Hi every body...
Some companies ask ordinary questions, but what do you think about creative questions in good companies...have you thought about this?
for example some questions of google company:
1) If you could only choose one song to play every time you walked into a room for the rest of your life, what would it be? (Associate account strategist, March 2014)
2) If you wanted to bring your dog to work but one of your team members was allergic to dogs, what would you do? (Associate account strategist, December 2014)
3)A coin was flipped 1,000 times and there were 560 heads. Do you think the coin is biased? (Quantitative analyst, September 2015)
Amazon:
-i have a million dollars to give you to make your best ideas. What is your idea?
Apple:
What is the most creative way for fragmenting a watch?
What you answer in facing of these questions in English interview ...
thanks
Today there is research that is saying the 21st century employees need to be far more well rounded and cross-career flexible than previous generations. Instead of mastering one field, there is a call for the ability to master several diverse areas and use your skills in multiple ways ie: be flexible. One of the top skills needed is interpersonal skills: the capacity to communicate and work well with others. Another is so be emotionally stable. This is difficult to assess which is why there are all these creative questions.
The first two questions listed reflect directly how the individual thinks of themselves and respects others. A self absorbed person walks into the room with an attitude of, "Here I am" but a leader/team member walks into a room with the attitude of "There you are."
I see little value in the first question. All you can do is think of a song that you like and then say why you like it. I am not sure what special skill that would demonstrate to an interviewer.
The second question seems trivial. Don't bring the dog or wait until the colleague is on holiday. Again, I am not sure what skill this question can elicit.
The Amazon question is more interesting, especially if the job involves a high degree of creativity.
I had a discussion with my cousin about questions like this recently. She is a recruitment specialist in a law firm. She was planning to have words with a colleague who asked a random question like this in an interview and was later critical of the candidate's answer. He rejected her partly on the basis of her answer - which he simply didn't like - and my cousin had to give feedback to the candidate. In the modern world of discrimination law, such questions can be a legal minefield.
It's just too difficult for candidates to know what is being expected of them when asked questions like this.
Michael, I assumed 'unfair' implies it against interviewee's interests. If it is my dream company I may want the questions to be predictable, and the job requirements to be known beforehand. So I could do my best to secure this job... Unless I believe this is unrealistic (e.g. a model:)). Also, when having a job is a privelege, people become sensitive to the rules of the game.
This didn't occured to me... Professionals compete for jobs, companies compete for professionals - so I didn't think about this aspect.
If this job is a privilege, i understand how it can feel 'unfair'.
If you feel like it is you are the one to choose and be picky, everything changes. They ask idiotic questions? You are happy that you are saved from working with idiots. If the company is just one of many, and special interest to
music tastes is uncommon and when it happens they may very well prefer
anything, let they be biased and subjective - it doesn't harm me. If the
questions are non-random, then may be I won't have a boss who can't
tolerate my musical preferences. Why would I need such a boss?
It they are random, then it either harms the company or not. Depends on whether they need random employees.