Most unusual or cleverest interview question?

comanche said:
One of googles typical question is "explain something complicated to me" - clever question IMO.
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1+1=2
2 = enough times most people need to meet you to assess your suitability or otherwise for a particular role. You don't need me to explain anything complicated to you in my mind because you already seem to be able to make simple stuff complicated.
 
Very good.
 
It wasn't unusual, but asked one guy who came for an interview with a very large computer manufacturer what he knew about the company (nice easy question to get him relaxed & an opportunity to show off any research he'd done). He had a very lax attitude...almost had his feet on the desk. His response was - "don't know really...telephone or TV's...something like that."
Only time he got animated was when we asked if he had any questions : sat up straight, for the first time and asked "if I was to win a holdiay, would that come out of my annual holidays?". I said I would discuss if & when he got the job, obviously we never had the conversation!!
 
At my first serious job interviews after Graduation, the UK’s largest grocery company [at the time - 18yrs ago] provided an all expenses travel and subsistence to London and back including car hire in Ireland and taxi fares to and from Heathrow. The interviewer, head of marketing was running behind schedule with lunch approaching. After perusing my CV she asked one question only,

"Are you a member of any terrorist organisation or have any affiliation to any?"

"No".

"Great, and thank god - you have the job”.

Needless to say she was worried about appointing a Muslim earlier, and wasn't sure our politics could merge. The gravy train position was accepted by me, but she was sacked on numerous grounds less than four weeks later. Fruitcake probably being the most obvious which is rather apt for a supermarket group...


 
A semi-conductor maufacturer in Co.Kildare has been know to ask if you were an animal what would you be?

Urban myth has it that the best answer to date is 'A dog.......as you go around sniffing peoples crotches and get away with it!'
 
Well, the question that stumped me at an interview was "Tell me what public figure you admire the most - like George Bush." I choked.
 
For technical interviews a question like - what's the most complex/interesting technical problem you came up against, how did you solve it.

Usually gives a very clear indication of what someone was involved in and what level of understanding they had.
Lots of questions usually filter from it.
 
sam h said:
"if I was to win a holdiay, would that come out of my annual holidays?". I said I would discuss if & when he got the job, obviously we never had the conversation!!
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Classic . At least he had a positive attitude.
 
John Rambo said:
True story...a friend of mine is part of a two person interview panel. About two weeks ago they asked a guy 'What's your greatest weakness?' and the guy answered 'fat birds'. Apparently the silence made for a truly great tumbleweed moment...
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Nearlly fell off the seat there!!
 
At an internal interview by four people which lasted 45 mins, in the last five mins , the last guy said to me , with a smile, obviously feeling he had to ask something ' Well, B......, tell me are you married and how many children have you?'. The other three looked as if they were going to choke and I found it hard not to laugh. I answered very civilly and got the job!!!
 
The interviewer (my current boss, who was conducting this interview in his office) said to me 'where would you like to be in 5 years time?'. I said 'Sitting on the other side of the desk'. Got the job.
 
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