Some firms swear by unorthodox interview methods. For example, Tech

Planet, of Menlo Park, CA, uses weekly lunches and wacky follow-up

sessions as substitutes for first-round job interviews. During the

informal meals, potential staffers are expected to mingle, and theyre then

reviewed by the Tech Planet employees they meet at the luncheons. One

Tech Planet employee asks candidates to ride a unicycle in her office to

see if theyll bond with the corporate culture or not. Toward the end of

the screening process, the surviving group of interviewees has to solve

brainteasers, and then openly evaluate their fellow candidates strengths

and weaknesses. What do you think of a screening process like this?

Specifically, what do you think are its pros, and cons? Would you

recommend a procedure like this? If so, what changes, if any, would you

recommend?