The MLP Arena
Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: foalpatrol on May 11, 2015, 03:23:12 AM
-
I have been job-hunting since my previous contract ended a month ago. I was recently asked in an interview if I thought there was intelligent life on other planets. I must have given a good answer, as I was offered the job. What's the worst or weirdest interview question you've had?
-
In my company we have a culture fit interview, which is an interview to see if you'll fit into the company culture. You could be perfect for the job, but if you aren't perfect for the culture, you're not gonna get hired. We ask strange questions
If you were stuck on the moon with one other person, who would you not want it to be?
On a scale of one to orange, how strange are you?
-
No weird questions here but I want to know how you answered yours!
-
I was once asked:
If you could have sent an animal here to replace you for your interview, which animal would you send and why?
:huh:
-
If you were stuck on the moon with one other person, who would you not want it to be?
On a scale of one to orange, how strange are you?
1. Does it have to be a specific person I can identify? Or a can I describe the sort of person I would not want it to be. My answer would depend on that.
2. Orange. But that doesn't mean an orange doesn't belong at the fruit stand, or in a salad, or as a glaze on a steak, duck, or ham dish, or in a backpack, or at the zoo, or in a meeting, or at the airport. Oranges are welcomed everywhere and at all times of the day. They do a lot to make life more exciting and flavorful.
Sky_Rocket, did I pass?
-
I remember my job intervew we had some personality test..... one of them asked, "I like to think about suicide" or, "i feel like im worthless if i dont finish an assignment" with agree-strongly agree to disagree-strongly agree. So......dark and depressing!? :blink:
-
I can't confirm it, but I've heard that Walmart asks something along the lines of, "Did you witness your father's death? If so, do you feel responsible for it?" I'm... sorry, I didn't know I was supposed to become Simba for this job.
-
That's funny- I actually have to interview people all the time for jobs at our place, I am going to spring a few of these on people next time, hehe (seriously you run out of things to ask at some point)
But not that Walmart one- wtf?
-
I can see it being a personality thing. For old navy, mom got asked to bring one thing that represented 'her' to her 'casting call'
Its strange. She fits in perfectly (and they adore her), but if I were to try id probably not get very far just because im not as outgoing.
-
rofl! omgoodness!! what in the world!! There are questions you are not allowed to ask - I don't think these are on the list - but I would be caught so off guard if someone were to ask these!
-
If you were stuck on the moon with one other person, who would you not want it to be?
Someone who has a gravity machine. I want to moonwalk THE WHOLE TIME!
I can't confirm it, but I've heard that Walmart asks something along the lines of, "Did you witness your father's death? If so, do you feel responsible for it?"
How many Luke Skywalkers are interviewing at Wal-Mart?! Guess they need to weed out the Jedi mind trick users. "These are not the sale prices you are looking for."
-
I can't confirm it, but I've heard that Walmart asks something along the lines of, "Did you witness your father's death? If so, do you feel responsible for it?" I'm... sorry, I didn't know I was supposed to become Simba for this job.
If i saw that.....i would just not finish the interview. I would run out and leave.....never shop at that place ever again! :cry: (is real-life Simba)
-
I can't confirm it, but I've heard that Walmart asks something along the lines of, "Did you witness your father's death? If so, do you feel responsible for it?"
How did many Luke Skywalkers are interviewing at Wal-Mart?! Guess they need to weed out the Jedi mind trick users.
this made me laugh so hard XD XD XD
on a more serious note, I find it really rude to ask something like this. I know I would not feel at ease if I was asked something like this in a regular personal conversation with someone (let them be friends or someone I don't know too much yet), and not even because I have any related personal experience (and I don't even want to imagine what would happen if I was asked this and had any related experience), just because it's... seriously, you don't ask people things like this, if you're their friends than that's why, and if you aren't than that's why :huh:
ETA, I wonder what would be the follow-up question for an answer stating that one's father is still alive.
-
I've been asked all kinds of flaming weird interview questions over the years. The top ones would have to be...
"If you were a villain, which one would you be and why?"
"What animal would you be and why?"
"Tell me a story about a boy, a girl, a problem and a solution."
