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Google Puzzle Being Used To Find New Recruits

09-16-2004, 07:57 AM

Read a great news story this morning on Google's new approach to hiring engineers, by using puzzles on billboards:

This is the ad they are showing at Cambridge:

Sept. 14, 2004 -- Mysterious banners at a Cambridge, Mass., subway stop have commuters scratching their heads. The signs, challenging passers-by to solve a complicated math problem, are actually a cryptic pitch by Google, which is looking to hire more brainy engineers. Andrea Shea reports.

The message at Harvard Square also appears on a billboard in California's Silicon Valley, but Google's name is nowhere to be found on the ads. It simply states:

{first 10-digit prime found in consecutive digits of e}.com

In case you're wondering -- or forgot -- e is the base of the natural system of logarithms, having a numerical value of about 2.71828 (though the number goes on forever).

The correct answer to the banner problem leads to a Web site that poses yet another puzzle. Eventually, the determined problem-solver lands at a Google Web page that asks the smart, or lucky, few for a resume.

And now for the spoilers if you're interested
Test 1, Asks you to go to: http://7427466391.com/
Test 2, The Password is: 5966290435

I guess I could apply to Google now

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09-16-2004, 08:04 AM

Yeah you should apply! That's pretty damn good WG!

Also, a pretty neat pitch by Google.

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09-16-2004, 08:06 AM

Originally posted by NickHimself
Yeah you should apply! That's pretty damn good WG!

Also, a pretty neat pitch by Google.

The first one is pretty easy, just a simple lookup on prime numbers will find it. The second one is actually tricky. Gotta figure out 4 sequences of numbers are actually the sum of digits equal to 49 and could be found in sequence of digits of 'e'. Those google guys love 'e' for some reason.

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09-16-2004, 08:09 AM

What a brilliant way of seeking candidates...

I wonder if anyone here could have answered that billboard question?
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09-16-2004, 08:11 AM

Originally posted by mb
What a brilliant way of seeking candidates...

I wonder if anyone here could have answered that billboard question?

Off the top of their heads, I hope not. That'd be an uber geek! The second one is really the tricky one to see if you can figure out what the 4 sequences really mean.

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09-16-2004, 08:13 AM

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09-16-2004, 08:17 AM

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09-16-2004, 08:18 AM

Originally posted by WiredGuy

And now for the spoilers if you're interested
Test 1, Asks you to go to: http://7427466391.com/
Test 2, The Password is: 5966290435

I guess I could apply to Google now

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09-16-2004, 08:19 AM

Originally posted by WiredGuy
Read a great news story this morning on Google's new approach to hiring engineers, by using puzzles on billboards:

This is the ad they are showing at Cambridge:

And now for the spoilers if you're interested
Test 1, Asks you to go to: http://7427466391.com/
Test 2, The Password is: 5966290435

I guess I could apply to Google now

WG

you forgot to offer the 2 income in case someone get the job ;) haha
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09-16-2004, 08:19 AM

haha nice..i like it

i saw them advertising in scientific american as well..not at theback but right in the magazine..they know how to find the good people

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09-16-2004, 08:22 AM

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you forgot to offer the 2 income in case someone get the job ;) haha

LOL, good point

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09-16-2004, 08:22 AM

The first number is the first segment of e and the other numbers also are all segments of e.

27182818284590452353602874713526624977572470936999 59574966967627724076630353547594571382178525166427 427466391
7182818284
8182845904
8747135266
7427466391

f(1) = 7182818284
f(2) = 8182845904
f(3) = 8747135266
f(4) = 7427466391
f(5) = ???

Trying out various things on them, the following turned up which seemed a little too coincendental to be a coincendence:

7+1+8+2+8+1+8+2+8+4 = 49
8+1+8+2+8+4+5+9+0+4 = 49
8+7+4+7+1+3+5+2+6+6 = 49
7+4+2+7+4+6+6+3+9+1 = 49

So a quick check if these are the first 4 values of 10-digit chunks of e that sum to 49, which they turned out to be.

7182818284
8182845904
8747135266
7427466391
5966290435
2952605956
0753907774
0777449920
3069697720
1252389784

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09-16-2004, 08:25 AM

Originally posted by KRosh
[B]The first number is the first segment of e and the other numbers also are all segments of e.

27182818284590452353602874713526624977572470936999 59574966967627724076630353547594571382178525166427 427466391
7182818284
8182845904
8747135266
7427466391

f(1) = 7182818284
f(2) = 8182845904
f(3) = 8747135266
f(4) = 7427466391
f(5) = ???

Trying out various things on them, the following turned up which seemed a little too coincendental to be a coincendence:

7+1+8+2+8+1+8+2+8+4 = 49
8+1+8+2+8+4+5+9+0+4 = 49
8+7+4+7+1+3+5+2+6+6 = 49
7+4+2+7+4+6+6+3+9+1 = 49

So a quick check if these are the first 4 values of 10-digit chunks of e that sum to 49, which they turned out to be.

