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  • RE: Odd Questions

    amenjonathan (3/2/2011)


    Some experience at my prior employer lends me to believe they may have thought you weren't planning on staying? My last employer hired two very overqualified people to fill...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Odd Questions

    CirquedeSQLeil (3/1/2011)


    Eric M Russell (3/1/2011)


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    Koen Verbeeck (2/28/2011)


    CirquedeSQLeil (2/28/2011)


    Worst / strangest question was "how many of _______ can fit in a bus?" The interviewer wanted to argue with my...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Odd Questions

    CirquedeSQLeil (3/1/2011)


    Koen Verbeeck (2/28/2011)


    CirquedeSQLeil (2/28/2011)


    Worst / strangest question was "how many of _______ can fit in a bus?" The interviewer wanted to argue with my answer - which I...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Odd Questions

    CirquedeSQLeil (2/28/2011)


    Worst / strangest question was "how many of _______ can fit in a bus?" The interviewer wanted to argue with my answer - which I thought was somewhat...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Odd Questions

    Interviewing for a job is a lot like going out on a first date. The goal shouldn't be to say all the right things that land you the job, the...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Will You Become a Master?

    Master Luke didn't have a day job, a family, a commute, or any of the other things that compete for the limited time that most of us have. Also, most...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Odd Questions

    There have been times in the past when I've gone to an interview because the job description looked good or a recruiter talked it up as a good opportunity, and...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Odd Questions

    Jeff Moden (2/28/2011)


    Eric M Russell (2/28/2011)


    Jeff Moden (2/25/2011) . . .

    You're locked in a cell with a steel floor. At the center of the room is a pipe with...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Odd Questions

    Sarah B (2/25/2011)


    The strangest interview question I was ever asked was: Why do think there is such a big homeless problem in the US?

    I don't remember my answer because...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Odd Questions

    Jeff Moden (2/25/2011) . . .

    You're locked in a cell with a steel floor. At the center of the room is a pipe with massively thick walls securely welded...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Odd Questions

    How would you move Mt. Fuji?

    Define what we mean here by "move". Would simply renaming the mountain suit you?

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Odd Questions

    Sarah B (2/25/2011)


    The strangest interview question I was ever asked was: Why do think there is such a big homeless problem in the US?

    I don't remember my answer because...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Odd Questions

    When I'm participating in candidate interviews, I will ask more general questions where I'm not looking for a specific canned answer but instead trying to guage the depth of their...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Odd Questions

    mike.styers (2/25/2011)


    Circuit City - No longer exists. Interview for a developer position.

    First mgr asked.......

    If you were a color, what color would you be?

    Another mgr asked......

    If you were an operating...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Commuting Pain

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (2/24/2011)


    That happened when United moved from Seatle to Chicago. Some people did not move and there was some turnover.

    I've had a company do that and...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

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