2011's 25 weirdest interview questions.

[Doyle]

I was once asked who my favorite painter was:rolleyes:

Please explain this one Squirrel. It was for a sales position.

[Squirrel]

Please explain this one Squirrel. It was for a sales position.

As it was for a sales position they wanted to see how knowlegable you are and if you could connect with people you are selling too.

[Wither]

Floppin Googled the water thing. ;)

[Chimera]

No, it was for a head shop that I applied at when I was 19.

head shop, porn star. what's the difference?

[Chimera]

# "How would you get an elephant into a refrigerator?" - Asked at Horizon Group Properties.

I used to ask this one to see if people can think on their feet and/or apply prior knowledge. Its usually the first of four questions:

How do you get an elephant in the refrigerator?

-Open the door, insert elephant, close the door.

How do you get a giraffe in the refrigerator?

-Open the door, take out the elephant, insert the giraffe, close the door.

All of the animals are having a meeting. One doesn't show up. Which one?

-The giraffe; he's in the refrigerator.

You have to cross a river. There is no boat and no bridge. Crocodiles are known to swim there. How do you cross?

-Swim across; the crocodiles are at the meeting.

[Wither]

I used to ask this one to see if people can think on their feet and/or apply prior knowledge. Its usually the first of four questions:

How do you get an elephant in the refrigerator?

-Open the door, insert elephant, close the door.

How do you get a giraffe in the refrigerator?

-Open the door, take out the elephant, insert the giraffe, close the door.

All of the animals are having a meeting. One doesn't show up. Which one?

-The giraffe; he's in the refrigerator.

You have to cross a river. There is no boat and no bridge. Crocodiles are known to swim there. How do you cross?

-Swim across; the crocodiles are at the meeting.

Did you emphasize that the questions are related and not independent?

[Bob NC]

How do you get an elephant in the refrigerator?.

Steaks?

[Shufdog]

The water level goes down, because the amount of water displaced is reduced since the anchor is in the water instead of in the boat. The amount of water displaced by it's weight while floating is greater than the amount it displaces with it's volume by being sunk.

OK then... That means you would need to know the weight of the anchor vs. the size of the anchor. If you have a small anchor that weighed the same amount as a large anchor, you're going to have different numbers than if you have two anchores of the same size that weigh different???

I'm drunk and dumb!! :D

[Floppin]

Wrong

Edit: this us in response to dock not the post above, apparently my phone neglected to quote.

[Floppin]

But to answer you Surf. As long as the anchor sinks the water level will go down. The amount will vary based on the size to weight ratio of the anchor but that wasn't question.

[Wither]

Wrong

Edit: this us in response to dock not the post above, apparently my phone neglected to quote.

:p

[Chimera]

Did you emphasize that the questions are related and not independent?

That's why there are four questions. If there were only two, I would tell them. But you expect them to miss the first one, then adjust fire after hearing the answer. That's what you expect a reasonable person to do, at least.

Phone interviews exist to weed out the dummies who had someone do up a resume for them.

[Wither]

That's why there are four questions. If there were only two, I would tell them. But you expect them to miss the first one, then adjust fire after hearing the answer. That's what you expect a reasonable person to do, at least.

Phone interviews exist to weed out the dummies who had someone do up a resume for them.

It's an interesting tactic, but I think it could weed out those who merely approached the set of questions with the wrong mindset. :p

Most people overthink questions in interviews.

[Chimera]

It's an interesting tactic, but I think it could weed out those who merely approached the set of questions with the wrong mindset. :p

Most people overthink questions in interviews.

They do. That's why I only ask it in a joking manner now. Turns out, the less educated, "good with their hands" types are the ones who end up answering those types of questions correctly.