You’d have to laugh over some of the questions you might run into when facing a job interview. Nevertheless, they’re asked simply for posterity; employers need to know that they’re dealing with a person that actually has a brain, right? You see that sort of thing when reading certain directions, too, for certain appliances. Lord knows if you were horribly retarded somehow, even these certain directions would be absolutely mandatory. The same goes for some questions you might hear during a job interview. Here are the dumb, obvious, and utterly worthless for your employment, er… enjoyment. Cheers.
The Dumb – ”A plane crashes on the border between USA and Canada. Where did they bury the survivors?”
It’s a funny question designed to maybe break the ice? Who knows. Why would a prospective employer ask such a weird question? To gauge an applicant’s creativity? The sad thing is this answer really isn’t based on creativity, but more of a knowledge about foreign relations and politics and citizenship.
The Obvious — “Tell me about yourself.”
First off, it’s not really a question; it’s a command. Secondly, what’s the point? Generally if you’re doing an interview, you already have the prospective employee’s application or resume in hand. That’s about 90% of the interview right there. You have the qualifications, work history, contact info–everything. So what else do you need to know?–not only obvious, but redundant, for sure.
The Utterly Worthless — “How do you take criticism?”
Name one applicant who would answer, “not very well.” You won’t find a lot of those answers out there. That’s like getting a survey asking you if you do drugs. If you do do drugs, are you going to admit that? Seems utterly worthless to me. So why would a prospective employer ask such a question?
There are many other funny questions you might hear during an interview. These are just a few. Just remember one thing: when you’re in the interview and you hear any of these, whatever you do, do not start laughing!