Archive for April, 2011
The weirdest job interview questions
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Following are some of the questions from Glassdoor’s list and the company where they were asked:
“Using a scale of 1 to 10, rate yourself on how weird you are.” — Capital One
“Explain quantum electrodynamics in two minutes, starting now.” — Intel
“How many balloons would fit in this room?” — PricewaterhouseCoopers
“If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?” — Goldman Sachs
“What is the philosophy of martial arts?” — Aflac
“Explain to me what has happened in this country during the last 10 years.” — Boston Consulting
“If you could be any superhero, which one would you be?” — AT&T
“How do you weigh an elephant without using a scale?” — IBM
“If you had 5,623 participants in a tournament, how many games would need to be played to determine the winner?” — Amazon
“How many bricks are there in Shanghai? Consider only residential buildings.” –Deloitte Consulting
“You have five bottles of pills. One bottle has 9 gram pills, the others have 10 gram pills. You have a scale that can be used only once. How can you find out which bottle contains the 9 gram pills?” –eBay
“What is your fastball?” — Ernst & Young
“How would you market ping pong balls if ping pong itself became obsolete? List many ways, then pick one and go into detail.” — Microsoft
“How many smartphones are there in New York City?” — Google
“Why do you think only a small percentage of the population makes over $125,000 a year?” — New York Life
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