Interviews – be prepared for the strange and weird

Interview questions may not just be about qualifications or experience. A recent survey, discussed in a Guardian article, found that that 'two out of five candidates had been asked a weird question in their interview'. These strange questions can be designed to find out more about your personality and your ability to cope with whatever is thrown at you. Are you prepared if the person at the other side of the desk asks you how you might fit an elephant in a fridge? The article looks at what you might reveal about yourself as you try to come up with an answer. Try ‘If you were a Microsoft Office programme which would you be?’ Your answer and your reasoning behind it might show “more than you think about you, your personality and how you like to work.” For more weird questions and how to answer them see the full article at http://careers.guardian.co.uk/weird-interview-questions