7 Stupidest Interview Questions and What They Really Mean

Interview is very important for every employee. And for that pre-preparation really helps. It is very nice to read about this questions. I had given many interviews and this questions are really appropriate. Actually for me the question like Why do you want to leave your job? is really difficult and tricky to answer. r4i gold

You left one out. I've been asked this on 3 different interviews...not sure why.

"How would you deal with a bad supervisor?"

You know, that last question gets on my nerves. Of course I would leave if I wasn't happy or seeing eye to eye with my boss. Not everybody is compatible with each other. But the prevailing attitude of interviewers is that if this is the case, then it automatically means they will have the same trouble with you. Ridiculous! Not unless they like to steal from the company and then blame all the litte guys on the bottom or have a lunatic thougt process. Two of the only reasons I left because of a boss. Just how do you avoid talking about that? I mean, really, what is a good reason I can give for leaving when something like that is involved? What the heck am I supposed to say? I saw your shining castle over here and saw the drawbridge was down, so I came over to satisfy my curiosity? Be real.

When they ask me what my strengths and weaknesses are, I always say: strength=perfectionist, weakness=perfectionist.

The rest of the questions are really just to see if you will kiss up to the person hiring you by giving canned answers. If the employer really wants to know about me, they can ask me questions about what skills I have, what major projects I have worked on, and what my aspirations are for my career path. All the other questions are just something the employer snagged off the Internet. When the employer asks me these same questions, right away I know I am dealing with an employer who simply follows the herd and has no drive to be unique and prosperous. If they can't think of intriguing questions on their own, then they are pretty unmotivated to do much of anything and I most likely would be annoyed working for them.

I have been asked this question at every interview I have been on. I let them know that I am sociable, personable, and up to almost any challenge.

pegleg

I think another one of the dumb questions has to do with why you'd accept this job when your qualifications should make you eligible for a better, more challenging position. They don't realize that some positions lend themselves better for a commute, for time with family, for completing a grad school program, etc. Sometimes, money and a prestigious position are not a carrot for a job. Many incentives for taking a job are often hidden to others.,

Let's add another really dumb question....Before you were unemployed you made xyz dollar amount, why now would you settle for less money than you made before....Hello, because I'm unemployed and make nothing now.