"What would you do if you were stranded on a desert island?"
There have also been a couple of occasions where I've been asked to take in an object to talk about; that one's pretty easy but the rest are just "ugh, just ask me what skills I can bring to the job already". :P
-
LOL Some of these are seriously funny! Others are a bit disturbing though....
-
"Tell me a story about a boy, a girl, a problem and a solution."
Are you supposed to quote John Green books here, or something? :lol:
-
"Tell me a story about a boy, a girl, a problem and a solution."
Are you supposed to quote John Green books here, or something? :lol:
I'm honestly not sure! I came up with a little love story that was pretty good to my mind but apparently not good enough to land the job! XD
-
Oh man, these are crazy questions. I'm glad I haven't had some of the ones listed in the thread though, I have no idea what animal I would send in my place to a job interview, lol. Maybe I would...teach a parrot to represent me or something, haha.
The craziest one I've been asked is: what superpower I would choose to have. I don't remember what I said, probably flight or something.
-
No weird questions here but I want to know how you answered yours!
I started by saying that the universe was massive and we only have the means to explore a very small part of it. I said I remembered an article a few years ago that reported the alleged discovery of fossilised bacteria on a meteorite from Mars. If that was true (and I haven't researched the matter in any depth so I'm not saying it is or isn't), it's not a huge leap to think there might be cells or other life forms on distant planets. It probably wouldn't look anything like the life we're used to here on Earth, and whether or not it's intelligent is an entirely different discussion. I finished by saying it was unlikely we'd ever know for sure, and while it's possible we might one day prove its existence, we couldn't prove that it didn't exist. Very deep!
By the way, I wasn't expecting so many replies, and some of the questions are amazing... I don't know how I'd answer a lot of them! Keep them coming! :)
-
How about this one: "How come you never called me after we went out a couple years ago?" I had no idea that my interviewer was going to be a guy that I met online and went out with once.
-
I didn't get this one but an acquaintance did. "If you were a piece of loaf, what kind would you be?"
-
I didn't get this one but an acquaintance did. "If you were a piece of loaf, what kind would you be?"
Loaf? As in bread? Or meatloaf? Or loafer shoes?
-
If you were stuck on the moon with one other person, who would you not want it to be?
Someone who has a gravity machine. I want to moonwalk THE WHOLE TIME!
I can't confirm it, but I've heard that Walmart asks something along the lines of, "Did you witness your father's death? If so, do you feel responsible for it?"
How many Luke Skywalkers are interviewing at Wal-Mart?! Guess they need to weed out the Jedi mind trick users. "These are not the sale prices you are looking for."
XD
-
I didn't get this one but an acquaintance did. "If you were a piece of loaf, what kind would you be?"
Loaf? As in bread? Or meatloaf? Or loafer shoes?
As in bread.
-
Not exactly a question but my recent job interview for an internship position in a coveted company turned into a 30 minute gossip session with the boss about another company in the same industry.
I got the job and now i'm sitting here in the office typing this lol
-
Wow, those are some absurd questions. :blink:
I've been asked my favorite movies, books, etc. I think the strangest question was when my manager picked up a pen and asked me to sell it to him during the interview.
-
Wow, those are some absurd questions. :blink:
I've been asked my favorite movies, books, etc. I think the strangest question was when my manager picked up a pen and asked me to sell it to him during the interview.
What position were you interviewing for? I received plenty of role-playing questions like that and I hate it!!
-
On a scale of one to orange, how strange are you?
Sky blue pink; purple monkey dishwasher.
-
I have been job-hunting since my previous contract ended a month ago. I was recently asked in an interview if I thought there was intelligent life on other planets. I must have given a good answer, as I was offered the job. What's the worst or weirdest interview question you've had?
Oh boy that sure if a weird question. I have not had any of them yet. But I have been at my job for 8 years now. I have to laugh at some of the other things that have been posted to!
-
Some of those questions are very interesting, psychology-wise. The one about the father dying is rather disturbing, though, and I sincerely hope it's just a rumour. What if they asked it to someone who'd just lost their father, and the question would trigger a huge emotional trauma?
