Weirdest questions asked at a job interview... [Archive]

TheRealEddie

01-31-2006, 01:19 PM

Today I was asked how I felt about working on guidance and navigation of intercontinental and tactical nuclear weapons. Talk about u*n*c*o*m*f*o*r*t*a*b*l*e....  <img width="180" height="180" border="0" src="http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2004/08/25/stewart-inside.jpg" />

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kevcala

01-31-2006, 01:21 PM

quote:Today I was asked how I felt about working on guidance and navigation of intercontinental and tactical nuclear weapons. Did you say "Horny" ? 

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cupcakelove

01-31-2006, 01:41 PM

That shouldn't be uncomfortable.  What is uncomfortable is lying about not having a problem with it, and then being offered a job doing that.  The best thing to do is just answer honestly.  If its not the answer they're looking for, then its not the job you're looking for.

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01-31-2006, 01:47 PM

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01-31-2006, 02:04 PM

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JPMNICK

01-31-2006, 02:11 PM

i would have answered that by saying not only would I love the project, but if possible I would like to have pictures of the kids in the country in which we plan on using the bomb at my desk on my first day for motivation

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TheRealEddie

01-31-2006, 02:15 PM

quote: quote:Today I was asked how I felt about working on guidance and navigation of intercontinental and tactical nuclear weapons. Did you say "Horny" ? 

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Big Ass #22981 Might as well lock the thread now because no one is going to respond better than that. Now thats funny shit. 

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sr71blackbird

01-31-2006, 02:31 PM

If I was looking to be interviewed by a company that makes mouse traps, and had a moral issue with mouse traps, I would have to wonder why I would be applying for a job at a mouse trap company.

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TheRealEddie

01-31-2006, 02:33 PM

Aerospace companies are a little more complex than mouse trap companies. 

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sr71blackbird

01-31-2006, 02:52 PM

Yeah, but my point is, if thats what they make, and you have an issue with it, why apply?

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Tall_James

01-31-2006, 03:03 PM

Today I was asked how I felt about working on guidance and navigation of intercontinental and tactical nuclear weapons. I hope you told them about how you used to work for Cyberdyne labs and how you would like to incorporate their artificial intelligence programs into the workspace.

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Tall_James

01-31-2006, 03:09 PM

If I was looking to be interviewed by a company that makes mouse traps, and had a moral issue with mouse traps, I would have to wonder why I would be applying for a job at a mouse trap company.Do you have a family to feed?  If so, your moral issues go right out the window in order to put food on the table and shoes on their feet.If you don't have anyone depending on you, then you can tell the mousetrap company to go fuck themselves and their Mickey-killing asses.

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01-31-2006, 03:13 PM

quote: Aerospace companies are a little more complex than mouse trap companies. <img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=TheRealEddie" border="0" /> Oh I don't know. I've seen some pretty kick-ass mouse traps in my day. Over-the-horizon radar, on-board GPS navigation, stealth technology, the works. Take out a whole fucking city of mice they will. Let some of those foreign mice start to get mouthy.  We've got the trap and we're not afraid to use it!...um, what were we talking about again?  

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sr71blackbird

01-31-2006, 03:20 PM

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furie

01-31-2006, 04:46 PM

Today I was asked how I felt about working on guidance and navigation of intercontinental and tactical nuclear weapons. Talk about u*n*c*o*m*f*o*r*t*a*b*l*e.... <img width="180" height="180" border="0" src="http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2004/08/25/stewart-inside.jpg" />

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what job was this?

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Stalker Patti

01-31-2006, 05:38 PM

I'm uncomfortable when a prospective employer wants to know why I feel I should be hired for the position I am applying for over someone else.  I never know how to respond!

furie

01-31-2006, 05:45 PM

I'm uncomfortable when a prospective employer wants to know why I feel I should be hired for the position I am applying for over someone else. I never know how to respond!

 

you say" Because i'm more qualified and better all around than they are."

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01-31-2006, 05:52 PM

quote:I'm
uncomfortable when a prospective employer wants to know why I feel I
should be hired for the position I am applying for over someone else. I
never know how to respond! <img width="500" height="756" border="0" src="http://mason.gmu.edu/~llmiller/Syllabi/OCS42/erin11.jpg" /> "Cuz I got these (boobs)" 
 Hey it worked for Erin Brokovich.

ShelleBink

01-31-2006, 05:58 PM

quote:I'm uncomfortable when a prospective employer wants to know why I feel I should be hired for the position I am applying for over someone else. I never know how to respond!

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01-31-2006, 08:47 PM

quote: I'm uncomfortable when a prospective employer wants to know why I feel I should be hired for the position I am applying for over someone else.  I never know how to respond! I once went to University of Chicago for an interview as a coach.(on their dime) I have a slight fear of flying, so I had a few cocktails prior to and on the flight.They asked me the same question and in a "feeling no pain" moment replied: "Cause I can snap everyone's neck in here and be gone before anyone realises what happened!" Oddly enough, I got called back for a second interview. 

