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  #1  
Old 15-11-2006, 12:33 PM
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hyderabad
Default Good Interview Question.. Think Outside of the Box
You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night, it's raining heavily, when suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for a bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.

2. An old friend who once saved your life.

3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.



Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing very well that

there could only be one passenger in your car?

Think before you continue reading...

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This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application.

* You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first;

* or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to ! pay him back.

* However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.


The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer. Guess what was his answer?

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He simply answered:

"I would give the car keys to my Old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams."


Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations. Never forget to "Think Outside of the Box."
  #2  
Old 15-11-2006, 12:41 PM
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sri Lanka
Default Re: Good Interview Question.. Think Outside of the Box
Yes, I have heard companies using questions such as these to come up with their ideal candidate. A good one!!!
  #3  
Old 16-11-2006, 03:01 AM
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: pune
Default Re: Good Interview Question.. Think Outside of the Box
it was great.
my interest in HR is accelerating day by day.good job.keep it up.
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Old 16-11-2006, 09:04 AM
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Kolkata
Default Re: Good Interview Question.. Think Outside of the Box
Fantastic, if u have any other such types of good interview questions...then plz post it.plz. really interesting.

Regards
Ankit Banerjee
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Old 16-11-2006, 10:10 AM
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: chennai
Default Re: Good Interview Question.. Think Outside of the Box
heh
tat was interesting.finally he satisfies all thinghs.....we should also start thinking differently
pavithra
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Old 16-11-2006, 10:13 AM
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: India
Default Re: Good Interview Question.. Think Outside of the Box
I would like one question asked in an SSB interview a commandent in chief asked the interviewer "what will you do if i run away with your sister"
the candidate who was selected answered " i will not get a better match for my sister than you sir"
Thanks
shikha sahai
  #7  
Old 16-11-2006, 10:35 AM
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Mumbai
Default Re: Good Interview Question.. Think Outside of the Box
This was fantastic.
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Old 16-11-2006, 11:46 AM
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: COIMBATORE
Default Re: Good Interview Question.. Think Outside of the Box
Yes. I accept. This type of simple, which requires right answer from smart persons to be added in our question pattern.'


Vijayasree
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Old 16-11-2006, 02:10 PM
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: chennai
Default Re: Good Interview Question.. Think Outside of the Box
hai
the interview question was exciting and matured way of thinking.
regards
natraj.
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Old 17-11-2006, 09:23 AM
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Kolkata, India
Default Re: Good Interview Question.. Think Outside of the Box
This was a good one. I think I have heard this before. Another one I'd like to share.
Interviewer ( to a student girl candidate) - What is one morning you woke up & found that you were pregnant.

Girl - I will be very excited and take an off, to celebrate with my husband.

( Normally an unmarried girl will be shocked to hear this, but she managed it well. Why shud I think it in the wrong way, she said later when asked)

Ann M

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