This 15 Banned Google Interview Questions article that came out today reminded me of a point I've been thinking about that doesn't really fit into the report. A friend told me that Facebook and Google do phone screenings that involve Trivial Pursuit-like questions like "Tell me about Linux kernal blah blah..." His conclusion is that they're hiring to create a culture of geek knowledge rather than an organization. It's a very different question than, "What have you done that you're particularly proud of?" Cyn also had me contemplating the characteristics of a knowing organization versus a learning organization.