Glassdoor characterizes these actual job interview questions as “oddball.” We give these questions the answers they deserve.
Employment site Glassdoor on Friday plans to publish a listing of the pinnacle 25 Oddball Interview Questions for 2014, compiled from tens of thousands of interview questions shared by job seekers last year. Of those, 16 come from tech companies.
Job interviews are nerve-wracking enough, but if combined with ill-conceived questions, they are often downright harrowing.
It doesn’t must be that way. Job interviews may be conducted diligently and respectfully. But both parties do their homework. Sadly, that won’t always the case and job interviews, at the least in the course of the first round, often include one-size-fits-all questions that quantity to being poked with a pole, so a reaction may be recorded and a few poorly reasoned conclusion may be drawn.
Now it’s probably never advisable to be a snarky job seeker. But when you end up confronted by such eye-rolling questions as these and also you abandon, then and there, any continued want to work with an organization that does not take hiring seriously, here’s some fuel to burn bridges.
1) “In case you could throw a parade of any caliber during the Zappos office, what variety of parade wouldn’t it be?” — The Zappos Family, Customer Loyalty Team Member interview.
Since Parade is probably the most widely read magazine in America, i believe that any issue will be of suitable quality to throw during the office. But i’d be reluctant to take action for fear of hurting a coworker. Paper cuts may well be painful.
I would return the cash for the parade to shareholders.
2) “How lucky are you and why?” — Airbnb, Content Manager interview.
Luckier than EJ, that woman in San Francisco who rented her apartment out through Airbnb and was subsequently robbed.
Luck can’t accurately be measured.
3) “In the event you were a pizza delivery man, how would you reap the benefits of scissors?” — Apple, Specialist interview.
I can be equipped to become a pizza delivery woman.
I would even be ready to deliver cold cuts.
I’m sorry. i did not realize auditions for MacGyver were ongoing.
4) “Are you more of a hunter or a gatherer?” — Dell, Account Manager interview.
They’re the identical thing once the prey stops moving.
At times like this, I’m convinced I’m a martyr.
5) “While you were on an island and will only bring three things, what would you bring?” — Yahoo, Search Quality Analyst interview.
Larry Page’s yacht, fueled and provisioned, a certified crew, and a replica of Yahoo For Dummies, to read at the journey home.
Really, such questions only reveal the questioner’s laziness. Not enough information is equipped to make an educated answer. Maui qualifies as an island. In any such case, a bank card and driver’s license would suffice. Were this hypothetical island near the North or South Pole, i’d choose warm clothing to accompany the satellite phone topping my list.
6) “Why is a tennis ball fuzzy?” — Xerox, Client Manager interview.
Because they’re too ornery to shear.
Because you’re hoping on a cue ball for the relative definition of “fuzzy” as opposed to a hairball.
To judge whether job applicants know enough about aerodynamics to sail through what has become a typical interview question.
7) “What’s your least favorite thing about humanity?” — ZocDoc, Operations Associate interview.
Being judged by others.
Moments like this that i can never come back.
Inadequately framed questions. There are such a lot of potential answers here, the question is incomprehensible. Mortality. Disease. Cruelty. Reality television. Does that actually let you know anything?
8) “How would you utilize Yelp to locate the collection of businesses within the U.S.?” — Factual, Software Engineer interview.
I’d google it.
Then I’d use the Yelp API to fetch the JSON-formatted business phone number.
9) “How honest are you?” — Allied Telesis, Executive Assistant interview.
I plead the Fifth.
Honest enough to refuse to reply a query which could only be answered inaccurately.
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