How to Answer the Toughest Interview Questions
Caroline Levchuck at Yahoo! HotJobs shows you ways to answer tough questions in the interview. Some of them may sound impossible to answer, you probably want to know what interviewers really seek in the answer. There are tips for The ‘Future’ Question, The ‘Salary’ Question, The ‘Why’ Question, and The Seemingly Silly Question:
If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be? What if you were a car? Or an animal?
These type of questions can bring your interview to a screeching halt.
First, don’t panic. Pause and take a deep breath. Then remind yourself that there’s no “right” answer to these questions. The job isn’t hinging on whether you choose to be a spruce versus an oak.
Interviewers usually ask these questions to see how you react under pressure and how well you handle the unexpected. It’s not so important what type of tree (or car, or animal) you choose as that you explain your choice in a way that makes you look favorable.
So, be a spruce — because you want to reach new heights in your career. Or be an oak — because you plan to put down roots at the company. Either way, you’ll get it right.
How to Answer the Toughest Interview Questions – [Yahoo! HotJobs]
Tags: 
Get your own Avatars at 
Loading ...
Comments
Jim C. says on July 18th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
If I were an interviewer and asked a question like “What kind of tree would you be?”, the response I’d like to get is “I’m not going to answer that question because it’s stupid”. Because it is.
Maarburg says on July 18th, 2006 at 6:27 pm
I managed a fast paced high energy customer service/call center. The primary job skills was keeping your cool and thinking on your feet. I would let my supervisor conduct the interview and would sit next to her and watch the canidate.
When my sup was done with all the normal questions, I would drop the real test.
Off the wall questions designed to see if you can think. There’s no right answer, but you have to be able to think.
“If you were in a spaceship that was traveling at the speed of light, and you turned on the headlights.. what would happen?”
“Why are the words ‘t-o-o’, ‘t-o’, and ‘t-w-o’ all pronounced the same?
A.R.Shobana says on September 1st, 2006 at 6:33 am
still be going in the same speed….
lets assume w as silent word in TWO…then all adds up to be pronounced the same..
Stellathomas says on February 3rd, 2009 at 7:59 am
When an interviewer asks your salary requirement, try first to gently deflect the question by inquiring about the salary for the position. If the interviewer presses you for a number, give a range. To decide on a range, think about the salary you want, your salary at your most recent position and the industry-standard salary for the job.
———-
Stellathomas
Cv interview questions