Wacky interview, More story ideas

Within the last ten to fifteen years, some strange and different interview questons have come into use among job interviewers around the United States. Some of these questions sound like "pop psychology" quizzes from magazines, some sound like a psychiatric examination, some appear to be like logic puzzles, and some don't make much sense at all.

These off-the-wall questions are designed to make you think, think creatively and quickly, and tap into your inner resources and personality components.

Unusual questions are often asked by an interviewer in order to find out more about your inner self and how your mind works. It is a way to get to know you better without asking questions that are overly personal. Your answer to such questions will tell the interviewer whether you will be a good fit for the company, as well as how creative you are and how well you can think in spur-of-the-moment scenarios. Before answering a question you feel is odd, take a deep breath and think for a moment or two, and then answer candidly. Don't try to think of an answer that the company wants to hear. Just be yourself.

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Wild Card Interview Questions

The following questions have been used recently in job interviews around the country. Some of the questions have tips given to help you understand what the job interviewer is looking for with the question.

If you were a tree (or animal) what kind of tree (animal) would you be?

If you were a Star Trek® [or Star Wars® ] character, which one would it be?

What is your favorite color?

Why are manhole covers round?

What is your favorite drink?

What would I find in your refrigerator right now?

What is the last book you read?

If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional. with whom would it be?

What was the last movie you went to see?

What is your favorite movie (song)?

How would you explain a database in three sentences to your eight-year-old nephew?

How many gas stations would you say there are in the United States?

If aliens landed in front of you and, in exchange for anything you desire, offered you any position on their planet, what would you want?

If you could be any character in fiction, whom would you be?

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you?

If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?

If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be?

If you had only six months left to live, what would you do with the time?

If you were a type of food, what type of food would you be?

If you won $20 million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?

If you were a salad, what kind of dressing would you have?

If you were a car, what kind would you be?

If you were written about in the newspaper, on the front page, what would the headline say?

Who do you like best, you mom or dad?

What kind of people do you dislike?

What makes you angry?

How many close friends do you have?

In a small room you have a refridgerator, if you left the door of the 'fridge open would the temp in the room fall or would the temp in the 'fridge rise? Why?

At a Subway Restaurant Interview:

What's the most important part of the sandwich?

Correct Answer - The SMILE.

PICK YOUR OWN STORY

There are hundreds of stories all around you. Every person, every school, every community has a story to tell. Just keep Who, What, Where, When and Why in mind as you start off with a great lead, tell the story — maybe throwing in a quote or two — and finish off with an eye-catching headline. To make a REALLY great story, use a photo or a graphic.

Ideas?

Be Smart! Don't Start Smoking
Is Pluto Really a Planet?
Construction in Our Community
Help Save Asthma Sufferers
The Best Grandmother
People Like Ice-skating
Horseback Riding Dangers
The Funniest Teacher in School
What is a Twin?
The Secrets of Soccer
What It's Like to Be in Middle School
Don't Do Drugs
Sounds of Wind Instruments
A New Teacher
Dangerous Reptiles
Kids' Right to Vote
Harry Potter
Do Students Have Too Much Homework?
A Hero in Our Midst
Nintendo's Next Game
The Best Book Fair
Halloween Safety Rules
The Vice Principal Talks about School
My New Baby Sister
Online Safety
Homemade Costumes
Kids for President
Taking a Look at Space
Homeless (A True Story)
What It's Like to Be a High Schooler
Being the Oldest
What's Your Favorite Sport?
Why is P.E. a Popular Subject?
Abby Wambach: A Great Soccer Player
Where is Celion Dion Now?
What Boys and Girls Like to Wear
Chorus Concert
Going for the Gold
School Clubs
Department News

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