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ISG (Iraq Study Group) Report came out last week. Many people are taking the ISG report as THE SOLUTION to U.S. involvement in Iraq war. Are you kidding me!!! I wonder if they even read the report. Well, I have read the report — total waste of money. Nothing new here. Most of the content in the report, I’ve heard before — I agree with some parts, some parts of the report scared me. The parts that scared me from the report dealt with the committee recommendations on working with Syria and Iran. I’m won’t go into the details, but the term “Appeasement” came to my mind.

Before you jump on the ISG report bandwagon, READ IT. Don’t be a cyborg. Get ISG report here (PDF File).

How Would You Move Mount Fuji?: Microsoft’s Cult of the Puzzle — How the World’s Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers

Many times in the past, I had friends ask me about the types of questions asked in interviews with Yahoo, AOL, Netscape, Microsoft, and so on. I usually tell them to “just prepare” and know your sh**; Don’t be nervous; Talk about your experience; Be genuine. Know the important requirements of the job. But it never fails…my friends always ask me about the puzzel questions. Puzzel questions in an interview? Humm. Well, in my experience, I’ve never been asked any puzzel questions. I’ve heard about them….like find the heavy billiard ball, why are manhole covers round?, how would you weigh a jet plane without using a scale?, and so on. I guess these questions are asked to measure “out of the box thinking”, performing under stress, critical thinking/analysis, IQ? (LOL), just for sh**s and giggles, and for other reasons. Well, don’t stress. If you want to know about the answers to the famous puzzel questions, learn about the back story of puzzel questions in interviews, and other interesting Microsoft stories…..get “How Would You Move Mount Fuji?”. It’s a good read. And…it could help you on your next big job interview.