August 26, 2003 10:40 AM

Two trains leave the station...
Posted by at 10:40 AM

The good news is Microsoft plans to hire 5,000 employees this year. The not so great news is that they receive up to 60,000 applicants a month and if you're lucky enough to be invited to an interview, they're planning on throwing out those Algebra/SAT questions that you dreaded back in high school. Here's a sampling:

QUESTION 3: If you could remove any of the 50 states, which would it be? Be prepared to give specific reasons why you chose the state you did.

ANSWER: Popular answers: Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota

Bad answer: Washington

Worse answer: I’d remove all of them.