7182818284
8182845904
8747135266
7427466391
5966290435[/B}
2952605956
0753907774
0777449920
3069697720
1252389784

You have a math background as well KRosh?
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09-16-2004, 08:25 AM

What a great campaign.

That should get them some good people... especially the ones who went for it before the article came out.

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09-16-2004, 09:47 AM

Originally posted by WiredGuy
You have a math background as well KRosh?
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09-16-2004, 09:52 AM

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09-16-2004, 09:54 AM

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09-16-2004, 09:55 AM

damn thats a neat idea
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09-16-2004, 10:05 AM

wtg. I woudl have been sitting here for awhile trying to figure it out if you hadnt just posted it. Way to go!! You should apply

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09-16-2004, 10:09 AM

WG,

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09-16-2004, 10:09 AM

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09-16-2004, 10:12 AM

Originally posted by kaliboy2g
WG,

you apply?

I don't think I could if I wanted to. I'm in the business of reverse engineering their algorithm

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09-16-2004, 10:14 AM

Originally posted by WiredGuy
I don't think I could if I wanted to. I'm in the business of reverse engineering their algorithm

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09-16-2004, 10:14 AM

Originally posted by WiredGuy
I don't think I could if I wanted to. I'm in the business of reverse engineering their algorithm

WG

what is an Algorithm..

is that an algo that can dance and sing ??

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09-16-2004, 10:14 AM

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09-16-2004, 10:17 AM

Originally posted by KRosh
The first number is the first segment of e and the other numbers also are all segments of e.

27182818284590452353602874713526624977572470936999 59574966967627724076630353547594571382178525166427 427466391
7182818284
8182845904
8747135266
7427466391

f(1) = 7182818284
f(2) = 8182845904
f(3) = 8747135266
f(4) = 7427466391
f(5) = ???

Trying out various things on them, the following turned up which seemed a little too coincendental to be a coincendence:

7+1+8+2+8+1+8+2+8+4 = 49
8+1+8+2+8+4+5+9+0+4 = 49
8+7+4+7+1+3+5+2+6+6 = 49
7+4+2+7+4+6+6+3+9+1 = 49

So a quick check if these are the first 4 values of 10-digit chunks of e that sum to 49, which they turned out to be.

7182818284
8182845904
8747135266
7427466391
5966290435
2952605956
0753907774
0777449920
3069697720
1252389784

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09-16-2004, 10:18 AM

i cant belive google would just let the winning page sit there unprotected
http://www.google.com/labjobs/index.html
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09-16-2004, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by brand0n
i cant belive google would just let the winning page sit there unprotected
http://www.google.com/labjobs/index.html
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yea, it should only except traffic from the linux.org login page

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09-16-2004, 10:20 AM

I can make a milkshake. can you?

Now that is really good headhunting.

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09-16-2004, 10:21 AM

Originally posted by Phoenix
why dont you plant your boy alex in there

I got him and a few others applying all day today
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09-16-2004, 10:26 AM

the kids at google had better wake the fuck up. the party is over. they are a publicly held company and their job is to make money for the stockholders.

that nerdy kid shit just don't get it.
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09-16-2004, 12:12 PM

Originally posted by brand0n
i cant belive google would just let the winning page sit there unprotected
http://www.google.com/labjobs/index.html
Mazel tov.

I'm sure Google wanted the press for it anyways. Doesn't hurt to get as many applicants as possible.

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09-16-2004, 12:16 PM

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09-16-2004, 12:20 PM

thats a smart way of filtering all the crap resumes.
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09-16-2004, 12:27 PM

Congratulations.

Nice work. Well done. Mazel tov. You've made it to Google Labs and we're glad you're here.

One thing we learned while building Google is that it's easier to find what you're looking for if it comes looking for you. What we're looking for are the best engineers in the world. And here you are.

As you can imagine, we get many, many resumes every day, so we developed this little process to increase the signal to noise ratio. We apologize for taking so much of your time just to ask you to consider working with us. We hope you'll feel it was worthwhile when you look at some of the interesting projects we're developing right now. You'll find links to more information about our efforts below, but before you get immersed in machine learning and genetic algorithms, please send your resume to us at [email protected].

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09-16-2004, 12:27 PM

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09-16-2004, 12:41 PM

Originally posted by WiredGuy
The first one is pretty easy, just a simple lookup on prime numbers will find it. The second one is actually tricky. Gotta figure out 4 sequences of numbers are actually the sum of digits equal to 49 and could be found in sequence of digits of 'e'. Those google guys love 'e' for some reason.

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09-16-2004, 12:43 PM

WiredGuy never ceases to amaze.
I am sure he is wasting his life doing reverse engineering of googles algorithm.
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09-16-2004, 12:52 PM

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09-16-2004, 02:19 PM

Originally posted by swami
WiredGuy never ceases to amaze.
I am sure he is wasting his life doing reverse engineering of googles algorithm.
GET OUT OF SEO NOW WG!
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09-16-2004, 03:30 PM

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