Interesting Interview Questions

[flipper35]

I am in IT and for a while it was trendy to ask for your Facebook password. Had that question ever been asked of me I would have got up and walked out of the interview. That said, I have thought of asking that in an interview and if the candidate was willing to give it up, the interview would be over and if they said "no" then we could continue. The problem is, if they were like me I would have to catch the good ones as they tried to walk out.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by flipper35

I am in IT and for a while it was trendy to ask for your Facebook password. Had that question ever been asked of me I would have got up and walked out of the interview. That said, I have thought of asking that in an interview and if the candidate was willing to give it up, the interview would be over and if they said "no" then we could continue. The problem is, if they were like me I would have to catch the good ones as they tried to walk out.

We'd get along just fine.....

"Before I whore myself out to you guys....I just wanna know...ya got any hot daughters ?"....

Then mebbe we can talk....

ImaFOS.....but it's raining

[GH85Carrera]

I know I am weird, but since my first job at age 16 to now, I have had just one "interview" for a job.

My first job I was offered a job literately, as I sat in class at school. He asked if I wanted a job, and I said yes, he said come see me after school, and he handed me his business card.

At my second job, I walked in cold, no resume, just me. The business owner handed me a 4x5 color negative and pointed me to a small darkroom with an 100% manual color enlarger and he showed me where the paper safe was, he closed the door from the outside and waited. I stepped out a few minutes later and went to the back of the color processor, and loaded the print on. It came out very close to a good final color balance. He said see ya Monday morning.

At the subsequent jobs the owners approached me to hire me since they knew the other business were struggling due to the changes in photography industry from digital and the internet.

I had to do a lot of job interviews for potential employees over the years. It sucks to sit there and ask questions on their knowledge of photography, and try to get a feel if they will fit our needs. It was a good thing for us it was a small business, before all the political correct BS and new laws were put in place. When the business has just a handful of employees, they all have to be top people, and show up every day to do the job. I had to fire more than a few that just could not figure out an alarm clock or a clock at all, or they though taking a nap in the darkroom was OK. I miss all of that like a toothache.

[URY914]

I ask people to explain the difference between understeer and oversteer.

[island911]

good^

Originally Posted by fanaudical

Questions that I use during interviews for designers/engineers:

- Tell me about your best personal Magyver moment. How did you have to improvise a technical solution to get out of a tight jam with limited resources?

- What is the most complicated thing you've had to design without enough knowledge regarding how to do it? Was that project successful? Why or why not?

- What project are you most proud of and why?

- How do you deal with ambiguity in specifications and requirements? (When they inevitably ask "What do you mean by that?" the immediate reply is "What do you think I mean by that?")

Originally Posted by LWJ

^^^these are great!!!"

Disagree. ..

All but the last one ask for recall and prioritizing of "best" or "most proud of"... I suppose that might be easy for those with one or two memorable Magyver moments or successful projects...

Anyway, the technical questions, like URY914's there, are very telling. --No embellishment risk, or risk that they are telling of some team member's "Magyver moment"

[island911]

Oh, and grease gun Q . .?

Who's redesigning the Model T ?

[ducking]

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by URY914

I ask people to explain the difference between understeer and oversteer.

Those and how much I've been drinking determine which end of the car hits first....you dumbazz.

When do I start ?

[ckelly78z]

Originally Posted by URY914

I ask people to explain the difference between understeer and oversteer.

Understeer-when the car hits the gaudrail with it's front bumper (pUsh)
Oversteer-when the car hits the gaurdrail with it's rear bumper (lOOse)

The word understeer starts with a "U" which indicates push.
The word oversteer starts with a "O" which indicates Loose.

[908/930]

At a interview for a Mechanical designer position years ago I was asked to write down the procedure for changing a car tire, I got the position. They found that lots of people including Mec engineers didn't have a clew, and they believed that if you can't change a tire you should not be designing machinery.

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by 908/930

At a interview for a Mechanical designer position years ago I was asked to write down the procedure for changing a car tire, I got the position. They found that lots of people including Mec engineers didn't have a clew, and they believed that if you can't change a tire you should not be designing machinery.

That's our benchmark. 'Do you think he could change a tire?'. We have a guy that keeps forgetting you need a clearance hole for a bolt, face to face plates, both holes tapped. SMH.

I like to ask about hobbies. Car repair, engine rebuilding, renovating = good.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by flipper35

I am in IT and for a while it was trendy to ask for your Facebook password. Had that question ever been asked of me I would have got up and walked out of the interview. That said, I have thought of asking that in an interview and if the candidate was willing to give it up, the interview would be over and if they said "no" then we could continue. The problem is, if they were like me I would have to catch the good ones as they tried to walk out.

You serious?? they dare to ask your password?
So what if you answer "haven't got facebook"?

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by svandamme

You serious?? they dare to ask your password?
So what if you answer "haven't got facebook"?

Yes, it was a thing for a while to ask for the password so they could check you out by your own account. Last week there was an article on the tech paper that said if you don't have social media you have a 30% less chance of even getting an interview.

I don't have any social media other than here really, but I wouldn't tell them that, I would just walk out. Good thing I am not looking for a job right now and I don't think I want to work for a place that relies on your social media for your qualifications.

[GH85Carrera]

No way would I give out my password to anything at all. I have a Facebook account, but I post very little, mostly I read the posts from friends. And I do mean real friends, not someone I met once. If they get political or into and BS, I just scroll past. If they get into the weeds with BS, I just stop following them, and that is rare.

[sammyg2]

They have canned pre-employment tests you can buy that measure math, communication skilz (reading, writing, en englais), and mechanical aptitude.

A candidate would have to do well on all three tests before I would consider scheduling an interview.

Then it's all about:

• Tell me about yourself
• What experience do you have?
• Tell me about your accomplishments at your previous place of employment

That should be enough to weed out the BS'ers.

I interviewed a mechanical engineer a few years back. On his rezoomay he listed 9 previous jobs, most with less than 1 year in duration.
RED FLAG!

In most places it takes almost a year to get rid of a new-hire that turns out to be a total zero.
That was him.
NEXT

[jcommin]

I also look at social media: LinkedIn, FB and Instagram

[GH85Carrera]

I certainly understand looking at all social media. Lots of stuff on social media show the person doing the things that they do in the real world, and descisions they make. Good or bad.

[911 Rod]

Why is a manhole cover round?
My answer would have been because the manhole is round.
Next!

[ryanjboutin]

Originally Posted by jcommin

"Give me 2 numbers that add up to 4?" When I get the answer, ex: 2 plus 2, I respond how about 3 plus 1 or 8 minus 4.

How does 8-4 add up to anything?

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

Why is a manhole cover round?
My answer would have been because the manhole is round.
Next!

So yer great-grand-pappy worked with mine did he....small round orb we dance upon

[URY914]

I also ask them, "When would you like to mow my lawn, Saturday or Sunday?"