[jeremytliles]

Although I agree with most of the premises of the article, I was dumbfounded by the assertion that marketing is a creative role that doesn't require mathematical skills. Marketing is quite analytical in nature, and is not about dreaming up ad campaigns (that is advertising). So Google's sins in this case were: 1) an inexperienced interviewer; 2) a rude interviewer. Despite these flaws, Google accomplished its goal, which was to rule out a candidate with poor analytical skills.