if you want a job, what will be the answer of these questions?

A colleague of mine went for a job interview in an investment bank. During this time he was asked how many coins of one pence will come in this room.

After this he responded by doing some multiplication. But he did not get that job.

The bank wanted someone to give a rude answer to this question, but had enough confidence in it to convince the market that it was right.

Such challenging questions have become common in today's interviews, it seems that employers who want jobs, want to separate wheat from the weeds.

"Competition for jobs has increased and jobbers don't want to take too much risk," says Claire McCartney of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Selection of candidates

She says, "Asking general questions will not help." Therefore, something different is done to select good candidates.

Claire says that with the help of some websites preparing for the interview, candidates can prepare such questions.

In its latest report, a website giving information about the job, Glassdoor has collected three and a half lakh such questions from the applicants.

The website says that any applicant going for interview these days should be ready to answer such challenging questions in addition to general questions.

What kind of questions are employers asking these days and what is their goal? We asked two experts to answer these questions.

How do you keep a giraffe in the fridge?

This question was asked by a job interviewer in the marketing department of an investment bank in London.

Why this question was asked:

"This question examines a candidate's creativity. It also examines how the candidate solves unusual and difficult problems," says Glassy's career expert Rusty Rueff.

The interviewer is more interested in knowing how you find the answer than in knowing the answer. You should also remember that some questions may be very unrealistic.
Rusty Ruyf, Career Specialist

"Remember that the interviewer is more interested in knowing how you find the answer than in knowing the answer. You must also remember that some questions may be very unrealistic."

Suggested Answer:

According to Ruef, "Before you get the answer to this question, can you give me some information, such as how big is a giraffe?" How big is the fridge? It is not a crime to kill a giraffe in the country where we are. ''

Your showing that you need some facts and truths before reaching a conclusion can be beneficial for you.

"If a giraffe can die, to keep it in the fridge, first it is necessary to remove it from the fridge and empty it and use the tools around it to make sure to keep the giraffe in the fridge." What tools can I use at this place. ''

Can you fight a duck the size of a horse or a hundred horses the size of a duck?

This question was asked by an interviewee from London for a job in the marketing department of a mining company.

Why was this question asked?

John Lees, author of 'Job Interview: Top Answers to Tough Question', says this question is a bit strange. But it is a funny and creative way of checking factual rationality.

In this answer, what is more important than what option you choose, why did you choose that answer?

Suggested answers

You display every step of your thinking.

"Well, I think both can kill me but I will first think about how aggressive both animals can be." Even after being small, horses can bite and kill me. In the event of being hunted by a herd, you have no escape route.

How do you find a needle from a swarm of grass?

This question was asked by an interviewer for a senior Java developer job in an international bank in London.

Why was this question asked?

"This question is another example of the interviewee's ability to solve a candidate's problem creatively," says Rusty Rouff.

Suggested answers

"We find what we see." In this case, if we paint the grass in one color, it will make it easier to see the needle.

"It is difficult to distinguish silver from gold grass." But if I paint the grass in green, blue or purple then it will be easier to find the needle. ''

This means that a new solution will be found by looking at the problem from a new perspective.

John Lees has more simple suggestions. He says, "If the needle is made of iron, the magnet will work." Apart from this, you can do this by setting fire to the pile of grass, the needle will remain. ''

If you win one million pounds, what will you do with that money?

This question was asked by an interviewer at an accountancy firm in Birmingham.

Why the question was asked.

"This question was asked in a major accounting firm," says Rusty Rueff. The aim of this question is to test the candidate's ability to make practical and long-term plans.

The job is for an accounting firm, so perhaps they want to see if anyone can fly after getting one million pounds. Will he live in it or will he make plans for the next 10-20 years.

Suggested Answer

Once again you demonstrate your thought process, "winning a million pounds is definitely an exciting thing. I will consider all my options. Also want to know