Stump89 Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 This is piggybacking on @BoliDans thread about being asked in an interview which super powers you'd choose. I've been asked some strange questions in job interviews. The one that stands out to me the most was 'If you were a tree, what kind would you be?'. My answer was Maple due to it's versatility, but I always find myself thinking about what other options and explanations would be. But I guess that was a good answer because I got that job. What's the strangest question you've been asked for an interview?
RDB Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 I was asked just a single question in one of my undergraduate admission interviews: ”Given that we have no direct experience of the external world, how can we be sure that it exists?”
MD Puffer Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 I've never been asked any unusual questions. I have asked prospective employees to revise and resubmit their resume, correcting for "grammar and/or embellishments". Mostly to see how they react. It helps to screen for folks that aren't going to work out well. More often than not, I don't hear anything back. So many of these so-called resumes are so poorly written I can't force myself to read them all the way through. And the best employees I've had (and have retained) have no medical office experience (they come in with a Zen mind) and their resumes are very simple and straight-forward. The best are former restaurant servers since they typically have good people skills.
Popular Post MD Puffer Posted May 27, 2019 Popular Post Posted May 27, 2019 1 minute ago, RDB said: ”Given that we have no direct experience of the external world, how can we be sure that it exists?” Taxes... 1 1 5
dvickery Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 A question I used to ask ... how many gas stations are there in Canada ??? i had my reasons for asking this . derrek
Cigar Surgeon Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 29 minutes ago, dvickery said: A question I used to ask ... how many gas stations are there in Canada ??? i had my reasons for asking this . derrek Apparently I'm a savant of useless general knowledge. Off the hip in my head I went - probably around 12 or 13k I would think. Google says 11,948.
BoliDan Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 24 minutes ago, dvickery said: A question I used to ask ... how many gas stations are there in Canada ??? i had my reasons for asking this . derrek Logic fishing. I was asked how many tennis balls I could fit in a car. These are pretty common if there is coding in the job.
Bucky McSwensen Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 A dream of mine is to incorporate the following test into a job interview. So far my company is just a 2 man job but I cant wait to be a sociopath and do this to prospective employees. Assuming it's a lunch interview somewhere with street lights at crossings. Go to cross a street. If they press the walk signal more than once then it's an immediate end of interview. I have many coworkers at my full time gig that hit the elevator button dozens of times. I always see that as a red flag for everything else. 1
MD Puffer Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 3 hours ago, dvickery said: A question I used to ask ... how many gas stations are there in Canada ??? i had my reasons for asking this . derrek Were you just seeing if they could do order of magnitude estimations or are you in the petroleum industry? Some other reason?
Fuzz Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 2 hours ago, BoliDan said: Logic fishing. I was asked how many tennis balls I could fit in a car. These are pretty common if there is coding in the job. 3 tennis balls... because I only have a tin of 3 tennis balls at home. 1 2
earthson Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Bucky McSwensen said: A dream of mine is to incorporate the following test into a job interview. So far my company is just a 2 man job but I cant wait to be a sociopath and do this to prospective employees. Assuming it's a lunch interview somewhere with street lights at crossings. Go to cross a street. If they press the walk signal more than once then it's an immediate end of interview. I have many coworkers at my full time gig that hit the elevator button dozens of times. I always see that as a red flag for everything else. Uh oh. I wont apply with you. I assume someone who presses it more than once is willing to commit to QA/QC in ensuring that the traffic control box got the signal! 1 1
GrouchoMarx Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 How many licks does it take to get to the centre of a tootsie pop? One (lick) Two (lick) Three (lick) CRUNCH (bite) Then answer is three.
Fuzz Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 7 hours ago, GrouchoMarx said: How many licks does it take to get to the centre of a tootsie pop? One (lick) Two (lick) Three (lick) CRUNCH (bite) Then answer is three. One lick. Attach tootsie pop to drill. Place tongue on tootsie pop. Turn on drill. Centre achieved. Go to ER for massive tongue trauma.
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