the man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical-oliver sacks

... The man who mistook his wife for a hat OLIVER SACKS Who MISTOOK HIS WIFE for a HAT and other clinical tales To Leonard Shengold, M.D. THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT AND OTHER ... had done rather well. There was a hint of a smile on his face. He also appeared to have decided that the examination was over and sta...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 01:55

... eld, and why? In what ways are these fi elds changing technology, and therefore the world? Academics You know Google—that company famous for wanting Ivy Leaguers with at least a 3.7 GPA? When ... And fi nally, I built a network of more senior professionals, managed rela- tionships with mentors, and leveraged these connections to land one dream job after another. And that,...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 12:20

... here’s what I’m good at, and here’s what I’d like to do. Other candidates walk up, hand a recruiter their résumé, and just wait for the recruiter to ask them questions. When asked what they want ... to evaluate them and their company. These informational interviews are very common across tech companies, both for external applicants and for internal candidates wishing t...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 12:20

... salivate. References “One time I called a candidate’s reference and she said that the candidate had been fi red for theft a fact the candidate had not revealed to me,” recounted Matthew, a ... weather buoy data and generate XML for Fusion Chart to visualize data. ■ ■ 4. These descriptions are very vague—I can’t get a good handle on what exactly he did. What was the...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 12:20

... impressed.” Company Company research starts with the basics: what do they make, how do they make it, and how do they make money? These answers some- times appear more straightforward than they really are. Amazon, ... rejected. Delays can happen for many reasons, good, bad, and neutral: They are going to give you an offer, but would like to have all their paperwork together. They pr...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 12:20

... pass and everyone still has a hat, they all know that there are three hats and they all go for a swim. Solution: Extending this out, we can see that if there are c hats, it takes c nights for ... take the people to remove the hats? Note: They know that at least one person has a hat, but they don’t know how many. Simplifi cation: What if only one person had a hat? In...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 12:20

... do the objects interact? Think about what the major actions that occur in the restaurant are. For example, a Party makes a Reservation with a Host. The Host sits the Party at a Table and assigns ... than creating an array with character counts, we create a hash table. Each word maps to the number of times the word appears. Approach 4: Base Case and Build Base...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 12:20

... in Santa Clara, and the other from AOL in Dulles, Virginia. He had been analyzing the fi nancial package, the team, and the growth opportunities, but had skipped right over the location aspect. ■ CH011.indd ... Much) Because game companies move so fast, it’s important that a can- didate understand her skill set, and understand how it can be applied. A candidate should b...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 12:20

... standardized test, called the GMAT, is a test of your grammatical, analytical, and mathematical ability. You don’t need to get a perfect 800 on the test, even for admission to Harvard, but a ... teammates. Managing the Review Process Many people have a love/hate relationship with the semiannual reviews. We understand that companies have to do them, and we may even lo...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 12:20

... taking the day off in London. He had little side whiskers and a heavy brown mustache. His golf cap was new and set at a somewhat rakish angle on his head. Across his waistcoat was a large and ... the station courtyard, and after a while walked back to the Strand and hailed another. “Victoria Dock Road,” he said in a low voice. The Man Who Knew 41 “Th...

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