Smart Answers To Stupid Interview Questions

The way we interview job applicants is at least fifty years behind the times.

When we call a plumber to come over and get our kids sock out of the tub drain, we say How much do you charge per hour?

We dont ask the plumber If you were a can of soup, what kind of soup would you be?

The plumber would slam the phone down and hang up if we did that. Its insulting to ask people stupid questions like With all the talented candidates, why should we hire you? and Whats your greatest weakness?

Why do we see the insult in those questions when were talking toplumbers, but not when were talking to job-seekers?

All of us are professionals, and all of us are adults. We dont need to be addressed like children.

Most people in corporate and institutional life have been force-fed gallons of toxic lemonade over the years. We believe that the employer is mighty and the poor little job-seeker is an ant. The job-seeker has to grovel and beg for the job. We dont see how ridiculous that is.

The more marketable and confident a job-seeker is, the less likely he or she will be to bow and scrape and turn cartwheels to impress a hiring manager. Why would we ask anyone to do that?

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Smart Answers To Stupid Interview Questions