Behavioral interviewing. It's commonly used in the corporate world these days. Wife was trained in it (2 weeks and big bucks) when she worked at Harley-Davidson. It's intended to reveal what kind of person you are and a lot about your personality. This was not a behavioral interview, but the "joke" question is a component of it.
It's also exhausting and brutal when done properly (for the interviewee, that is.) There are a lot of efforts to catch you off guard so your reactions can be observed. I did a round at Harley when I interviewed for a training position there. My favorite recollection was when the HR lady asked me, "What's your hot button?" In my mind, I stood up, grabbed my crotch and shouted, "This is my hot button - RIGHT HERE!" I only thought this because I was about three hours into this and was getting pretty tired of all the games - remember, my wife knew how this worked and had prepped me well beforehand. I can't say I recall what my actual response was, but it doesn't really matter. I went home that night and told the wife what I was thinking when I was asked the "hot button" question. Some weeks later after I knew I would not be chosen for the position, she told the HR lady (who was a friend of hers) what my desired response was to her question. According to her, she never used the question again. Dan On Aug 31, 2012, at 9:12 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > I've done some interviewing and usually throw in an oddball question. > > My favorite one for years was "If you were a Smurf what Smurf would you be?" > > -Curt > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
