smokinandjokin Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I'm filling a position at work for a Supervisor who will report to me. I always like to throw a few off-the-wall (that terrible pun was intended!) questions at them. Since everyone here has probably has experience on at least one side of the interview table, what's the best question you have ever asked or been asked in an interview? Mine was probably for my current position, I was interviewing with a fairly high-level manager. He was talking about himself and said he used to live in Tampa. I had just happened to be in Tampa the weekend before visiting friends, so I told him that. His first response: "Did you go to Mons Venus?" (For the unenlightened, Mons is one of the finest nude lady dancing establishments in the US.) And yes, I did attend, and yes I told him so. That was my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 "Tell me. Have you ever seen a grown man naked? Do you like movies about Gladiators?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 "Tell me. Have you ever seen a grown man naked? Do you like movies about Gladiators?" 647019[/snapback] ....have you ever been to a Turkish prison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Ask him how much time he spends on sports message boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerjamhead Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Tell a few racial jokes to lighten up the mood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 is he a bills fan ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I'm filling a position at work for a Supervisor who will report to me. I always like to throw a few off-the-wall (that terrible pun was intended!) questions at them. 647015[/snapback] Why? That can sour a good candidate, and possibly end up with hiring a guy who's a quick liar. Being a wise guy during interviewing seldom pays off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Watch out for the person who "interviews well!" That's how we got stuck with Greg Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Q. If you were to wake up in the morning with a used condom in your ass would you tell anyone? A. No. Q. Do you want to go camping tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Q. If you were to wake up in the morning with a used condom in your ass would you tell anyone? A. No. Q. Do you want to go camping tonight? 647080[/snapback] No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Look, let's pretend I hire you and you work here for twenty years. Its your retirement party and I'm asked to say a few things about you and your work here and your relationships with friends. What are the five most important things you would want me to be able to say about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Q. If you were to wake up in the morning with a used condom in your ass would you tell anyone? A. No. Q. Do you want to go camping tonight? 647080[/snapback] Oh..I had forgotten you were a marine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Oh..I had forgotten you were a marine! 647120[/snapback] That's Marine. And it was a joke. I guess being as old and crotchety as you are, you missed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 A few years ago, I was called in to give a second part of an interview for a junior investigator position in our compliance department at an Exchange in New York City. The guys that had done the first part were smirking and asked me see if the guy would fit in. They also mentioned that the guy may be a Bills fan (they saw a Buffalo address for High school). I looked over the resume, and walked in, I looked at him across the table and said "What's your favorite football team?" The kid was stunned, but replied Buffalo Bills. I asked him if he though they had wasted a pick on Jim Kelly (he was still in the USFL at the time), he kinda shrugged and said "We will have to wait and see". I could tell the guy was getting nervous since I hadn't asked him anything about the job. I then asked about his freshman high school biology teacher, as well as the school disciplinarian. I finally said that I had attended St. Joes a few years before him and we ended up chatting for a while. After the interview, I told the two guy who would be responsible for him that as long as he met thier requirements, I was fine with him, and even if he didn't meet thier requirements, the guy still did fine with my questions. We ended up hiring the guy with no further interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 That's Marine. And it was a joke. I guess being as old and crotchety as you are, you missed that. 647131[/snapback] Oh..a joke! Had it been anyone but a marine, I would have assumed it was a joke! Only kidding. God you jarheads are as sensitive as girl scouts. Apologies to the girl scouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 you're Ralph Wilson, picking number 8 in the draft. Do you go Huff, Davis, Ngata or Justice? Why? Final question....Should JP Losman start for the Bills in September? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 have you ever owned a restroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I actually was asked this question in an investment banking interview a few years back...You are in a room with three light switches. Each controls one of three light bulbs in the next room. You must determine which switch controls which bulb. All lights are off. You may flick only two switches and enter the room with the light bulbs only once. How would you determine which switch controls which light bulb? Answer: Turn one light bulb on for about twenty minutes. Then turn it off. Turn another switch on. Then enter the room and feel the two bulbs that are off. The hot one will be attached to the switch that you just turned off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick in* england Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 No word of a lie - i was once asked the following question at interview: "Is torture justified?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 No word of a lie - i was once asked the following question at interview: "Is torture justified?" 647146[/snapback] The answer to that is - "When will you be available?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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