揭秘世界500强最诡异的面试题

 　The average job interview is usually an incredibly stressful occasion at the best of times, as you battle it out with other candidates all vying¹ for the same position. But in leaner economic times when more applicants² are going for fewer jobs, companies are making candidates sweat even more by asking increasingly bizarre questions during the interview process.

　　又到一年毕业时，工作岗位再一次面临“僧多粥少”的局面，而毕业生找工作免不了要接受应聘公司的轮番面试。不管学生在网上“百度”后查到的面试考题有多少，也不管同学们怎么样“处心积虑”地准备面试答案，还是要坚信“山外还有一山高”这个道理，如今的面试考官绝对不会让同学们那么轻易过关。所以，各种标新立异、花样翻新的面试考题也就“冒”了出来。

　　Massive global corporations like Facebook, Google and Citigroup are just some of the firms responsible, asking about anything from table tennis strategies to Russian roulette and Subway sandwiches. Some other posers put to interviewees include, ’Estimate how many planes there are in the sky’, and ’How many cocktail³ umbrellas are there in a given times in the United States?’ The list of the top 20 most bizarre interview questions was compiled by Glassdoor.com to provide anaonymous shared information on interview tips.

　　最出名的社交网“脸谱网”以及“花旗集团”的考官们的考题已经让同学们“摸不着边际”了，比如：乒乓球战略、俄罗斯轮盘甚至地铁三明治等等。甚至考题竟然问到：天空中到底有多少架飞机？或者：全美的鸡尾酒里面配有多少把小花雨伞呢？这些考题不仅仅在网上找不到答案，也能让考生发挥自己的想象力，避免了“统一化”的雷同卷的出现。以下是20道全球500强公司的面试考题，或许会让你笑掉大牙呢！

　　TOP 20 MOST BIZARRE REAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

　　10大最最最诡异的面试考题

　　Facebook: 25 racehorses, no stopwatch, five tracks. Figure out the top three fastest horses in the fewest number of races.

　　脸谱网：25匹赛马；没有秒表；5条跑道。通过多少场比赛（最少）才能计算出跑得最快的前三匹马

　　Citigroup: What is your strategy at table tennis?

　　花旗集团：你玩乒乓球的战术是什么？

　　Google: You are climbing a staircase. Each time you can either take one step or two. The staircase has n steps. In how many distinct ways can you climb the staircase?

　　谷歌：设想一下你现在在爬楼梯，每一次你可以一次性登上一级或者两级台阶。楼梯的台阶有N个。请问，你有多少种直接方法可以爬到楼梯的最高处？

　　Gryphon Scientific: How many cocktail umbrellas are there in a given time in the United States?

　　Gryphon科技：全美的鸡尾酒里面配有多少把小花雨伞呢？

　　Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Would you be okay hearing ’no’ from seven out of 10 customers?

　　出租汽车公司Rent-A-Car：你可以接受10个客户中有7个人对你说“不”么 ？

　　Towers Watson: Estimate how many planes are there in the sky.

　　韬睿惠悦：天上的飞机究竟有多少个呢？

1 vying   

adj.竞争的；比赛的

参考例句：

• California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market.为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。
• Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo.4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。

2 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

3 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。