What's the strangest question you've been asked in a job interview?

[mitt]

Don't be nervous..that is wasted energy...take the same mental space and fill it with data about your prospective employer

do your homework on the company and its business/market segment

and (depending on the personality of the Interviewer) try to engage at the interactive dialogue level

rather than the "transactional Q & A level"

they get that all day and if you can elevate the process it might be well received

interview like you aren't going to get the job anyway...

by that I mean don't insult them or come off as arrogant

or tell the interviewer you want to ass-rape his daughter in the picture behind him on the credenza

but go in with the mindset that this will be good practice no matter what the outcome

go in with a mindset unburdened with hopes and expectations...

reset your goal away from "landing the job" and re-focus your goal to be how well you communicate your understanding of their business and your personal value

great advice here for all ages!

Depending on what you are interviewing for, some current tech buzz words are Green, Smart Grid, App, etc etc.  Try to learn as much about where your profession is headed, not where it has been in the past, and use that information to strike up dialog.  Example, "does (name of company) have plans to expand into the XYZ market?  I think there is a lot of potential there because of _______________ ."


mitt

[Triple J]

1st interview after finishing college. After about 45 minutes of interviewing with the two bosses I was asked:

"So, do you drink beer?"

It caught me a bit off guard since I didn't know if they were anti-beer or something...and I really wanted the job. I figured honesty was the way to go:

"Sure, I've been known to drink a few beers. I don't live on it or anything though."

They then offered me the job, along with a beer.   We drank beer every Friday afternoon...and I happened to interview on a Friday afternoon.  

[pennyrobber]

Interviewer:

"If an airplane is on a treadmill......." 

[Monsterlover]

You should have said "rabbit..........

Because I can screw all day!!!!!"

Then hopped around the room stopping only to make a humping motion.     

WIN

Gawd I now recall interviewing with an HR guy who had a make the beast with two backsing WALL EYE....I had no clue which eye to make contact with...it could have been a Candid Camera stunt


Uncle Buck Movie Clip

The trick with the walleye is to split the difference.

Focus on the bridge of their nose, between each eye.

[RAT900]

Usually folks with that issue offer up one eye or the other for you to work with...I think this make the beast with two backser was having fun with me

anyway in the era of political correctness I should refer to the affliction properly......... Strabismus

and in the interests of fairness and equal time:

It is also referred to as "squint", "crossed eye", "spaggy eye", "google eye", "boss eye", "cock eye", "wonk eye", "codeye", "sockeye" and "wall eye"

[JEFF_H]

pre-interviewer kid-"so you married? any kids?"
<laugh>- dude, you cant ask me that

-If you were a fruit, what fruit would you be?
my answer- an orange.
because  i'm versatile.
an orange can be used in lots of ways in recipes for any meal of the day.
with a small staff, people need to be able to chip in and help out wherever they are needed...and in addition to my primary job, i can assist in any needed tasks within the organization

plus, im a little acidic.

worked there 5 years 

[The Architect]

step brothers bonus disc F*ck, kill, marry job interview

Step brothers job interview scene - will ferrel

[RAT900]

OMFG I am crying....

I can taste it.....Onion and Catsup?...

I can't get my breath...great picks!!!!

[NorDog]

Strangest question I've been asked in an job interview?

"Does this dress make my butt look big?"

"No sir," was all I could say.

[Veloce-Fino]

Thanks for the advice all! 

It's strange, I do presentations weekly in front of a group anywhere from 10-100 people for my portfolio management group.

I have no problem defending an investment I made with hard evidence and analysis, but a 1-on-1 interview is not a debate based on fact.

It's the unknown that freaks me out.