Thomas Edison's soup-er interview process & 10 strange hiring Q's

Thomas Edison's soup-er interview process & 10 strange hiring Q's

The recruitment process of Thomas Edison, the man who invented the lightbulb, was as weird and wonderful as you might expect from a man who spent his life inventing.

Offering candidates who were interviewing for the role of Research Assistant, a bowl of soup, Edison watched whether they would add salt or pepper – Inc reports.

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