Interview questions

[darmstadt]

I read that article and if anyone asked me questions like that in an interview I would walk out, their loss, my gain.

[Xenophon]

I read that article and if anyone asked me questions like that in an interview I would walk out, their loss, my gain.

WHS

[Dow Jones]

So-called tricky qns

Agree, I've never come across such drivel.
Only once in an IB, some non-techy PM asked me:
'How many golf balls can you fit inside a Boeing 747'
(again, it's the reasoning/method applied, not the answer that matters).
Anyone had this?

[BrilloPad]

Or worse, Arabic looking and carrying a backpack.

I did once have a muslim - convereted after he got divorced. told me(I was the committed activist co-ordinator) he wanted a cause to die for. I asked if he could climb cranes - he said "yes - but I wont dress up in any costumes". I asked "Dont muslims have any superheroes?". he replied "Osama Bin Laden".

But he was from New Zealand - shave off the beard and he would not be "Arabic looking".

[snaw]

I did once have a muslim - convereted after he got divorced

Sounds a bit dodgy to me - I'm sure there's laws involving beheading for that kind of thing in Islam.

[Churchill]

"Not tonight, Josephine" or "Don't wash"?

"Pas ce soir", shirley?

[Churchill]

Sounds a bit dodgy to me - I'm sure there's laws involving beheading for that kind of thing in Islam.

He's not in Islam, he's in Larndan, innit?

[sasguru]

From the article:

". The candidates are purposefully made to wait together for approximately 30 to 45 minutes without any information given for the delay. This wait and their ignorance of the matter increase their frustration while building the tension within themselves and the group as a whole. Eventually they are addressed together, getting a vague explanation for the reason for the wait and are asked for their feedback regarding the explanation and the interview process in its entirety

Some typical responses:
a) The candidate exhibits a high level of irritation, which suggests that they probably become impatient very quickly. It is plausible that they cannot control their temper in times of unknown circumstances. There is also the possibility that they are even feeding off others irritation; signifying a lack of independent thinking.

b) Other candidates are completely distracted; they have lost interest in the situation and their prerogative. They are vague in their responses and possibly digress from
their responses. This signifies that the person may lose focus quickly, especially when left to their own devices in a situation which is unexplained or spontaneous.

c) A third response is that people are calm and composed even with the disturbance and uncertainty of the chaos around them. The upheaval of the process, which differs from their expectation, is perceived in an interested manner, their concentration never diminishing, their condition unchanged. This signifies that they are: independent thinking individual’s, that they are patient and alert, and are able to concentrate on the original motive for their presence, however much they have been side-stepped, and are ultimately able to complete the original task. "



How about option (d):

After waiting for a reasonable period of time, the candidate calmly and rationally decides this is a totally un-professional organisation and leaves, giving his reasons.

Happened to me once.

[The Lone Gunman]

What makes these people think they are qualified to analyse the answers given?

I would tend to put my hands up until I had assesed whether the cop was shouting at me unless I could see who the cop was chasing and shouting at, then I would carry on, or even try and trip the perp.

This does not show a tendency to freeze.
The cop is an authority figure. Failure to obey could show a disregard for authority (ie the client).
The cop is also a danger sign. Carrying on regardless shows a disregard for safety.
Anybody who does not stop and asses the situation and take any action required is a fool. In my opinion.

I would fail and it would be the idiot doing the interview that would lose due to his lack of understanding his own question.

[darmstadt]

WHS

A bit sad really as I don't know what WHS means so I put 'whs acronym' into Google and it came back and said something to the effect that I looked like a bot and needed to enter the text below to continue. The 'catcha' (or whatever they're called) was 'monglod' which I quite like as a word and will start to use in everyday conversation. Anyway, now I know what WHS means - wobbly hedgehog syndrome