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4 Types of Unique Job Interview questions YOU might encounter…and how you can be ready for them!

So just yesterday, I held a booth at San Diego State University’s Entrepreneur day fair. The event featured both student and alumni entrepreneurs who have started their own business out of San Diego. Alumni including founder Thom McElroy of Volcom, Wing Lam of Wahoo’s, JEDIDIAH clothing, Rubio’s, and several others came down to host their…

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30 60 90 Sales Plan - Will surely recommend this site to some friends! Very interesting site and articles. Really thankful for sharing. Regards,August 19, 2011 – 5:17 am

Eric - Yeah, that twice as cold question is tough! I ‘m getting ready for an interview today so these were a great help.April 19, 2011 – 1:43 am

Lisa - I just have to say, reading all these, I hope I don’t have to interview any time soon. But for me interviewing someone else, I’d ask, “How would you go about shopping for a microwave?”
The thoroughness of their “research” efforts would tell me how compulsive they are, or how practical. So if I wanted someone good at research or good at quick/practical decision making, i’d have my answer – right there!

Nice, entertaining reading! thank you.April 16, 2010 – 8:34 pm

julie - hmmm i would get rid of California, and make it a sovereign nation :)April 16, 2010 – 12:13 am

DAD - Good work Tim. Brings more excitement and includes people more in the process as well as gets them thinking. This gives them more to go home with.

I was asked by the person who would be my boss, “If I asked you to do something for me that for you was unethical or inappropriate and insisted that you do it because I was your boss and that I took responsibility, what would you do?”

At an interview for graduate school in clinical psychology, a candidate was asked to tell the interveiwer something she had never told anyone before. She responded, “If I haven’t told anyone else, I’m not going to tell you.”

Re: Which state? “Is this Sophie’s Choice?”April 15, 2010 – 2:45 pm

michael - the scales are just different methods of measuring temperature. to be “twice as cold” is subjective, and would require a relative constant for a “right” answer.April 15, 2010 – 2:22 pm

Sherry - Very interesting questions Tem! Love the pics too! I’m really impressed with everything that you have accomplished thus far! :)
The question remains who is going to take your grad pics? (ME!?!)April 15, 2010 – 12:20 pm

Tim - It sounds like a trick question! Apparently what you’re supposed to do is convert to the “Celsius” scale and judge accordingly, because it wouldn’t be possible in Fahrenheit or Kelvin.April 15, 2010 – 5:29 pm

Michael - i’m impressed. “What is the temperature when it’s twice as cold as zero degrees?” that is all kinds of trick question.April 15, 2010 – 5:25 pm

james - Tim – Nice work at the job fair. Rocking that 50mm 1.4 i see?

This set looked to me like you were taking a photo-journalistic approach. Kudos!

James LawApril 15, 2010 – 5:09 pm

Lauren - I would get rid of Texas. I also particularly dislike West Virginia, but feel that it is too small and powerless (not to mention already disliked by all the other states) to make me choose it over Texas.April 15, 2010 – 4:49 pm

Michael - Brother man just wanted to say the shots look GREAT! Glad you had a awesome turnout! Hope business takes off for you this year!

MichaelApril 15, 2010 – 4:42 pm