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What happened to "Don't ask, don't tell..." ? LMAO...

A counterpart of mine, who I knew was jealous of my overseas travels, told me he liked to trip up interview candidates with the question, "What would you want written on your epitath?" I told him the question was easy for me... "I'd rather be in the U.K."

As a hiring manager for a fast food place, I used to ask what their favorite dog was. It gave insight into how they would handle customers. Now this question all though it appears silly is relevent as if they can't handle this question how will they handle an upset customer.
One young guy said his favorite was a pitbull because they are illegal. One woman said what the hell does that have to do with the job. One young girl said she prefered cats. Who do you think I hired?

Red You are my hero.

This is great. I want to work with you people. My last job was with rude, boring, idiots, ....and most of the supervisors were the worst. I was in a beauty contest "Miss Hometown" and was asked how many kids I wanted someday and why. I was18 and had never thought about it., and had not had a social awareness discussion about it. So, in front of half of my hometown said "Probably 2 or 4. There were 3 in my family and I think an even number would be better" I walked away thinking, WHAT have I done...why was I asked that....oh well, didn't think I would win this anyway"
I got runner up. The winner was asked who she admired the most. She gave a good answer.
I've had interviewers make me feel like I was 2 inches tall sitting before them. I've had some play games and try to exert their POWER over little insignificant me. I feel that they will try to give the job to a relative or friend if they can. They will create as many people who "owe them" as possible.

I have family working for Zappos, and if they ask if you would put on a bee costume and give out candy to fellow workers, it is something that employees there do. ....not required tho. It is a cool place to work.

Reuters published an article about olders job applicants. I said NOT to put all of your vast experience on your resume. It said some young whippersnapper hiring manager will think you are a "know it all". I'd rather be a KNA than a whippersnapper any day. I send resumes in listing the exact experience they are looking for, all day long, and never hear back. Yeah, they don't read em.
It's a crap shoot. I CAN shoot.........may need to practice on some crap...

now i think i understand why there are so many unqualified people employed that i have seen or heard about in the different work places. Is it possible that these unqualified people were ask these irrelevant questions just because the interviewer was bored with questions that may actually show a persons knowledge of the position?. and are these the people that are usually terminated because they are unable to actually be productive or the ones that get so frustrated and stressed out that they quit? what a waste of time all around for the company and for the productive workers who get tired of having to do their job plus the job of these unknowledgeable people. i mean, really?

I see a lot of people here complaining that "HR doesn't know what they're doing" and seems to think they're the ones asking the questions... but they're not the ones that have to deal with a new member of a team. I'm a hiring manager of sorts in an IT department, and don't get a lot of guidance from my HR department, so I'm left to my own devices (get it? IT--devices) to come up with my own question set.

I'm also usually interviewing college kids for a part-time job, and they've likely never had a job, so the off-the-wall questions come in handy to get them to talk about themselves, and usually gets them thinking.

most on this panel seem to use idiot as an expression for others, when they shouls use the word ignorant to apply to themselves.
one or two individuals stated the subject correctly. Hr does not make policy. period. they also do not hire or fire. they are required to interview all candidates, by law, submit the best potential candidates to the dicipline manager that requested this position, and then get out of the way. further, hr does not have to be experts in each didipline. they should be proffessional and treat all candidates with the same fairness. most levels of managers do not make policy either. they abide by it, but have a direct link to the hire and fire part of the system. finally, we seem to spend too much time on nitpicking the potential employer than in trying to put our best foot foreword.

I was asked in a science teaching position, " What is the age of the Earth ? ". This is an independent church school. Since there is no specific scientific agreement as to the actual age of the earth I did factor so many things into the answer, like, energy changes, physical, chemical, bilogical and astrological,l theology, faith, philosophy, Atom ic energy changes and transmutation of elements Lihgt Year etc.
An i ndirect question on the theory of evolution and Intelligent Design. The interviewer still wanted a specific answer. 7 billions based on all the factors and including the fact that the beginng of time is uncertain and the instrument and technologies used could be faulty. No right or wrong answer but she wanted me to tie myself down to the 4.5billion or thereabout in vogue.
Rationale. That students ask that question .

Most unusual question:

Interviewer: Have you ever killed anyone?
Me: Not in this country.

