Jeff Bezos on his favorite interview question
Jeff Bezos explains his favorite interview question: ask candidates to describe something they invented (not necessarily a patent) — e.g., a metric or a business process. He favors hiring people who invent their way out of constraints and who seek solutions that combine options (A and B) rather than choosing between them.
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