Because they'll roll and they can't fall down the hole. And because manholes are round.
Interviewer: Um, okay, how about your most recent project?
Turn on two switches, wait a while and turn one off. If the bulb is on, it's the one left on. If the bulb is off and warm, it was the one you switched off. Otherwise it's the one you didn't touch.
Interviewer: How big was the team you were on?
You don't bury survivors.
Interviewer: Uh, what was your contribution to the team?
Light both ends of fuse one and one end of fuse two. When fuse one burns out, light the other end of fuse two.
Interviewer: How would you deal with adding a feature to a late project?
A and B cross, A comes back, C and D cross, B comes back, A and B cross.
Interviewer: How would you handle a conflict between coworkers?
They're seven and a half degrees apart.
Interviewer: What programming languages are you most comfortable with?
Sometimes I'm too much of a perfectionist and I expect too much from my teammates.
Malcolm Ong is currently the CTO & Co-founder of Skillshare, and a SXSW'i Panel Liaison.
He previously led the Product team at OMGPOP, was a Senior Technologist at Razorfish, an E-commerce Specialist for IBM Global Services, and a graduate of IBM’s Extreme Blue program where he co-filed four patents.
Malcolm holds a B.S. in Computer Science with a double major in Business Administration and minor in E-commerce from Carnegie Mellon University. His interests include: e-commerce, marketplaces, product development / strategy, analytics, mobile LBS, investing, cars / motorsports, music (DJing), and writing in the third person
The thoughts and opinions expressed on this blog do not represent Malcolm's employer.
