How many recruiters does it take to change a lightbulb?
Hiring managers occasionally like to test a candidate’s problem-solving skills and encourage them to demonstrate examples of logical thinking. We’ve covered how to answer common interview questions, but what happens when you’re asked something more unconventional?
Here are a few of our favourite unconventional interview questions, and how to answer them…
How many basketballs can you fit onto a bus?
Some of our favourite answers…
How many traffic lights are there in London?
Some of our favourite answers…
How many piano tuners are there in the entire world?
Some of our favourite answers…
A man pulls up to a hotel in a silver car, and immediately realizes he’s bankrupt. What happened?
Some of our favourite answers…
Explain a database in three sentences to your eight year old nephew?
Some of our favourite answers…
If you could be any type of biscuit, what type of biscuit would you be, and why?
Some of our favourite answers…
Whatever the question may be, most unconventional interviews don’t really have set right or wrong answers. They are meant to demonstrate how a candidate would react if a difficult problem came up, not to mention how they would cope under pressure.
Deceptively, they aren’t intended to take too much time. Instead of trying to come up with the perfect answer, just be creative and come to your own conclusion.
As long as you can demonstrate how you got there, you’ve passed the test.
Finally, how many recruiters does it take to change a lightbulb? Answer: too many…
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Of course, there are many different types of interview questions – and not all of them are intended to throw you a curveball.
So whether you’re looking on advice how to answer questions about your career goals, competency questions or character questions – we’ve got you covered.