Random Interview Questions.

[Astoria]

Ok, so today I handed in my resume to EB games and the guy working there surprised me by sort of interviewing me right then and there. Rather than ask me about my work ability he seemed to be trying to understand my personality. I think I screwed up badly, mostly because it took me forever to think of an answer and what I did come up with was much lamer than what my friend came up with when I asked them the questions.

One question was who's life would you want to live. My answer was Corey Taylor. His answer was Batman. Another question was who would you want to go to dinner with. I said Tim Burton. He said The Stranger. I wish I had of said to be Tony Stark and meet Mark Hamill's Joker but too late now I suppose.

So Escapist's I'm sure you can come up with something much cooler than me so let me here it and, out of curiosity, has anyone else been asked random questions like this in any sort of interview?

TL;DR: 1) Who's life would you want to live?
2) Who would you want to go to dinner with?
3) Any other random interview questions to share?

 

[Keoul]

1) Neil Patrick Harrison, I would get all the ladies...
2) Gabe Newell, Just talking to him would be so awesome
3) How would you convince a customer to shop here, threatening notes very courteously asking they come in.

 

[Vanitas likes Bubbles]

1) Sora from Kingdom Hearts, it's an epic life he leads. And besides, casually jumping 12 feet in the air would feel so awesome. I would have chosen Commander Shepard but after those endings, no, just no.

2) Hmmmmm........ Abed from Community, just because he would get into character and confuse the hell out of me. Like that one episode when he had a normal dinner with Jeff.

3) What would you do if you had power beyond limits? My answer was....... Everything!!!

 

[Twilight_guy]

1. My own. I'm happy with who I am and I wouldn't trade my life for anyone else's.

2. Living or dead?
Dead: Mark Twain (hilarity ensues)
Alive: Barack Obama (to find out what running the US is really like)

3. Not really unless you think "what are the three functions of the '*' character in C++" is random.

 

[Kae]

Who's life would you want to live?
My own, it's not perfect but I like being myself, I've been asked this question many times, this always has been and will always be my answer, I like being me too much to give it up, sure I'm not really the same person I was 5 years ago but isn't that the beauty of it? I keep changing as my world views change and I slowly become a better person, there's no reason for me to be somebody else.

Who would you want to go to dinner with?
Eh... who can cook REALLY well because I'll take him or her, I really don't have an answer for this, I guess the company is unimportant as long as there is good food.

Any other random interview questions to share?
Not rally I haven't had many weird questions in any interviews I've had.

 

[LoFr3Eq]

1. This is a tough one, but I guess I'd pick Bill Gates or something, he worked hard and got rewarded, he never had it very tough, but still worked his ass off.

2. George Clooney... He is an attractive man (Straight guy here)

3. Cake or Death? (I haven't really been interviewed much, but the answer is always cake).

 

[Esotera]

Last interview I had was for a Software Testing job (which I start in a couple of months), and they asked me how I would provide quality assurance for a bag of Starburst.

Completely knocked me off balance, but managed to stumble through it. I think most interviewers don't expect you to know the answer to every question they ask, and instead are trying to measure how you react when you don't know something, or how much you can work out by yourself.

 

[Zhadramekel]

1) I don't really think I'd want to live the life of anyone particularly well-known. So either myself or... hmm, tough one, Kelley Armstrong I guess.
2) Just my friends, simple as that.

And at least you took the interview questions a bit more seriously dude.

 

[Prince Regent]

1) Neil Patrick Harrison, I would get all the ladies...

Harris* and you would get all the guys. ^^

I wouldn't mind being dr Horrible though. I would be a great singer and the inventor of a freeze ray (not an ice beam).

 

[bluepilot]

1) I want to be Spiderman so I can swing through new York via spiderweb threads and climb up walls

2) I'd love to have dinner with Alice Cooper because it would be all weird and freaky and I am do into that stuff.

I have had some tough interviews but nothing so interesting. Ha, judging from the above answers I might be unemployable.

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

1) My own
2) You if I get this job ;D
3) Do you have any experiences to show that you are an equal opportunities worker? I hate this question but every interview I have seems ask it.

 

[Eclipse Dragon]

I got asked the classic

"Why are manhole covers round?"

My answer: Because if they were square, they wouldn't be as cool...

 

[Lt._nefarious]

1)Whoever is currently in a position where they get to have sex with Natalie Portman

2) Natalie Portman

3) Q) Will you stop acting creepy A) No...

 

[mParadox]

1) My own life thank you very much. I love it very much and I'd like to keep it that way. =D

2) Stephen Fry and Alan Rickman and Sam Lake and and and and... Hanz Zimmer. o3o

3) Why have you been staring at the Soul Caliber boxes for so long?

 

[Total LOLige]

Worst interview question: What are your weaknesses?

Fucking hate that one.

I hope you answered Kryptonite.

I'd ask an interviewee something like "Would you punch a puppy? If it meant that you gained an extra 2 years of life."

 

[1080bitgamer]

If I was feeling rather diabolical, the questions I'd ask in an interview would be:

1: What are your opinions on pedophilia in the workplace?
2: Which class of felony would you be willing to commit in your line of work?
3: If you're still here, you're hired.

 

[Wild_Wings]

I got asked the classic

"Why are manhole covers round?"

My answer: Because if they were square, they wouldn't be as cool...

Just so you know, because it's kind of interesting, manhole covers are round because it's the only shape that wont fall through it's own hole with the way the lip is designed beneath the cover itself so you can just haphazardly roll the cover and as long as the correct side is down, it'll shift itself into place more or less...

It was on an episode of Dirty Jobs

And I've gotten:

-if you were a fruit, what kind of fruit would you be?
-if you could have any superpower what would it be?
-what's the first or most negative thing you noticed about *Insert Employing Company Name Here* when you came in today? (This one's a B*TCH to answer because well hey, who likes INSULTING their interviewer's place of business).

 

[Esotera]

"How would you test a packet of starburst?"

I replied by saying that I'd first ask my manager to clarify the instructions and if there are any specific areas that needed testing. But god, that one was terrible.