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& Y$ X/ w. d: U: D; e. }The Most Oddball Interview Questions of The Year4 k/ b6 P% L9 w% c
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$ A! [& w& _' r% qPhotos: 10 Questions You Should Never Ask In A Job Interview
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18 Ways Job Seekers Have Impressed Prospective Employers
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' l8 A3 _; Z9 jI recently laid out the year’s most oddball interview questions. The Glassdoor list included queries from companies like Google GOOG +0.29%, Bain & Co., and Amazon, which are notorious for their perplexing and unusual job interview questions./ \; v6 M$ s8 x1 Q6 _
- j5 D. w8 r* oIn 2012, the search giant asked a candidate, “How many cows are in Canada?” while Bain challenged an interviewee to estimate the number of windows in New York. Amazon asked a candidate, “If Jeff Bezos walked into your office and offered you a million dollars to launch your best entrepreneurial idea, what would it be?”
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The moral of the story was that job seekers need to anticipate less conventional interview questions, and that they should think of oddball queries as an opportunity to demonstrate their thought process, to communicate their values and character, and to show the prospective employer how they perform under pressure.
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The Definitive Careers Guide From Forbes encompasses every aspect of the job hunt from interview to promotion. Written by some of Forbes’ best careers and leadership writers, it is available now for download.
v: Q3 ^ h7 m+ _$ Z, ~- p" tBut as it turns out, most companies will ask more common interview questions like “What are your strengths?” and “What are your weaknesses?”—and it’s important that you prepare well for those, too.: k. M+ i% M( A0 g. b
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Glassdoor sifted through tens of thousands of interview reviews to find the 50 most common questions.
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" R& Y5 K0 l& e* ?The 50 Most Common Interview Questions:
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( B, s! ~' _7 A3 M. HWhat are your strengths?! B/ [6 `9 _ j1 P
What are your weaknesses?
; [$ m: K7 k7 f1 K6 V& u% ZWhy are you interested in working for [insert company name here]?- m6 `2 C& C4 z+ f
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years?
6 x6 P+ V+ _4 b" C: @% sWhy do you want to leave your current company?
6 G B) f4 P6 V- u* @" ?) SWhy was there a gap in your employment between [insert date] and [insert date]?
& s8 O: v$ D+ W, V& s8 rWhat can you offer us that someone else can not?
$ {; L. J: t# y' a. RWhat are three things your former manager would like you to improve on?
, y+ r6 E R2 @8 kAre you willing to relocate?! F6 j& A5 q7 W- s0 }/ D
Are you willing to travel?
0 ]# c5 }/ ~8 \1 d0 CTell me about an accomplishment you are most proud of.
, n+ I) P+ A( GTell me about a time you made a mistake.6 A9 y, q! U3 C+ V- _
What is your dream job?2 Q6 e# K# v' z* i6 ]" ~
How did you hear about this position?
0 b8 U" k! Y' \* S0 \What would you look to accomplish in the first 30 days/60 days/90 days on the job?
9 K& X1 M; D( S1 I" vDiscuss your resume.3 g! I4 Q6 m/ K2 e7 J
Discuss your educational background.7 X, }' p, c5 ]- d9 ^5 m7 f; D
Describe yourself.: `* ^! D- Y) I. q* A
Tell me how you handled a difficult situation.
% L0 h& n6 X; _' qWhy should we hire you?
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Would you work holidays/weekends?
( W+ J6 m" {* u( l7 G$ d* |- w# FHow would you deal with an angry or irate customer?, {" `# P- }* e! V; \2 C" R
What are your salary requirements?% I3 ^0 Y3 s0 A- P9 }1 [
Give a time when you went above and beyond the requirements for a project.
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What motivates you?7 J; K2 J) \8 `- \/ s4 Z0 c% ^
What’s your availability?
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Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your boss.
" y+ N; Z [/ j o4 IHow do you handle pressure?
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: R; D' `5 d( D; n- T& jWhat are your career goals?
& \1 }$ a4 b. V+ `: MWhat gets you up in the morning?6 y' q# ^/ X; T" Q6 V* P" O
What would your direct reports say about you?
8 e4 @# v1 n& [3 J# M3 L I6 `: n. m$ IWhat were your bosses’ strengths/weaknesses?" S: e6 R" T8 S+ d5 Q
If I called your boss right now and asked him what is an area that you could improve on, what would he say?
" {- G; N/ A. F, UAre you a leader or a follower?' P8 B$ ?" ^* |8 l. Q
What was the last book you’ve read for fun?
; t' Z7 i2 `+ t9 }4 BWhat are your co-worker pet peeves?
/ b/ l4 S* Y* v3 yWhat are your hobbies?5 U! C. }" I. R2 |9 [8 \5 p; e
What is your favorite website?
$ u. Q" D2 l* C6 d. X2 Y zWhat makes you uncomfortable?
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4 V% i, `# U5 |; @9 h2 Y- A7 CHow would you fire someone?- }! `/ O5 d0 Q) J
What do you like the most and least about working in this industry?
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What questions haven’t I asked you?
( ?$ h. b6 M9 L2 u# l4 sWhat questions do you have for me?
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! N B+ n1 q$ { r+ |% |How to Prepare for Common Interview Questions
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9 ]5 Q, @0 u. W R+ E. zQuestion: "What do you know about our company?"
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! a ~' Y, w* |5 {. I, u" y5 g7 NDo your homework. One of the biggest complaints of hiring managers is that many job interview candidates know very little about the company they’re interviewing for.
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Google the company you’re interviewing with and read some of the articles that pop up; study the company’s website; know the company’s mission, its products and services, its locations, and who their top executives are. Go to the Public Relations tab on their website and print out some of their latest press releases. Study them so that you can talk in the interview about what’s going on with the company now.0 y7 h: f/ \" e! S
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Doing your homework about a company shows the hiring manager how serious you are. Do as much research as you can!6 U1 g; C: n* ^/ U+ M( j
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