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Worst interview question you have ever been asked? How did you answer it?
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:51 am
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:51 am
Her: If someone gave you an elephant what would you do with it? Me: Are you serious? Her: Yes. Me: If someone gave me an elephant what would I do with it? Her: That's the question. Me: Can I phone a friend? Her: (Smile) Me: Well I wouldn't feed it bird seed, that's for sure. Her: LOL Me: I would rent a UHaul and drive it to Tuscaloosa and release it on the University of Alabama campus.
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Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:52 am to rebeloke
Admins, can you please remove this miserable thread?
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:53 am to Mark Makers
Help board
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:53 am to rebeloke
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If someone gave you an elephant what would you do with it?
Transport it from Florida to Texas in 72 hours for beer and money.
This post was edited on 4/4/16 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:54 am to rebeloke
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Her: If someone gave you an elephant what would you do with it? Me: Are you serious? Her: Yes. Me: If someone gave me an elephant what would I do with it? Her: That's the question. Me: Can I phone a friend? Her: (Smile) Me: Well I wouldn't feed it bird seed, that's for sure. Her: LOL Me: I would rent a UHaul and drive it to Tuscaloosa and release it on the University of Alabama campus.
Her: Don't call us... we'll call you.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:55 am to rebeloke
Why do you need a job?
Because I'm broke and have 4 children that have grown accustomed to regular meals.
Because I'm broke and have 4 children that have grown accustomed to regular meals.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:57 am to rebeloke
Let me lay out the scenario:
I got laid off in '09 and went on an interview for a part-time gig about 3 months later; the person was taking about 4 months paternity leave so this is a temp gig.....remember that.
Question - "If you were offered a fulltime position with another company would you take it?"
Now I thought the question was really shitty but my answer was "Well I would arrange or do anything possible to finish this job before taking the fulltime job. What would be even better is if I was offered a fulltime position here."
There were 3 of them in the interview and the look on their faces was priceless.....they literally did not expect that answer
BTW I didn't get the job because I was honest. Oh well it worked out for me in the long run.
I got laid off in '09 and went on an interview for a part-time gig about 3 months later; the person was taking about 4 months paternity leave so this is a temp gig.....remember that.
Question - "If you were offered a fulltime position with another company would you take it?"
Now I thought the question was really shitty but my answer was "Well I would arrange or do anything possible to finish this job before taking the fulltime job. What would be even better is if I was offered a fulltime position here."
There were 3 of them in the interview and the look on their faces was priceless.....they literally did not expect that answer
BTW I didn't get the job because I was honest. Oh well it worked out for me in the long run.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:58 am to rebeloke
I got asked: You will be the only male on campus. How will you handle working with a bunch of women?
My answer: Are you serious?
Followed by: As a disciplinarian, if one of the teachers is not satisfied that you punished a student hard enough for their behavior and they come to complain, what will you do in order to keep it from me needing to intervene with you 2?
Meaning, people are going to tell you how to do your job even though you are their supervisor. How will you handle that so I don't have to get involved in the situation?
My Answer: Do you allow this to happen here? Are you serious?
Needless to say, I didn't get the job and didn't want it.
My answer: Are you serious?
Followed by: As a disciplinarian, if one of the teachers is not satisfied that you punished a student hard enough for their behavior and they come to complain, what will you do in order to keep it from me needing to intervene with you 2?
Meaning, people are going to tell you how to do your job even though you are their supervisor. How will you handle that so I don't have to get involved in the situation?
My Answer: Do you allow this to happen here? Are you serious?
Needless to say, I didn't get the job and didn't want it.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:58 am to rebeloke
Which superhero I would be and why
I said bitch I ain't no nerd
I said bitch I ain't no nerd
Posted on 4/4/16 at 8:58 am to rebeloke
Posted on 4/4/16 at 9:02 am to Mark Makers
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Admins, can you please remove this miserable poster?
Posted on 4/4/16 at 9:03 am to shawnlsu
somebody needs a hug!
Posted on 4/4/16 at 9:06 am to rebeloke
Him - "We have an in office dress code of 'business fashionable' for the men that includes facial hair no longer than a five O'clock shadow"
Me- " I think you called the wrong dude. Thank you for your time"
Funny story about those same tool bags. They offered a similar position to a brilliant young lady that did a lot of great work for my old job. I kid you not, they told her dress code was "sassy but classy."
Me- " I think you called the wrong dude. Thank you for your time"
Funny story about those same tool bags. They offered a similar position to a brilliant young lady that did a lot of great work for my old job. I kid you not, they told her dress code was "sassy but classy."
Posted on 4/4/16 at 9:09 am to rebeloke
I applied for a job with the State of Louisiana and the person who conducted the interview asked me a lot of questions like if I was married, how my marriage was going, how it would affect my performance, etc. It was all very inappropriate.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 9:10 am to Barf
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I kid you not, they told her dress code was "sassy but classy."
Yikes
Posted on 4/4/16 at 9:10 am to rebeloke
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Me: I would rent a UHaul and drive it to Tuscaloosa and release it on the University of Alabama campus
The correct response should've been...
"I would feed it to Mike the Tiger"
This post was edited on 4/4/16 at 9:19 am
Posted on 4/4/16 at 9:11 am to rebeloke
Personally, I hate those canned "Interview Questions". Example: "Describe a time when you've had to make a difficult decision - What was the issue and how did you take care of it?"
Really? Is that how you're going to base your decision to hire someone?
Really? Is that how you're going to base your decision to hire someone?
Posted on 4/4/16 at 9:14 am to rebeloke
Congrats, you had an opportunity to show that you could think critically when given a seemingly nonsensical scenario, and instead you decided to deflect by making a wise crack.
Posted on 4/4/16 at 9:14 am to rebeloke
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Me: Can I phone a friend? Her: (Smile)
Posted on 4/4/16 at 9:15 am to SabiDojo
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applied for a job with the State of Louisiana and the person who conducted the interview asked me a lot of questions like if I was married, how my marriage was going, how it would affect my performance, etc. It was all very inappropriate.
You could legit sue for that. Personal questions are pretty much out of the picture. Asking if you're married is one of them.
I have to tread on very thin ice when asking any sort of questions that delves into someone's personal life because asking if someone is married or has kids can lead to potential perceived biases and get the company in trouble. If the applicant brings it up it's fair game. I usually just ask a question about the person's weekend or what they plan to to the next one so they get more comfortable instead of asking how many tires are there in the city of Houston right off the bat.
This post was edited on 4/4/16 at 9:20 am
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