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Do I look fat?

Since it's a call center....

How will you handle employees that try to cheat the system to stay off the phones?

How will you get your team to continually produce numbers that we could only achieve if we went off shore or with robots?

If an employee came to you and complained about (insert something here) how would you address it/handle it?

How will you motivate your team? (added points for whips, chains attaching them to their desk, getting written up, and telling them how bad they suck)

I gotta return to working, but I might come back and add more later

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: astroidea

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
I have 2 coins in my pocket worth 30 cents. One of the coins is not a quarter. What coins do I have?

Hah, that's pretty funny. Have you actually been asked that?

That'd be a horrible question to ask for an interview
The majority of the people who get it probably are the ones who seen the riddle before.

I have never heard it but if i was asked I would focus on the wording that said is "worth" 30cents. I could have a current day nickel and a older dime in proof condition that is worth .25. It did not ask the face value but their worth.


Of course most of the time its not the answer they really want but to see how you come to that answer.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
why should I hire you?

i.e. why do you want this job & what do you bring to the table

What's your biggest weakness and what have you done to work on it?

What would your friends say about you?

What would you do if you caught a employee cheating/doing something illegal/whatever bad stuff?

would you have sex in the champagne room?

I hate the "what is your biggest weakness" question. I said, "chocolate". We laughed and the interview moved on.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
why should I hire you?

i.e. why do you want this job & what do you bring to the table

What's your biggest weakness and what have you done to work on it?

What would your friends say about you?

What would you do if you caught a employee cheating/doing something illegal/whatever bad stuff?

would you have sex in the champagne room?

I hate the "what is your biggest weakness" question. I said, "chocolate". We laughed and the interview moved on.

Very nice response, I might have to pull that out on my interviews in the future

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
why should I hire you?

i.e. why do you want this job & what do you bring to the table

What's your biggest weakness and what have you done to work on it?

What would your friends say about you?

What would you do if you caught a employee cheating/doing something illegal/whatever bad stuff?

would you have sex in the champagne room?

I hate the "what is your biggest weakness" question. I said, "chocolate". We laughed and the interview moved on.

Yep. i work HR and I hate that dumb question. If you try the spin of listing something good that sounds bad then you are giving a fake answer. You give a real weakness then it might cost you the job.

Also tells me the person asking the questions can;t think for themselves and has to ask this old question.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
why should I hire you?

i.e. why do you want this job & what do you bring to the table

What's your biggest weakness and what have you done to work on it?

What would your friends say about you?

What would you do if you caught a employee cheating/doing something illegal/whatever bad stuff?

would you have sex in the champagne room?

I hate the "what is your biggest weakness" question. I said, "chocolate". We laughed and the interview moved on.

My biggest weakness: "Answering silly interview questions." Let's see how that goes.