What was the Most Difficult Question You Have Been Asked on a Job Interview?
By tinym8
@tinym8 (420)
United States
July 23, 2010 10:27am CST
Hi,
A job interview (especially in today's economy) is a VERY stressful situation. What questions have you been asked at any job interview you ever had that were the most difficult to answer?
3 responses
@ravi1811 (12)
• India
23 Jul 10
There are several difficult questions that asked by interviewers. Some of them being:
-what is your weakness.
-why should we hire you.
-give example of how you were able to handle a difficult situation in your previous job.
-if you are laid off-they would like to know reasons for it.
-explanation for gaps in employment history.
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@tinym8 (420)
• United States
24 Jul 10
Hi Ravi,
Yes, those are all very good examples of tough questions. Gaps in employment history can be a really bad one to have to answer. Sometimes other people don't have a clue about your reasons for not working for extended periods of time. They just automatically think it is a bad sign and you had bad reasons. This is certainly not always true.
Thanks for your input and I hope you never have to answer those questions!
@elvismoraes19 (305)
• India
23 Jul 10
I have never been to a job interview but i feel the most toughest question is "explain to me why should I give you this job?"
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@gladread (30)
• United States
23 Jul 10
Hi tinym8--
I was asked which state I thought should secede from the United States--on the face of it, a totally off-the-wall question.
After catching my breath, I replied that it was not for me to say whether any state should secede from the United States, that it was a constitutional matter to be decided under our system of government.
