I ran across a new ARG a few days ago. HoloMove I went in and started poking around, while on the jobs section I just happened to click on a developers job and was linked, not just a job description, but a screening puzzle.(the hunt is on…) After reading the information I was about to start researching Ray Kurzweil, when I started archiving the data on my local drive I found the message. After sending an email with the answer and a description of how I found it, I filled out an employment survey. Strange thing is I got a reply almost imiediatly on the survey but not the puzzle. Realizing they probably have an automated filter for the puzzle I assumed I should only send the answer not the description of the solution. It only took about 3 minutes for a reply the second time. This time the reply appeared to be from a real person.
Hi Glen,
Thanks for your note. We’ve got several recruitment puzzles, and this
one has stumped more than 94% of our prospects, so you’ve done well.
As the next step in the process, we’d like you to fill out an
employment questionnaire.
I must admit, I’m somewhat buried in responses (so much buzz…!
Perhaps it’s the ad campaign), so I’ll try and get it to you, but it’ll also be posted on
the website in the next day or so.
It’s always a good idea to check the site, under jobs and
careers. We update that section frequently.
Again, nice work on the puzzle. You’re in good company. And thanks
again for your interest in Holomove.
Regards,
Annie Goldstein
Senior Recruiter.
Still researching looks interesting. There is some information over on UForums but I going to hold off for a while and see how much I can get on my own.




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