Posted on 11/06/2019 11:55:22 AM PST by SeekAndFind
You've heard it a million times: Practice makes perfect.
That's especially true when it comes to interviewing for jobs.
The very best thing you can do is prepare. And the best way to prepare is to think about and rehearse (but not memorize!) responses to the questions you'll most likely be asked.
Not sure what those will be? The online jobs and career community Glassdoor sifted through tens of thousands of interview reviews to find the questions hiring managers most frequently ask.
Some of these common questions could pop up in your next job interview.
This is your chance to highlight your most appealing attributes and anything that isn't on your resume.
Don't panic when you're asked this dreaded question. Read this article to learn how to tackle it.
Be honest, but don't mention things like the great vacation policy or the awesome free snacks.
Dale Kurow, a New York-based executive coach, says that your response to this question can tell the company if you have the requisite work ethic, attitude, and loyalty to be a good hire in the long term.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
I like to discuss “conditional weaknesses.” For example, “I get distracted and waste time if I fail to set a written list of priorities. Therefore, I always try to set that list before I start my day.”
1. Biceps
2. Nothing
3. Money
4. As your boss
#2 - Like I am really going to tell you the truth
CNN boss: Do you or any close family or friends considered that President Trump is not satan?
New AI facial software is being developed that will be able to tell the interviewers if you are lying or bs’ing on these questions.
It’s being developed for the police but will be sold to businesses later on.
I always though most of these questions were stupid to begin with.
As a self employed person, I ask these questions of myself almost every day.
I ask only technical questions to see how the candidate actually understands the work.
The candidate’s approach to answering questions is more important than any of those questions above.
You Want The Original Snowflake Test? Here It Is
Kyle S. Reyes | March 27, 2017
Wow. Apparently this Snowflake Test was quite the talk of America.
I’m not going to lie … it’s been an exhausting – yet incredible – media tour. I’ve been blessed to be on Fox and Friends four times, The Kennedy Show, Varney and Co., Risk and Reward, and more than 100 radio programs.
Why so much excitement over it?
I like to think it’s because patriotic Americans are sick and tired of the sniveling, whining, entitled brats who believe that everything should be handed to them on a silver platter.
And of course that line right there is going to trigger many of them, sending them crawling out of their safe spaces with lines like “we are snowflakes but snowflakes make blizzards!” and “you’re such a sexist, racist, homophobic bigot that I’m going to burn down your business.”
Unfortunately for you tender souls, I’ve now had hundreds of companies reach out to me with overwhelming support and encouragement … letting me know that they too will be implementing similar tests to take out the trash before it starts stinking up their business.
Looks like summer is coming, snowflakes.
Instead of accepting a dime for the test … I’m going to go ahead and share it now with all of America.
I hope you’ll help share this test with other patriotic Americans. And of course make sure to keep following me here on Facebook – because like the coming summer … I’m just warming up.
The Snowflake Test
Outside of standard benefits, what benefits should a company offer employees?
What should the national minimum wage be?
How many sick days should be given to employees?
How often should employees get raises?
How do you feel about guns?
What are your feelings about employees or clients carrying guns?
What are your feelings about safe spaces in challenging work environments?
In a creative environment like The Silent Partner Marketing, what do you envision work attire looking like?
Should “trigger warnings” be issued before we release content for clients or the company that might be considered “controversial”?
How do you feel about police?
If you owned the company and were to find out that a client is operating unethically but was a high paying client…how would you handle it?
When was the last time you cried and why?
You arrive at an event for work and there’s a major celebrity you’ve always wanted to meet. What happens next?
What’s your favorite kind of adult beverage?
What’s the best way to communicate with clients?
What’s your favorite thing to do in your free time?
What are your thoughts on the current college environment as it pertains to a future workforce?
What’s your typical breakfast?
What’s your favorite drink when you go to a coffeehouse?
How do you handle bullies?
How do you handle it when your ideas are shot down?
What do you do if a coworker comes to the table with an idea and it sucks?
What does the first amendment mean to you?
What does faith mean to you?
Who is your role model and why?
“You’re in Starbucks with two friends. Someone runs in and says someone is coming in with a gun in 15 seconds to shoot patrons. They offer you a gun. Do you take it? What do you do next?”
What does America mean to you?
You see someone stepping on an American flag. What do you do?
What does “privilege” mean to you?
What’s more important? Book smarts or street smarts? Why?
Kyle S. Reyes is President and CEO of The Silent Partner Marketing. He’s also an acclaimed keynote speaker on entrepreneurship, leadership, marketing and social media. You can follow him on Facebook.
https://newbostonpost.com/blogs/you-want-the-original-snowflake-test-here-it-is/
2. What are your weaknesses?
Sometimes I am not honest, hard-working, reliable, trustworthy . . .
Ask the Democrat politicians these questions:
Barack Obama, what are your weaknesses?
Hillary Clinton, did anything ever go wrong while you were in a position of authority and how did you react?
Perhaps it’s not the question asked, so much as they want to see how you answer the question.
They’ve heard the weakness answers about being a perfectionist often. They want to see how you answer it.
Job interviews can turn on how comfortable they are with your demeanor and behavior, as opposed to your “brilliant” answer to any specific questions.
A company I worked for in the 70’s had a question along the lines of: “Do you drink alcoholic beverages? If so, please provide details”
The answers were often hilarious, from “a few beers on weekends” to detailed mixed drink recipes.
Employers want to see your financial credit score, will the prospective manager share his or her divorce proceedings with me? I want to know what the ex- has to say about someone I will be ‘under’ for 8+ hours a day.
Bill Clinton, how would you respond to an inter-office sexual relationship if brought to your attention as a chief executive when policy would prohibit such relationships?
My youngest (age 52) applied for a new manufacturing job.
Question(s) asked: “If there are 56 layers of plastic in one inch, how many are there in 10 inches.
My boy looks at him and asks. “Is this a trick question?”
“Please answer the question.”
He does and they go on in the same vein for another 10 minutes.
The guy who first interviewed him and then sent him on, comes into the cube and asks “How’s he doing?”
“He’s a keeper”.
My boy is stunned.
He gets the job and is soon middle management, and reports that most of the people under him (from their 20s to 50s) could not pass that test.
My biggest weakness is that I sometimes work too hard and over achieve. I have weakness for hard work and dedication. ( it’s a stupid question )
“Does that still count if we’re at a hotel and not the office?”
Hell when I was interviewed at Microsoft I was asked and I quote, “If you were a hamburger what would you be and why?”
I asked the manager doing the interview if this was a joke? He replied no its a common question in the industry and was waiting for an answer. The scenarios ran through my head on what sort of outfit it was not to mention its management. In a moment of clarity I respectfully declined to go any further on the interview. The manager was visibly irritated and thanked him for his time and left. He followed me out to the lobby asking if there was something wrong. I stopped and told him if you have to ask that question you won’t like the answer and in all probability won’t understand it.
Bar none the strangest interview I have ever had.
I got a chuckle out of the questions on the list though...
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