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Re: Ridiculous and obscure interview questions

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Lindsay Wallace <[log in to unmask]>

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Lindsay Wallace <[log in to unmask]>

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Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:20:02 +0100

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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.
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