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BoondockSaint

01-31-2006, 09:08 PM

I was once asked if I had used drugs in the last 24 hours.  I lied and said no.  I was hired.

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PapaBear

01-31-2006, 09:25 PM

When I was being interviewed by my Navy recruiter he asked if I'd ever smoked pot. I said yes. He asked, "how many times?". I said, "uhhh". He asked, "Would you say it was 1-3 times, or was it more?" I said it was more. He said, "Let's just say it was 1-3 times and you didn't like it... and won't do it again". I said "ok".He asked, "When was the last time you smoked pot?" I said, "I don't know... I was high". He said, "Make up a date. Make it one you will remember, in case you're asked again". I said, "Ok... it was April 1st". I figured April Fool's Day was a date I could remember.Not only did I end up in the Navy, I got top secret crypto clearance.

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02-01-2006, 06:54 AM

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angrymissy

02-01-2006, 07:06 AM

Not really a question, but when I was around 20 and interviewing for an assistant job, some swarmy VP stared at me and said "you're as ripe as a peach, I could just eat you up".  I did not accept the 2nd interview.

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TheRealEddie

02-01-2006, 07:45 AM

I knew going in that ICMBs were a possibility but I was hoping it wouldnt be so. In this aerospace company, ICBMs are in the same boat as launch vehicles for satellites. I was hoping the group I was interviewing with supported the latter.-Furie, I'm a Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer who worked on control algorithms of unmanned vehicles for my graduate dissertation. I'm looking for a job in the area of control of autonomous vehicles or subsystems (autopilot control).  -Papa Thats awesome you got access to Navy Cryptos. I worked in an Aerospace company as a mechanical designer and even though I had security clearance, I wasn't allowed in the area where the crypto's were worked on. That was the super secret area :)    

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LongIslandRob

02-01-2006, 07:52 AM

Out of nowhere, I was asked what 17 times 12 was....  Turns out he didn't care about the answer, just wanted to see how I'd react.  I've been here for 6 years.

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A.J.

02-01-2006, 11:41 PM

quote: I knew going in that ICMBs were a possibility but I was hoping it wouldnt be so. In this aerospace company, ICBMs are in the same boat as launch vehicles for satellites. I was hoping the group I was interviewing with supported the latter.-Furie, I'm a Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer who worked on control algorithms of unmanned vehicles for my graduate dissertation. I'm looking for a job in the area of control of autonomous vehicles or subsystems (autopilot control).  -Papa Thats awesome you got access to Navy Cryptos. I worked in an Aerospace company as a mechanical designer and even though I had security clearance, I wasn't allowed in the area where the crypto's were worked on. That was the super secret area <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smile.gif" border="0" />     <img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=TheRealEddie" border="0" /> I think applying to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are your best bets.  Are you in the Northeast?  You may have to move. 

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02-02-2006, 03:55 AM

-Furie, I'm a Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer who worked on control algorithms of unmanned vehicles for my graduate dissertation.=Me too. My work involved gluing the fins on straight on my Estes model rockets.

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sr71blackbird

02-02-2006, 01:54 PM

I love the questions they ask that are theft related, and they give you like 5 scenarios and no option to select anything other than theft as a justifiable action.

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Bulldogcakes

02-02-2006, 03:49 PM

quote:Not only did I end up in the Navy, I got top secret crypto clearance. You did? So what really happened with the "Philidelphia Experiment"?  If you'll have to kill me to answer that, I dont need to know it that bad.  

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02-02-2006, 11:03 PM

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PapaBear

02-02-2006, 11:12 PM

quote:  quote: Not only did I end up in the Navy, I got top secret crypto clearance. You did? So what really happened with the "Philidelphia Experiment"?  If you'll have to kill me to answer that, I dont need to know it that bad.  <img src="http://www.silentpix.com/hottub/bulldogsig/rotate.php" border="0" /> <a href="http://bulldogcakes.tripod.com/">My site Bully Baby</a> "Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." - AnonThis message was edited by Bulldogcakes on 2-2-06 @ 7:55 PM All I did was send and recieve messages (CTO)... until I got drunk too much at the beach and ended up being sent to a 30 y/o destroyer, chipping paint. All I did was send and recieve messages (CTO)... until I got drunk too much at the beach and ended up being sent to a 30 y/o destroyer, chipping paint.

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Jennitalia

02-03-2006, 08:52 AM

a few years ago i decided to get a part time job at hollywood video.  on my first day/training day, the manager, who was about a year older than me, asked me if it turned me on that after my interview, he spent the evening in the video store fantasizing that he was banging me there.  needless to say, i didn't go back there that night.  but i did have a friend, who know him, go down there the next night and put a good scare into him.

