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“Would Mahatma Gandhi Have Made a Good Software Engineer?”

John Farrier — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:00:11 +0000

And would this be a good job interview question? According to one job seeker, an interviewer at the accounting firm Deloitte thought so. Here are a few others on Glassdoor’s list of the twenty-five oddest questions posed to job applicants during the past year:

2. “Just entertain me for five minutes, I’m not going to talk.”

11. “Given 20 ‘destructible’ light bulbs (which breaks at certain height), and a building with 100 floors, how do you determine the height that the light bulb breaks?”

15. “How would you get an elephant into a refrigerator?”

21. “If you were a Microsoft Office program, which one would you be?”

Link -via Technabob | Photo: Flickr user bpsusf

Previously: Last Year’s Oddest Job Interview Questions

Google’s Famously Difficult Job Interview Questions

John Farrier — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:27:45 +0000

At The Business Insider, Alyson Shontell wrote about her unsuccessful job interview with Google, which has gained a reputation for asking hard and bizarre questions that test a candidate’s creativity, priorities, and critical thinking skills. She provided 15 examples from other people who’ve interviewed with Google:

How much should you charge to wash all the windows in Seattle?

Why are manhole covers round?

Design an evacuation plan for San Francisco.

You have eight balls all of the same size 7 of them weigh the same, and one of them weighs slightly more. How can you find the ball that is heavier by using a balance and only two weighings?

You can read more questions and the preferred answers at the link.

Link via Gizmodo | Image: US Department of State

Plastic Surgery for Job Seekers

Queuebot — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:05:55 +0000

Billboard advertisements. Holding signs on busy street. Making online videos. These are just some of the unconventional methods used by job seekers in these trying economic times.

Now, add cosmetic surgery to the list. Job seekers are now turning to plastic surgery in order to turn back the clock and appear more youthful and ‘fresh’ for job interviews.

Mr Grabow’s surgeon, Payman Simoni, performs what he calls a “wide awake facelift” using only local anaesthesia, which he says slashes the recovery time as well as the cost of the procedure, making it popular among job seekers.

“Before the economy turned down, people would come in because they wanted to have more fun and enjoyment out of life,” Dr Simoni said.

“But now plastic surgery has become a necessity for some. People cannot only rely on their skills in this market. They want to look refreshed and youthful so they can compete for jobs,” he said.

Link

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Geekazoid.

Teen Stabbed, Goes to Job Interview

Miss Cellania — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:28:50 +0000

An unnamed 16-year-old boy was on his way to a job interview at a veterinary clinic in Toronto when he and a companion were stabbed by a couple of assailants. His leg was bleeding, but he made it on time for the interview!

But when employees noticed blood on his leg, they called police.

He and the other student were finally taken to hospital.

“He did really well on the interview and we were very proud of him for sticking to the appointment,” said veterinarian Kent Ackerman, adding he was “shocked” the teen would do so.

The Emergency Task Force was dispatched to look for the suspects. Link -via Digg