Kaitlin Pitsker’s article “How to Ace today’s Job Interview”
explains how to succeed in an interview by anticipating “oddball” questions. Pitsker says that tough competition for jobs is forcing employers to add more challenging questions to their interviews.
Pitsker says, In addition to "Where do you see yourself in five years?" prepare for "What do you do when you see a spider in your house?" Employers are using these hypothetical or outlandish types of questions to tap into specific skills such as: critical thinking, problem solving, creativity or work style.
Interviewers and employers are using these types of questions to highlight strengths that are hard to discover in the traditional interview.
The article suggests that if you're asked, "If I gave you a brick, what would you do with it?" You should answer by talking about "vision" and "innovation". Keeping this example in mind, it is important to anticipate being absolutely anything in an interview, and thinking of ways of answering these types of questions.
For example, "What is your greatest weakness?"
Pitsker says, In addition to "Where do you see yourself in five years?" prepare for "What do you do when you see a spider in your house?" Employers are using these hypothetical or outlandish types of questions to tap into specific skills such as: critical thinking, problem solving, creativity or work style.
Interviewers and employers are using these types of questions to highlight strengths that are hard to discover in the traditional interview.
The article suggests that if you're asked, "If I gave you a brick, what would you do with it?" You should answer by talking about "vision" and "innovation". Keeping this example in mind, it is important to anticipate being absolutely anything in an interview, and thinking of ways of answering these types of questions.
For example, "What is your greatest weakness?"
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Ultimately, employers are wanting to see how you handle the unexpected, says Pitsker. The article suggests to visit www.glassdoor.com to check out other oddball questions or to check out www.monster.com to see what has been asked at interviews for similar positions.
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Here is the link to Pitsker's article!
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