Comment by sown
11 years ago
> At two different interviews I was given logic puzzles just so they could watch how I went about trying to solve them.
That's usually what they say, but I've found that if you don't solve the puzzles, you don't get hired ever.
That experience doesn't mean that's just what they're saying. It could mean in those cases the person a) didn't solve them problem, and b) didn't demonstrate an approach to solving they problem they were looking for.
OR c) didn't solve the problem fast enough
I did solve both puzzles, but I was told by the second company that they were quite surprised.