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What's the strangest question you've been asked in a job interview?
I've had some pretty strange questions asked during interviews. They are an obvious test to see both how I think and how quickly I think on my feet.
Strangest question I've been asked: Why should steroids in sports be legal?
Anybody got any challenging ones to test a candidate?
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I think the best one was one taken from Microsoft: "Why are manholes round?". I'm serious. Watch someone answer that question. It takes quick response, creativity, idea generation, logic and a little levity.
I haven't been asked this question but I used to work with a Marketing Director who used to ask candidates at the end of an interview just as they were leaving "how much does your left shoe weigh?" She used this as a test for creativity, quick thinking and to see if any humour came into the answer.
When I was being interviewed for a job as a training manager at a very posh London hotel (many many moons ago) the eccentric General Manager asked me (in complete seriousness) what sort of funny hat I would wear to attract the trainees' attention.
Despite spluttering and hesitating I actually got the job so I suppose my ignorance of appropriate headwear didn't spoil my chances.
I like the Microsoft Manhole question! I get bored interviewing people so I try to change it up and have some fun. The one quesiton I ask people now if I like them...
"Do you believe in extraterrestrial life forms exist?" I think it's suppose to test how the think on their feet.
The other curve ball is "Is you could be any animal what would you be?"
the strangest has to be,, "our office hours are 8-5:30, with a half hour lunch. Are you ok with that" i should also mention this was in the first 15 minutes of the first round interview... huh?????
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