New Delhi: Brain teasers are popular for their ability to engage people’s mind and keep it sharp. Recently, a Reddit post captured attention and spurred an active discussion among users. Reddit user Back4breakfast shared a screenshot from Dino Dionne, CEO of Genesis Capital Group.
In the post, Dionne explained that he presents a brain teaser to every job candidate during interviews. He added, “If you want the #Job, you have 3 seconds to give the correct answer. You wouldn’t believe the excuses I’ve heard from people who either gave the wrong answer or couldn’t answer at all! My 6-year-old solved it in 30 seconds.”
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CEO asks brain teaser in interviews | Image; Reddit
The brain teaser Dionne asks the candidates is a mathematical expression: 3*3-3/3+3. This equation, labelled as “Only for Genius”, is both simple and challenging. It has since become a serious topic of discussion on social media.
One user said, “How low is the bar to work at that guy’s company? I wish the technical questions asked of me in interviews amounted to 3rd grade math problems.”
Another wrote, “Honestly, it’s a bit unfair to give this under pressure- who can think clearly in 3 seconds?”
A third user added, “Not knowing basic maths will get you all sorts of answers. I can’t help but think of someone who gave the correct answer (11, if my quick look wasn’t wrong) and were told “no, it’s 1” mid-interview. Like, “is this a test? are you testing what I’ll do when my boss is wrong about something? or are you just an idiot?”
Someone commented, “The correct answer is to end the interview and find a boss that isn’t a tool.” Yet another added, “I was going to say that I am willing to bet everyone on this sub is wrong. The correct answer is, I am not a genius.”
What do you think?
