I was doing some last minute interview prep for an interview tomorrow morning and came across this question someone reportedly had. List any other weird questions, or just bitch about the whole 'What are three strengths and weaknesses?' that I've been looking up.

Quote :

"You're driving along in your car (it only fits 2 people at a time) and you see a huge storm coming. On your way home you drive past a bus stop with an old lady who is dying, one of your best friends to whom you owe your life, and your future life partner. Who do you pick up?"

There's one correct answer.

[Edited on February 17, 2009 at 1:11 AM. Reason : patched up the horrible grammar in the question a bit]

2/17/2009 1:10:39 AM

i let my best friend drive the car and take the old lady to the hospital...... and stay with my life partner...



and wait out the storm.

2/17/2009 1:16:53 AM

gay

2/17/2009 1:17:40 AM

Apparently you pick up your life partner, since they end up being your life partner in the future.

2/17/2009 1:19:02 AM

I, too, have seen 16 Blocks

2/17/2009 1:25:36 AM

http://nerdfighters.ning.com/forum/topics/interview-question-what-are

2/17/2009 1:38:46 AM

I like the answer posted aerlier about letting the friend drive the old lady to the hospital

but i think the old lady is the right answer

shes dying...you can help her, maybe not SAVE her but you can help her

the obvious wrong answer is the future life partner...since they are future, you will run into them again...no reason to stop and pick them up.

the best friend will forgive you, they are your best friend.

old lady.

2/17/2009 1:45:06 AM

here's one

IF YOU WERE A HOT DOG

WOULD YOU EAT YOURSELF

[I KNOW I WOULD]

2/17/2009 2:01:33 AM

At my current job, these were some of the questions they asked in the interview:

Do you drink?

Introduce yourself, your hobbies, and where you're from using 10 words of English or less.

How do you feel about getting sexually harassed?

Do you have any dietary restrictions?

I was kind of the entire time.

2/17/2009 5:18:10 AM

yeah those are pretty weird

2/17/2009 5:52:14 AM

^^hahaha my friend had an interview with JET a few years back and she said it was weird as hell. I guess they haven't changed.

[Edited on February 17, 2009 at 5:53 AM. Reason : slow]

2/17/2009 5:53:00 AM

^ Yeah one of my friends is an interviewer this year for the Seattle Consulate. They told her she can ask whatever she wants and gave them pretty much zero direction on what sort of questions to ask. She said her co-interviewer was asking retarded questions the entire week

2/17/2009 5:56:59 AM

Quote :

"Apparently you pick up your life partner, since they end up being your life partner in the future."

Unless, by allowing your friend to save the old lady, you spend the rest of your brief holding on to your life partner as the storm destroys you both.

2/17/2009 7:23:48 AM

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"shes dying...you can help her, maybe not SAVE her but you can help her"

The answer is actually already implied in the question.

The old lady is DYING, so no real need to save her.

You try to let your friend and future partner drive the car while you stay behind but your friend insists you go without him (hence why you own your life to him).

And of course, the future life partner is obvious.

Duhhhhhhhhh

2/17/2009 7:33:24 AM

so i guess hookin my friend up with the hotty and the car so i could bang out the old lady on her deathbed in a storm wouldnt be the preferred answer

2/17/2009 7:37:41 AM

Quote :

"You're driving along in your car (it only fits 2 people at a time) and you see a huge storm coming. On your way home you drive past a bus stop with an old lady who is dying, one of your best friends to whom you owe your life, and your future life partner. Who do you pick up?"

What kind of storm? Is death a guarantee standing in said storm? When is the next scheduled bus arriving? What is the current air temperature? Is there a covered enclosure at the bus stop? Has 911 already been called?

If an interviewer is going to ask me a stupid question, I'm allowed to get as many details as possible to answer it with

2/17/2009 7:40:13 AM

ahaha

[Edited on February 17, 2009 at 7:40 AM. Reason : ^^]

2/17/2009 7:40:25 AM

^^^ FTW

2/17/2009 7:50:06 AM

Quote :

"How do you feel about getting sexually harassed?"

2/17/2009 8:04:06 AM

How do you feel about frilly toothpicks?

2/17/2009 8:10:26 AM

If this WordPerfect X3 install disk was a salad dressing, would you eat it?

2/17/2009 8:14:37 AM

Quote :

"Do you drink?"

That's an intrusive question.

I would answer thusly:

"DOES A FISH SWIM?!!1 AHAHAHAHA"
and then I would slap something off of their desk

[Edited on February 17, 2009 at 8:42 AM. Reason : -]

2/17/2009 8:34:18 AM

Quote :

"How do you feel about frilly toothpicks?"

