Sana founder shares his "impossible" first interview question: describe one impressive career action in fewest words
gabriel1 · x · 2026-11-11
Gabriel Käck, founder of Sana, shares what he calls the optimal first interview question — difficulty: impossible. Candidates must describe one concrete career action in as few words as possible, so that an interviewer with no context can understand why it was impressive given what they knew at the time. He explains the question works because it filters for people who have actually done something exceptional and unconventional, and then tests whether they can explain it to someone with zero context.
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