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Originally posted by AC-Milan What? I should have said that I love house music and I pop pills once a month?

if you applying to E&Y you might want to cut back on the E and weed for a while ... if they decide to hair test u ur scrwed



No one asks harder interview questions than microsoft does especailly their brain teasers... some examples

how would you weigh a jetplane without using any scales?

why are manholes round and not square?

How would you move mount everest?

How many planes fly out of JFK everyday?

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Originally posted by raveed No one asks harder interview questions than microsoft does especailly their brain teasers... some examples how would you weigh a jetplane without using any scales? why are manholes round and not square? How would you move mount everest? How many planes fly out of JFK everyday?

So, how did you answer?

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Originally posted by raveed No one asks harder interview questions than microsoft does especailly their brain teasers... some examples how would you weigh a jetplane without using any scales? why are manholes round and not square? How would you move mount everest? How many planes fly out of JFK everyday?

Those are easy!!!

1. Weight jetplane: You don't need to. It's part of the technical specs.

2. Manholes: Most men are assholes and assholes are round.

3. move Everest: one full donkey back at a time.

4. planes fly out of JFK: As many as the number of blue screens of death I see in the same period.

^^^^^

Good stuff!

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Originally posted by raveed if you applying to E&Y you might want to cut back on the E and weed for a while ... if they decide to hair test u ur scrwed

yea, you're right the detection time is up to 3 months.......holy shit that means I have to stay home and read books for another 9 weeks

classical music eh? Well I guess that could work..since their seems to be a strong correlation between classical music and math...


But wouldn't it have been better to say something like you listen to a diverse selection of music and have no preference to a certain kind as you give all kinds of music equal opportunity? or some crap like that...haha


That's awesome though...i'm in my last year at my undergrad and recently decided to get my CA...

Got any connections for a position to article? I listen to 'classical' music as well.

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Originally posted by raveed why are manholes round and not square?

When the covers are round you can't drop them down the hole. Catch basins suck! Manholes FTW!

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Originally posted by AC-Milan no, on a permanent basis...........they can go ... themselves with their trick questions. Instead of looking at my grades in accounting classes and asking specific questions related to this auditing position, they waste time on idiotic questions like that. The other question she asked was: "What was the last book I read and describe it to me?" I should've said Kamasutra and I can show it in practice too, so why don't you pull your skirt up, face the wall, bend down and lean on your desk, bitch

now imagine she's a lurker on ta and is reading all of this!


ooohhhhh burn!! ...hahahahaha

I have a friend who has completed 2 or 3 co-op terms with deloitte...i highly doubt that she has enough seniority to hook you up or anything but if you have any specific questions about the auditing position, or what kinda things they look for etc, i can ask her for you so incase you make it to the second round of interviews you know how to mold your answers to fit the description of their "ideal" candidate

i actually know a bunch of people who have had summer jobs with the big 4s... some loved it... some hated it... i guess it depends on how much you really like accounting

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Originally posted by ChocolateTrance now imagine she's a lurker on ta and is reading all of this! ooohhhhh burn!! ...hahahahaha I have a friend who has completed 2 or 3 co-op terms with deloitte...i highly doubt that she has enough seniority to hook you up or anything but if you have any specific questions about the auditing position, or what kinda things they look for etc, i can ask her for you so incase you make it to the second round of interviews you know how to mold your answers to fit the description of their "ideal" candidate i actually know a bunch of people who have had summer jobs with the big 4s... some loved it... some hated it... i guess it depends on how much you really like accounting

Thanks for your help my friend but I'm in the "Great" US of A The interviewer seemed to like me, I don't know whether it was for my looks or the fact that I have passed my CPA Exam on my first try, within the 6-month period. We'll see how it goes.

