Lessons from Google’s senior vice president

On GPAs and Brainteasers: New Insights From Google On Recruiting and Hiring

1. Forget brain-teasers. Focus on behavioral questions in interviews, rather than hypotheticals.
2. Consistency matters for leaders.
3. GPAs don’t predict anything about who is going to be a successful employee.

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Adam Bryant has interviewed more than 200 leaders for his "Corner Office" feature that runs every Friday and Sunday in The New York Times. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, "The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed." His second book,“Quick and Nimble: Creating a Corporate Culture of Innovation," will be published in January.