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frankieNJ

02-03-2006, 09:14 AM

Recently I was asked what my stance was on the war in IraqI said I support the soliders.............I thought that was diplomatic

tele7

02-03-2006, 05:30 PM

quote: When I was being interviewed by my Navy recruiter he asked if I'd ever smoked pot. I said yes. He asked, "how many times?". I said, "uhhh". He asked, "Would you say it was 1-3 times, or was it more?" I said it was more. He said, "Let's just say it was 1-3 times and you didn't like it... and won't do it again". I said "ok".He asked, "When was the last time you smoked pot?" I said, "I don't know... I was high". He said, "Make up a date. Make it one you will remember, in case you're asked again". I said, "Ok... it was April 1st". I figured April Fool's Day was a date I could remember.Not only did I end up in the Navy, I got top secret crypto clearance.<img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=PapaBear" border="0" />Citizens for Cigar Sid & Bitz... 2006!!!Where you the Falcon or the Snowman? 

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FUNKMAN

02-03-2006, 05:34 PM

almost 18 years ago when i was interviewed for a computer operator job the guy asked me what some of my strengths were. i told him i could carry two boxes of printer paper at one time. he got a chuckle out of it...

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02-03-2006, 07:32 PM

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02-03-2006, 07:40 PM

quote: quote:  quote: Not only did I end up in the Navy, I got top secret crypto clearance. You did? So what really happened with the "Philidelphia Experiment"?  If you'll have to kill me to answer that, I dont need to know it that bad.  <img src="http://www.silentpix.com/hottub/bulldogsig/rotate.php" border="0" /> <a href="http://bulldogcakes.tripod.com/">My site Bully Baby</a> "Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." - AnonThis message was edited by Bulldogcakes on 2-2-06 @ 7:55 PM All I did was send and recieve messages (CTO)... until I got drunk too much at the beach and ended up being sent to a 30 y/o destroyer, chipping paint. All I did was send and recieve messages (CTO)... until I got drunk too much at the beach and ended up being sent to a 30 y/o destroyer, chipping paint. All I did was send and recieve messages (CTO)... until I got drunk too much at the beach and ended up being sent to a 30 y/o destroyer, chipping paint. <img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=PapaBear" border="0" />Citizens for Cigar Sid & Bitz... 2006!!!That was declassified years ago 

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newport king

02-03-2006, 07:54 PM

-Furie, I'm a Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer who worked on control algorithms of unmanned vehicles for my graduate dissertation. I'm looking for a job in the area of control of autonomous vehicles or subsystems (autopilot control). where did i go wrong in my life? i'd love to throw out some cool shit like that when someone asks what i do. strangest thing i've been asked was when i was 17 i was being interviewed for a stock boy position. the manager asked me, "do you see yourself doing this within 5 years" my reply was  "a stock boy? no i hope not."

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newport king

02-03-2006, 08:03 PM

i forgot another one, when i got hired for verizon, bell atlantic at the time, they would send us to plant school for a month (teach you minimal shit about the job) every friday the climbing instructors would put our paychecks on top of the poles. so if you wanted to get paid you had to gaff 40 feet up the pole and get that shit down. this company has a habit of hiring real gung ho assholes. i'm some punk 18 year old and the instructor just gave me shit every day. finally i called him an asshole under my breath and he pulled me aside and gave me the "you don't really want this do you?" and was really getting in my face. my answer was, "being a phone man? no i didnt grow up and want this, i want to play 2nd base for the mets but since thats not gonna happen here i am."he walked away disgusted. happy ending to the story though, i've been doing this for 9 years now i've only got 21 years till retirement! oh and that asshole instructor dropped of a heart attack while attaching some new guys's paychecks to the top of a pole...sweet justice.

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PapaBear

02-03-2006, 08:56 PM

Where you the Falcon or the Snowman? Just hit the profile button and look at my name. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/cool.gif" border="0" />That was declassified years agoWhy on Earth would they declassify a job that consists of sending and recieving top secret messages?

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furie

02-09-2006, 12:18 PM

ok, I have to conduct an interview next week, and I'm wondering; what was the best question you've been asked on an interview?

BrooklynKat

02-09-2006, 01:58 PM

Let me preface this by saying I'm pretty white.  So I had an interview in this museum in Harlem. The lady asked me, "So how much do you know about the African American experience" followed promptly by, "Tell me everything you know about the African diaspora." She's lucky I even knew what the word diaspora meant. I then left quietly but with great haste...

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PapaBear

02-15-2006, 12:16 AM

Some people can't do the initial job application part right...A guy applied for a job last week...  He kind of freaked me out, from the moment I first saw him. What really freaked me out was how he answered  the "reason for leaving your last job" part. For his last two jobs he answered, "WRONGFULLY TERMINATED". It was written in angry looking handwriting.First impressions mean a lot.