I'm for 'em!

2/17/2009 8:41:20 AM

^ are they in a club sandwich or a cherry tomato?

I'm pro-club sandwich

but I don't need a frilly toothpick in a cherry tomato
maybe a cube of cheese... but the tomato is just fine, thanks

2/17/2009 8:43:36 AM

At my most recent interview I got asked this question. It's a sales question.

Here are 3 scenarios. Out of the 3 scenarios, pick the one that you would LEAST like to do.

Scenario 1: Sitting down and having a conversation with a VERY powerful or famous person.
Scenario 2: Bouncing around a small party or networking event meeting several people.
Scenario 3: Standing up in front of a large auditorium full of people and giving a speech.

Here is what the question is supposed to tell you about the person interviewing:

Scenario 1: Those that choose this scenario typically struggle with tough negotiations during the closing process. They tend to back down when a tough decision maker puts up resistance.

Scenario 2: Those that choose this scenario typically are ineffective cold-callers.

Scenario 3: Those who choose this scenario tend to have a hard time closing deals when there is more than 1 decision maker, or when the presentation process involves involves presenting to a committee or board. They tend to target smaller businesses and their average account size tends to be smaller.

[Edited on February 17, 2009 at 8:51 AM. Reason : a]

2/17/2009 8:43:42 AM

I also had to do an online sales "questionaire", and one of the questions was "How old were you when you first learned to play chess?". Then a follow-up question was "How often in your leisure time do you play chess?". I thought that was kind of odd because I can't figure out what chess has to do with successful sales reps.

2/17/2009 8:54:01 AM

Let the best friend drive, let my gf sit on my lap and shove the old lady in the trunk...

2/17/2009 9:12:13 AM

at my interview for my current job, i didn't really get asked anything strange (except for my boss asking if the shit i said on my resume was true or not, haha)

but after the interview with him, he took me to a conference room where he had invited anyone from our team that wanted to come... i sat on one side of the table (this table easily seats 30 people) and they all sat on the other side of the table...

they all just took turns asking me the weirdest and most obscure shit they could think of (apparently to see if i knew my stuff or not)

it was quite intimidating until they made fun of me and i started making fun of them, and we all started laughing.

2/17/2009 9:17:04 AM

Quote :

"I thought that was kind of odd because I can't figure out what chess has to do with successful sales reps."

People who play chess are better at sales strategery?

2/17/2009 7:57:21 PM

^ see, I see it as the opposite. It is an obvious attempt to find out those who are more analytical. And the most successful sales reps are more social than analytical. either way, i got a call this morning and have a final interview on Friday, so I guess my lack of chess knowledge paid off.

2/17/2009 7:59:20 PM

"if you were to write a book about small town life, what would be the title? (please explain in response of 50,000 words or more)"

2/17/2009 8:15:32 PM

a professor at georgia tech asked me how i tie my shoes

i questioned the reasoning for such a question and how that would have a role in the position for which I was being interviewed. he just said he was curious and moved on.

2/17/2009 8:16:33 PM

2/17/2009 8:18:20 PM

actually i was wearing these.

2/17/2009 8:20:59 PM

^ correct answer was one shoe at a time, duh.

2/17/2009 8:21:33 PM

lulz

2/17/2009 8:22:04 PM

Quote :

"http://joenumbers.com/gallery/1919-1/blackloafer2.jpg"

you know those aren't loafers, right?

2/17/2009 8:23:36 PM

yep, a typo. move along.

2/17/2009 8:29:06 PM

just checkin'

i'm trying to teach you something here, joe...

2/17/2009 8:29:48 PM

Quote :

"he just said he was curious and moved on."

hahahaha

2/17/2009 8:31:17 PM

^^ i'm not learnable... no need to try

2/17/2009 8:31:33 PM

i won't give up on you joe--i won't do it

2/17/2009 8:32:51 PM

Quote :

"i questioned the reasoning for such a question and how that would have a role in the position for which I was being interviewed. he just said he was curious and moved on."

i feel that i am at the point in my career that i will not hesitate for a second to mention something to this effect when presented with retarded interview question.

2/17/2009 9:57:58 PM

Quote :

""Do you drink?" That's an intrusive question. "

Yeah I thought so. The funniest part of that question was after I said, "Yes, I do," there was some silence before the co-interviewer turned to the woman who asked the question and goes, "Why did you ask that?"

"Well you know, they drink a lot in Japan."

2/17/2009 11:49:07 PM