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This reminds me of an experience I had quite early in my career as an occupational psychologist. We were advising companies on selection techniques and I was sent to explore a type of management selection. The consultant asked me to draw three pictures: one of a tree, one of a family and one of a workplace. The consultant's feedback was quite insightful, but her conclusion was that I wasn't management material! A little sweeping as I was in my first post as a new graduate - hopefully I have more than proved her wrong in all of my subsequent posts. Lindsay Lindsay Wallace Learning Resources Manager Mid-Cheshire College -----Original Message----- From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and discussion. on behalf of CHARLES OPPENHEIM Sent: Fri 29/04/2011 7:42 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Ridiculous and obscure interview questions Half way through an interview, I was given a totally blank sheet of paper and was asked to write anything I liked on it for five minutes. The interviewer said "I'll be back in five minutes to read what you've written" and left the room. I wrote on the paper "I can't think of anything to write". Five minutes later the interviewer came back, read my single sentence, and said "VERY interesting!". At the end of the day I got offered the job, but turned it down! Charles Professor Charles Oppenheim --- On Wed, 27/4/11, Sue Hill <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Sue Hill <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Ridiculous and obscure interview questions To: [log in to unmask] Date: Wednesday, 27 April, 2011, 12:04 Dear Readers A little help needed from those of you monitoring the lists during these blissfully quiet three days. I am being interviewed my a major newspaper and they are keen to know of any ridiculous (non relevant esp.) interview questions that our contacts may have been asked. I have a few to set you off but would be interested to know of more. Here are some for starters? If you were a book, what would you be about? (I kid you not - a law firm of all things.....) What about marriage? This from a very senior head-hunter to a Director of a University - she very quickly replied 'Thank you for the offer, I am flattered but I have someone else in mind!' Do you have any children? Answer 'No.' Swift follow up question: Does your husband have any children? Please come to the interview prepared to discuss the following film: (Insert name of topical film) Grateful thanks in advance to those who respond! Sue P.S. Delighted to receive a lovely award from IRMS. http://digbig.com/5bdtwa ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sue Hill FREC Hon FCLIP Hon FCDG Managing Director Sue Hill Recruitment - Blogging on http://suehill.typepad.com/ Sue Hill Recruitment Network http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/2219369/ <http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/2219369/eml-grp-sub/> Borough House 80 Borough High Street London SE1 1LL Tel 020 7378 7068 Mobile 07973 543 704 Registered Office: 30 City Road, London EC1Y 2AB Registered in England No. 3484222 VAT No. 709 9652 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lindsay Wallace Learning Resources Manager Email: [log in to unmask] Mid Cheshire College Hartford Campus Chester Road, Northwich, Cheshire CW8 1JL T: 01606 74444 F: 01606 720700 Visit our website: http://www.midchesh.ac.uk Disclaimer This E-mail transmission is confidential and intended for the addressee only. It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the person or organisation to whom it is addressed, you must not look at its contents, copy or distribute or take any action in reliance upon it. Accordingly, Mid Cheshire College disclaims all responsibility and accept no liability ( including in negligence ) for the consequences for any person acting, or refraining from acting, on such information prior to the receipt by those persons of subsequent written confirmation. If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephoning 00 44 (0)1606 74444. Please also delete the message from your computer. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and or publication of this E-mail message is strictly prohibited.