{"id":88870,"date":"2023-09-29T10:56:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=88870"},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:58:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:58:55","slug":"how-to-handle-unusual-questions-asked-during-a-job-interview-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2023\/09\/29\/how-to-handle-unusual-questions-asked-during-a-job-interview-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Handle Unusual Questions Asked During a Job Interview [Lee]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/handle-weird-questions-in-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to Handle Unusual Questions Asked During a Job Interview<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from hongkiat.com by Singyin Lee<br \/>\n<em>Learn the art of answering unconventional questions in job interviews.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Have you ever been in a job interview where you were thrown off by an unexpected question? Questions like, \u201c<em>Why is a manhole cover round?<\/em>\u201d or \u201c<em>What\u2019s the most crucial part of a sandwich?<\/em>\u201d or even \u201c<em>What three items would you want if you were stranded on a deserted island?<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Rest assured, it\u2019s unlikely that your job will require you to survive on a deserted island. So, why do interviewers ask such perplexing questions? The truth is, these questions serve a purpose, and it\u2019s not necessarily to hear your answer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What recruiters are really interested in is\u00a0<strong>what your responses reveal about your character and problem-solving abilities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><em>Also important and related to one&#8217;s career development, see:<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/er.educause.edu\/podcasts\/educause-rising-voices\/networking-for-young-professionals?utm_source=Selligent&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=er_content_alert_newsletter+&amp;utm_content=09-27-23&amp;utm_term=_&amp;m_i=ApzAyyr_ckdR7tnF9yccW1xN8i6lzwoOlQd4PIBZ5BAjW59gqMEjxWA8VykUwVzfE1iB7a0znfL2fHTx28W%2B9CvB6aua9XAAA9&amp;M_BT=9982068121\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88890\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NetworkingForYoungProfesssionals-Sep2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NetworkingForYoungProfesssionals-Sep2023.jpg 778w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NetworkingForYoungProfesssionals-Sep2023-150x104.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NetworkingForYoungProfesssionals-Sep2023-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Handle Unusual Questions Asked During a Job Interview &#8212; from hongkiat.com by Singyin Lee Learn the art of answering unconventional questions in job interviews. Have you ever been in a job interview where you were thrown off by an unexpected question? Questions like, \u201cWhy is a manhole cover round?\u201d or \u201cWhat\u2019s the most [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[174,196,299],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-development","category-productivity-tips-and-tricks","category-workplace"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88870"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88891,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88870\/revisions\/88891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}