thinking interview questions

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by smallrinilady, Aug 16, 2007.

  1. smallrinilady

    smallrinilady Well-Known Member

    for those who have gone to interviews and asked weird questions, post them here





    i have some where it's more asked not to see if you know the answer, but to see how to you think.


    1) you have a mountain here (points left), and you need to move the mountain here (points right)
    how do you do it?

    2) you are given a baraometer now measure the height of a really tall building?
     
  2. BabyRain

    BabyRain Doppelgänger of da E.Twin

    The 'weirdest' question I have been asked would be "Do you have a bf?"
    and actually, I am pretty much NOT obliged to answer it, but then I said NO, and he asked further, "Are you sure?" ...
    Then he said, "Oh we are asking because we don't want you to be applying for leave to get married anytime soon..." Wtf? -what?
     
  3. dim8sum

    dim8sum ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪....

    sounds like a discrimination case :D SUE!!!



    lol did you answer? or get an answer!
     
  4. Sephiroth

    Sephiroth Well-Known Member

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    damn==
    i realli wanna work too>.<but i still needs to study lol
     
  5. rsx

    rsx Well-Known Member

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    An opportunity for him to hook up with you, is what it seems like to me.

    Lame excuse.
     
  6. ProjectD

    ProjectD VIP yay :]

    lol dont go to work and if i did probably be working for my dad, cause i am guarenteed manager's pay of 13-18 dollars an hour, but im to young haha so i guess not yet
     
  7. smallrinilady

    smallrinilady Well-Known Member

    yes
    actually many companies do this
    it's to test to see how you think, what methods you approach
    i asked my dad, these later, it was an interesting conversation between him and me
     
  8. adrianc

    adrianc Well-Known Member


    Hmmm.

    The first question is a "black box" question. Basically, it is a problem solving and analytical question. Another way to phase it, is this. You are here"( career or otherwise - left), and you want to be in the right (progress in career), how do you do it? You have to analyse the environment, situation, and ask questions to go from the left to right!!! Like, are there trees in the way, people that resist you moving the mountian, are there technology, does your bf want you to move it (just kidding) etc. So to answer this question properly, then you have to get more info, and then give a soln...

    It is just a way to see how you approach a seemingly impossible task that's all....now about you being single in an interview :)....
     
  9. MissCheekS

    MissCheekS Reconnaîssant ❤

    Weird Q's?
    Reminds me of my ex boss...
    I applied for internship via email and he already told me i could go there....
    but then he asked for my picture...
    it would help to "speed things up"
    Errr...yeh..sure muahaha
     
  10. adrianc

    adrianc Well-Known Member


    a pic of the face? or the body? hehe
     
  11. philostrate

    philostrate Well-Known Member

    how did you answer?
     
  12. 無得頂

    無得頂 Well-Known Member

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    Most of the interview questions which I had to answer were somewhat easy. But my dad tells me he used to ask a lot of thinking questions when he wanted to hire people.
     
  13. smallrinilady

    smallrinilady Well-Known Member

    1) i was really clueless about the mountain one
    i sid jusdt take a shovel and start moving dirt

    my dad's answer is, photoshop it

    another friend's answer was
    turn your body, so then the moutain now looks to me on your right




    2) i used the baraometer as a ruler, and useing measurments of angles, and distance from the building
    geometry of proportions will calculate into the answer

    my dad's answer was impressive (he didn't even need a split second to answer me)
    measure the atomspheric pressure at ground floor with the baraomter (cause that is what it actually does)
    go to the top floor and measure the atosphereic pressure there
    find the difference, use some science equations and vo-la

    my friends answer was
    chuck the barometer
    run unto an evelator, count the number of floors
    find the height of one floor
    and calculate a rough number
     
  14. dim8sum

    dim8sum ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪....

    those would have been my answers
     
  15. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    he wanted a picture..now that is damn hilarious..haha
     
  16. zero_c

    zero_c Well-Known Member

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    Well if its for a modeling job, then its reasonable =P
     
  17. smallrinilady

    smallrinilady Well-Known Member

    well i hear in some countries it's common to have your picture included in a resume