I beg to differ on mental disability being a reason not to hire someone. I've worked for several people over the years who had severe mental and emotional problems - two of whom I know for a fact were taking multiple meds to get through life. Seriously, I once worked for a med school that employeed a young lady with Down's Syndrome in the maintenance department. She was a fiend about recycling - scolded you if you threw a pop can in your wastebasket. She was sharp as a tack and performed her job beautifullly.

In reference to the question, "If you had a choice, what animal would you be?" The most appropriate, unless you want to lose some finely tuned capabilities is: Human.

Technically, we are animals (as opposed to plants, minerals, gases, etc.)

I have been asked so many ridiculous question, had so many absurd comments said to me, & so many impossible requests made, & even been threatened by potential employers in interviews, that I am sure they do it specifically because they know I am over qualified for the jobs I am applying for & see me as a threat to their own manager position or the structure of the piramid they so precariously have set up of underlings supporting them. And, not only in job interviews,...also filling out papers for doctor's offices, such as, Do you own a gun? & Is it loaded? I had to laugh at that one. A doctor who is so sure he with fk you up, that he wants to know if you will hunt him down afterward. And also, cashiers who think because they came off of welfare, they should take the opportunity to ask for everyone SS#, date of birth, address, etc. for a simple but meeded purchase like tampons, "you can't buy them if you don't answer!!" The world is full of freaks of every lowly type, just freak!! It so sad.

If I entered into an interview where I got any of these questions, it would be abundantly clear to me that this was not a serious nor professional organization and I would walk. Fortunately, all interviews I have ever been on over my lifespan have been handled in a very legal and professional manner, following standard human resources "good practices". Quite frankly, I can't believe some of the questions listed in this article. Aside from being illegal and worthy of suit putting the company in jeopardy, many are irrelevant or poorly developed interview questions. Certainly not the kind of organizations I would want to work with unless I was being brought on board to fix such shortcomings.

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I recently applied for a position at Microsoft as a quality agent. My husband works there, and his manager was looking for someone to audit service requests to make sure that they were grammatically correct, and that there was a complete follow-through. When his manager found out I was an English major, I was offered the job, but still had to go through the interview process. I was told I wouldn't have to know anything technical about computers or their inner workings, just the basics on how to run simple industry-based software, which was fine with me because that's about all I know about them.

The person I was supposed to interview with wasn't in the day of my appointment, so I interviewed with someone else, and stated most emphatically that I was applying for the quality position.

Still, he asked me the routine questions required for technical support: "What is an IP address?" "What does BIOS stand for?" "Name all the internal components of a standard desktop computer."

I was flummoxed for a moment, then responded, "I don't know, since I was told I wouldn't need to know this for the position. However, if you are offering training in this department, I'd love to learn! I'm a fast learner, and am always looking to expand my field of knowledge. You never know when you'll need some type of information, and it never hurts to be prepared!"

He seemed impressed. He looked over my resume, saw my GPA and the fact that I had worked in a wide variety of fields that were completely unrelated (a student teacher in high school, a college library assistant, a medical office patient manager) and said to me, "Most people come in here and tell me they can learn pretty quickly. I seldom believe them. But looking at all the things you've learned, and apparently how successful you were, I can honestly say, I believe you."

(I had had each job for at least 3 years, except the library position, which I only held a few semesters in college. But I did tell him that I was the only student in the history of the college library who had been allowed to open, operate, and close the library by myself on Saturdays. I had the head librarian's cell number so I could call in an emergency, but I only had to use it twice. He also seemed impressed with that)

So while the questions I was asked weren't "strange" by any stretch of the imagination, they did throw me for a loop as I was completely unprepared for them. Being willing to learn is often a big help, I guess!

A criminal defense attorney asked me several times in the same interview how many kids I have for a legal secretary position. I told him the answer. And when it came up more than once I walked out of the interview.

To be honest here- - -I probably would give smartass answers - question their motives- - and walk out.Times are tough but to be asked irrelevant questions (unless they want to tell me the relevance)- - It would be "Have a nice day" and good luck with the next person

I agree with those who have posted that these questions are a waste of time. I also agree that HR's function is to protect management from legal liability in hiring an firing, but I have rarely met anyone in HR who wasn't a sociopath. Sorry all you HR people, but HR was a major interface in my occupation (accounting manager) and I've dealt with dozens of HR people in large corporations. Asking these ridiculous questions also assumes that the interviewer has the training and insight to interpret your answers. If I asked you "If you were a vegetable, what kind would you be?", and you said, a lima bean, does that mean that you are lazy? Or does that mean you are a closet serial murderer? Realize that all too few managers of any kind, HR or otherwise, have been trained in interviewing skills. It's quite an art. There is a vernacular term for someone who hires other people because they can spew back Monty Python quotes-they call them idiots. BTW, trained interviewers don't ask "canned" questions. They just ask you "So, tell me about yourself." and after you finish talking, they ask more questions based on what information you have given them. A good interviewer can get you to reveal yourself without resorting to these imbecilic faddish nonsense questions. When all is said and done, hiring is a crap shoot anyway.

