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Google CEO recalls April Fool's Day job interview: 'I thought Gmail was a joke'

Google CEO recalls April Fool's Day job interview: 'I thought Gmail was a joke'

Google are renowned for their near-unfathomable interview questions, but it was a conventional interview question that nearly stopped their current CEO, Sundar Pichai, getting a job there in 2004.

His job interview that took place on April Fool’s Day, so he thought Gmail was a joke when they asked him about it.  

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