I've never been asked very extraorinary questions. During the interview for the job I've got at the moment, the head of department and I found that we've both got a degree in English Lit, so he asked me what my favourite Shakespeare play was. I told him (truthfully) that it's "The Tempest", and I got the job, so I guess that was a good answer.
-
No weird questions, but a weird interview in general. I recently got hired on at a theater and the guy who interviewed me had all... four questions he asked written in pencil on a piece of lined paper, like school notes. It felt very much more casual than I was expecting! I guess I'm used to these retail/part time jobs all acting like they're so much more professional and fancy than they are. The lack of BS is confusing haha. But hey I got the job! And it seems like a nice place to work. (And yay money, maybe I'll even be able to pick up collecting again! It's been years!)
-
I can't recall any "weird or strange" questions, but I once was asked a couple of the mother load NO questions in an interview; "Are you married? Do you have kids? and Are you planning on having any soon?" :crazy:
-
I had an interview a couple of months ago and the final question I asked was "Do you like dogs?". Threw me somewhat as it was an office job for a tyre company! Turns out they had an office dog, but when you prepare yourself for all sorts of role based & employment history questions, the last thing you expect is an everyday question that would have no place in an interview unless the company has something to do with animals!
-
I can't recall any "weird or strange" questions, but I once was asked a couple of the mother load NO questions in an interview; "Are you married? Do you have kids? and Are you planning on having any soon?" :crazy:
Nice how they throw those illegal questions in there. I had an interviewer make a statement to me that demonstrated illegal hiring practices. He told me that out of all the candidates who submitted applications he selected me as the sole candidate to interview to be his assistant because I was the only male, which he said would allow him to regard me as more of an equal than if he hired a woman. The guy was an attorney with a private practice who needed a receptionist while his wife did the bookkeeping. I lasted there 2 days.
-
I can't confirm it, but I've heard that Walmart asks something along the lines of, "Did you witness your father's death? If so, do you feel responsible for it?" I'm... sorry, I didn't know I was supposed to become Simba for this job.
If i saw that.....i would just not finish the interview. I would run out and leave.....never shop at that place ever again! :cry: (is real-life Simba)
My response would be a total dead-pan, stare in the eyes, with venom. "Yes, I did, actually. It was not my fault. Would you like me to detail for you what it is like to stand there and watch someone fight for their last breath, writhing in pain, while multiple doctors try to save their life, and nurses try to bustle you out of the room? Would you like to know what the following months and years are like too? Watching your mother grieve and your brother struggle with the horror of it." Then slap on my fake cheerful happy voice. "My turn! What is it like knowing you are responsible for ruining someone's week by dredging up a bad memory that never goes away and is only bearable when you can keep busy enough to avoid thinking about it?"
And that suicide question is beyond inappropriate. Seriously. "Yes, I do think about suicide. Every day. Would. You. Like. To. Know. WHY?!" Then I would take my response to their superior, and keep going up the ladder until I had tore a strip off every person I came to, until I completely ran out of energy. That is the most thoughtless question I have ever heard. I'm tempted to apply at walmart just to go through the interview process so I can have someone ask me that question! Who wants to bet I can't make them leave the room in tears?
-
I can't recall any "weird or strange" questions, but I once was asked a couple of the mother load NO questions in an interview; "Are you married? Do you have kids? and Are you planning on having any soon?" :crazy:
Nice how they throw those illegal questions in there. I had an interviewer make a statement to me that demonstrated illegal hiring practices. He told me that out of all the candidates who submitted applications he selected me as the sole candidate to interview to be his assistant because I was the only male, which he said would allow him to regard me as more of an equal than if he hired a woman. The guy was an attorney with a private practice who needed a receptionist while his wife did the bookkeeping. I lasted there 2 days.
It's funny how you mention illegal questions, because I totally called them on that.. I was so taken aback I laughed uncomfortably and said "Oh, I thought these were illegal questions to ask in Canada in an interview" and they told me they "had" to ask because they didn't want to spend all this time and money on me for training just to go on Mat leave 6 months down the road.
Doesn't make it any more illegal... :nuts: