Learn to "think outside the box" with Kiran Srinivas' new book of mental puzzles!
This exciting and diverse collection of mental puzzles will equip you with the valuable ability to "think outside the box." Brain Teasers teaches creative, non-standard approaches to problem solving, and will motivate you to think in ways you never have before.
Brain Teasers includes many puzzles for interviews. If you plan to interview at an investment bank, consulting firm, high-tech firm, or in any other related field, mastery of the puzzles and the logic attached can be the deciding factor in getting that job offer. Although many of the puzzles are difficult and challenging, a middle-school education is sufficient to enable you to solve almost all of them.
Also included are popular interview questions given at Microsoft and Goldman Sachs, old-time favorites of celebrities such as Warren Buffet, Lewis Caroll, and John F. Kennedy, and new puzzles created by the author.
Brain Teasers might initially strain your brain, but it offers ample opportunity to expand your creative and mental abilities as you learn to "think outside the box."
The puzzles and brain teasers presented in this book have been enormously helpful for my recent interviews! i was astonished when top banks asked me the EXACT same puzzles that were illustrated in this book! i HIGHLY recommend this book to ANYBODY who is interviewing at any banks, it will help you tremendously!
I've alredy been thru the typical i-banking and consulting interview rush and I only wish I had this book back then. Not only will it introduce you to the type of questions you may be asked, it will also get you to start thinking in a smarter way. I highly recommend this book.
hi! i just wanted to let everyone out there whos interviewing for any investment banks or other jobs that this book will definitly help you out. the author worked in the best investment banks on wall street and gives you common interview questions that will have you very prepared. also, the book is really interesting, and just really fun to read through.
I have been going through job recruiting for the past 3 months and I only wish this book had come out earlier. Not only has it helped me sharpen my skills but it contains a lot of the identical questions that I am being asked.
Wow! This book is so much fun. But I am warning you that it is also very addictive so make sure that you have the time and patience. I would love to see some follow-ups since I'm almost all the way through. Thanks!!!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kiran Srinivas is a huge fan of brain teasers and other mental puzzles. He currently works at an asset-management firm in New York City. He previously worked on Wall Street as an investment banker and futures/derivatives trader. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from Stanford University. In his spare time, Kiran enjoys playing sports (especially football and basketball), spending time with family and friends, reading, dancing, and playing cards and chess.
Great book, August 20, 2006