Interviewers really need to start coming up with better questions than these 19 oddities

11.

joe3hats81
Via

12.

“If you were going to the moon then what would you take” and I didn’t get that job as I looked at the interviewer like they were stupid.
Clean-Advertising-67

13.

“If you were coming down in the lift on take me out, what song would you come down to?”. To name and shame, this was for an accounting job at Worldpay. I didn’t get it.
thinkaboutthegame

14.

Had to act out an advert for Pets at Home.
SquidgeSquadge

15.

“What are your childcare arrangements” for a senior finance role. My husband has never been asked what his childcare arrangements are…
Grouchy-Ad-965

16.

I (a woman) was interviewing for an electrical engineering apprenticeship.

They explained it was a hands-on job (duh) and asked me what I would do if I broke a nail.
deskbookcandle

17.

If I could “deal with banter” because there were “lads” on the shop floor. Instantly letting me know I’d be harassed.
chee5ychicken

18.

My father is semi-retired and went for a job at Arnold Clark as a delivery driver. The interviewer asked him “what can you bring to Arnold Clark?”

“Tyres”, he said.

He got the job.
dunbar91

19.

Applied for a Research Grant in another country and the interviewer asked me:

“How do you make multi-coloured jelly?”

It shook me.

I was like “I am applying for a PhD, not for a desserts cooking course”

She was trying to sound “interesting”
dzalf

BONUS

After the proper interview questions for a software developer role I used to ask “how many chickens can you fit on a bus”. It did give you some idea of how people think on their feet when something left field comes your way.

Answers ranged from 10 to 1 million. Some had no answer to give. Some got on with it and asked whether it was a single or double decker, were the chickens allowed to stand, were they stacked floor to ceiling.

Yes it was a stupid question but it served a purpose.
leakywindows21

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