HOW MANY WINDOWS ARE THERE IN NEW YORK? THE STRANGEST JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF 2012
Careers website Glassdoor collects the most common questions asked at interviews to help job seekers prepare and they put a list of the strangest questions asked last year.
One associate consultant candidate at Bain & Co was asked to, "Estimate how many windows are in New York."
A research associate candidate at Forrester Research was asked, "If you were to get rid of one state in the US, which would it be and why?"
And a managerial candidate at Living Social was asked to perform their favorite song during the interview.
Other Strange Questions:
- "A penguin walks through that door right now wearing a sombrero. What does he say and why is he here?" - Asked at Clark Construction Group, office engineer candidate.
- "Can you say: 'Peter Pepper Picked a Pickled Pepper' and cross-sell a washing machine at the same time?" - Asked at MasterCard, call center candidate.
- "Name 3 previous Nobel Prize winners." - Asked at BenefitsCONNECT, office manager candidate.
- "What do you think about when you are alone in your car?" - Asked at Gallup, associate analyst candidate.