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Originally posted by Surreal JRS So, how did you answer?

il let u know when im in a position to apply to microsoft .. i just got a book on microsoft interviews and was studying the questions to improve my way of thinking

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Originally posted by Zeidoo Those are easy!!! 1. Weight jetplane: You don't need to. It's part of the technical specs. 2. Manholes: Most men are assholes and assholes are round. 3. move Everest: one full donkey back at a time. 4. planes fly out of JFK: As many as the number of blue screens of death I see in the same period.

that is pretty creative

its more along the lines of:

1. Weight jetplane: fill up a huge pool with water and put markings of the same measurement one above the other and throw the jet plane inside and see how high the water rises and after that you remove the plane and throw objects of the same weight (that you know) into the water till it reaches the same level

apparently theres no right answer to any of them and they just want to test your creativity which is weird since i dont remember them ever inventing nething since windows

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Originally posted by AC-Milan Thanks for your help my friend but I'm in the "Great" US of A The interviewer seemed to like me, I don't know whether it was for my looks or the fact that I have passed my CPA Exam on my first try, within the 6-month period. We'll see how it goes.

i guess we'll never know... either way, goodluck

just recently got thru three interviews for the same position (i'm starting monday)...

funniest question by the HR lady:

What was your least favorite course in university?


me: Human resources Management


i turned red and burst out laughing

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Originally posted by raveed il let u know when im in a position to apply to microsoft

My interview questions for microsoft were all technical, but they asked some fucked up troubleshhooting questions and they just wanted u to think outside the box from A and B with the answers while still being able to actually point C. 3 interviews later and ur in bwhahaha

This reminsd me of an interview I have on friday. dear god. I'm going to get eaten alive...

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Originally posted by djtransid 3 interviews later and ur in bwhahaha

just 3?? my ex roomie was flown down to Seattle and managed to go through 7 rounds before they didnt hire him (feel bad about that) .. i guess toronto its different but congrats ... microsofts among the hardest firms to get a job with

strangest question i was asked,

"why do you want to work at costco?"


what a hole...

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Originally posted by AC-Milan I was asked whether I party a lot and what kind of music I like. And, this is for an auditing position at Deloitte & Touche (one of the Big 4 Accounting Firms). I think the punks at Human Resources Department overabuse their authority.

D&T and Grant Thornton are evils. Damn auditors making my work miserable . Making me create bunch of useless documentation and slowing me down


Joys of working for a bank under the CFO certification process.

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Originally posted by raveed 1. Weight jetplane: fill up a huge pool with water and put markings of the same measurement one above the other and throw the jet plane inside and see how high the water rises and after that you remove the plane and throw objects of the same weight (that you know) into the water till it reaches the same level

Wouldn't placing the plane in the pool just show you the volume of water the plane displaces and not the actual weight of the plane?

"Does blood bother you?"

At Merrill Lynch...hiring manager shows me the intranet during the interview and points at our CEO. She's a middle aged woman and asks me "Do you think she's hot?!"

(at this point I pretty knew I was in!!...which self-respecting manager would show someone he's not going to hire something confidential)

We both look at each other for an awkward moment and agree she was far from it! LOL

I love you Jim!

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Originally posted by riskytrader At Merrill Lynch...hiring manager shows me the intranet during the interview and points at our CEO. She's a middle aged woman and asks me "Do you think she's hot?!" (at this point I pretty knew I was in!!...which self-respecting manager would show someone he's not going to hire something confidential) We both look at each other for an awkward moment and agree she was far from it! LOL I love you Jim!

You're a (risky ) trader for Merril?

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Originally posted by ChocolateTrance You're a (risky ) trader for Merril?

haha kinda...used to be a trader and my cat's name was risky.

Risk from a financial professional's point of view is not necessarily a bad thing. For the most part (systematic risk) it can be managed through various methods like asset allocation, derivatives etc.

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Originally posted by riskytrader haha kinda...used to be a trader and my cat's name was risky. Risk from a financial professional's point of view is not necessarily a bad thing. For the most part (systematic risk) it can be managed through various methods like asset allocation, derivatives etc.

that's a VERY creative name for a cat..

the toronto office? and the global markets division i'm guessing?

what do you do now? (if you don't mind me asking that is)

I'm a stay at home mom! My hubby's ridiculously successful so we don't really need the money. I miss working sometimes though.

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Originally posted by riskytrader I'm a stay at home mom! My hubby's ridiculously successful so we don't really need the money. I miss working sometimes though.

oh i see...i bet you do miss the adrenaline of working in industry!!... do you think you could go back though when your son/daughter is old enough? is that something you'd wanna do even if you don't really need the money? or do you not find it as exciting as you did when you first started out?

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