These Are Some Of The Weirdest Interview Questions We’ve Heard
How would you react?
Plenty of companies (especially in tech) are hiring this year. Yet when so many job seekers are jockeying to show off their technical chops and emotional intelligence, there are still times when the interviewer throws a major curveball.
While we’ve reported how to avoid some serious faux pas, sometimes there’s no anticipating what the interviewer might have up their sleeve. So here are several anecdotes we’ve gathered from a group of professionals sharing either their personal experiences or their clients’ perspectives.
ARE WE IN A BAR IN 1974?
That’s probably the last place someone would have approached you and asked you about your astrological sign to determine compatibility. However, Jackie Smith, senior PR manager for a public relations agency in Dallas, experienced this less than five years ago.
“I was on the job hunt after being laid off from an entertainment company in 2012. A photographer friend connected me to a woman who owned an architecture and design firm who wanted someone who could help get her and her projects more media attention. Our initial conversation went well, and then during phone call №3 she asked, ‘What’s your sign?’ I…
