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You might have heard wild stories about Google asking candidates how many golf balls fit in a school bus 🚌⛳ or why manhole covers are round 🕳️. Believe it or not, we actually used to ask those kinds of tricky brainteasers—or 「とんち」 (tonchi) questions! 🧠💡 We thought they were a great way to see how people handle pressure 💦 and think on their feet 👟.

But here’s the twist 🔄: when our People Analytics team 📊 dug into the data, they found zero connection ❌ between solving abstract riddles 🧩 and long-term success at Google 🚀.

So, we officially banned brainteasers 🚫 from all our hiring processes around the world 🌍.

Instead, we shifted entirely to Structured Interviewing 📋🎯. Today, every candidate gets standardized, real-world questions designed to evaluate practical skills 🛠️, situational judgment ⚖️, and actual role requirements. It keeps our hiring process fair 🤝, objective, and effective—giving you a genuine chance to show us what you can really do! ⭐

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