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WHy are manhole covers round??? and What kind of truck would you like to be ??

Whatever happened to can I depend on you to do this damn job?

While interviewing for a part-time job for a company that told me outright that it was not giving any sort of raises, I was asked what my career plans with them were. I told them to ask again after my first raise.

I remember one question I was once asked in an interview for a registered nurse job "what would I like to see on my tombstone" when I died. ( I felt like answering "pepperoni and mushrooms.")

No questions were asked about my experience in relation to the job, or special qualifications. At the time I had over 20 years of experience in my field, some of it very specialized, and also had over 5 years of management and supervisory experience. I was in law school as well. I didn't get the job, for which I was well qualified. I did follow up on the interview and ask why I didn't get the job, and was told I didn't display "critical thinking skills" so apparently I gave the "wrong" answer to that tombstone question.

Most interview questions seem to be geared to weeding potential job candidates out in nonsensical ways, based on some mysterious personal whims of a recruiter, rather than looking at experience and qualifications. I've also been asked which superhero would I be if I could be one, and what is the most negative thing I could think of about myself, and what would my supervisor say about me. I have also been asked how much sick time I've used in the past year, and been asked to sign a form to allow checking of personal information related to sick time use.

When I went for a job with the army first question: If I told you to kill someone would you do it?

I remember once, I was asked if my mohawk [when i had one] was real or gelled. I told him that it was natural, and my interviewer was curious enough to run her fingers through my hair and mess my hair up to ensure my merit.

I was applying for a position as a secretary at the executive office at the Corps of Engineers.

I was hired within six hours just cuz she thought it was amazing that I could naturally produce a 5 inch mohawk without gel or comb.

Maybe the questions/answers prospective employees should start asking/saying to these type of interviewers mentioned in the article are
1. " I fail to understand why/how these questions determine my eligibility or potential...can you please explain?" (frank yet professional) OR something to the manner of, 2. "Is this a new format of interviewing?....I am honestly not sure how to answer ANY of these questions considering I'm not able to distinguish how they relate to the job I'm attempting to interview for....Is this how the company has interviewed you and ALL employees including veteran employees of 10 plus years?"..... I swear if he/she starts giving me this "by the book"/B.S. answer that they accuse prospective employees to give, I would know and I WOULD END THE INTERVIEW MYSELF.....professionally of course ;-)

If your at all uncomfortable with a question, Ask "Why are you asking me That" If you don't like the answer walk out. You have what they want and need.

The best Interview I ever received was for job doing Computer aided Drafting using AutoCADD. The engineer on the project asked me to take a blue print and find it on the computer and print out a copy. Most blueprints have the path printed on the bottom of the sheet. So this was easy to do. I checked the scale of the drawing compared to the printed scale on the sheet, it was off so I checked the drawing and found it was not in the right type of space. I fixed that problem in a new file and printed out a corrected copy. When I showed him my copy and his original, and pointed out the error in his, I thought it was part of the test. He turned white and asked "what do you mean its the wrong scale" I showed him a 10 foot door that scaled out to 12 feet on his drawing. He franticly went through 6 more drawings and all of them were printed wrong. He looked at me and asked "Did you fix all of these?" I said "No I made a new file with the corrected one in it, you said you had 20 people testing for this job in the next few days, if none of them find this problem I think you will be calling me back." I was hired two days later. So heres a case of the right person doing the interview. So when I hired a helper I went for a student that had been trained were I was trained. We got a 6200 sheet blue print set reprinted and got UNIVERSAL CITY WALK back on track and all the trades coordinated so that the water, air and heat and my electric lines went where they were susposed to. and they still don't know that I'm a REAL SUPER HERO!!!!

I haven't watched starwars!!! or startreks!!! or whatever

Heres an unfortunately common question that most interviewers ask.

Why should we hire you if we have more qualified and experienced candidates available?

That always annoys me because if they do then we're both wasting our time with this interview and if not then the interviewer is lying to me.