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10 Quirky Tech Job Interview Questions That May Stump You10 Quirky Tech Job Interview Questions That May Stump You

Apple, Google, and other tech giants are notorious for grilling candidates with tough questions. How would you fare in one of their job interviews? Here are a few quirky questions tech companies asked applicants in the hot seat.

Kelly Sheridan

February 4, 2016

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Kelly Sheridan

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Kelly Sheridan is the Staff Editor at Dark Reading, where she focuses on cybersecurity news and analysis. She is a business technology journalist who previously reported for InformationWeek, where she covered Microsoft, and Insurance & Technology, where she covered financial services. Sheridan earned her BA in English at Villanova University. You can follow her on Twitter @kellymsheridan.

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