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13 weird job interview questions the best companies in America are asking

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13 weird job interview questions the best companies in America are asking

How much do you charge to wash every window in Seattle?

How much do you charge to wash every window in Seattle?

Asked by Facebook for an online sales operations position.

Source: Glassdoor

What do you think of lava lamps? And Dilbert?

What do you think of lava lamps? And Dilbert?

Asked by Boeing for an engineer position.

Source: Glassdoor

How many children are born every day?

How many children are born every day?

Asked by Apple for a global supply manager position.

Source: Glassdoor

What's your favorite color?

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Asked by Hess for an assistant manager position.

Source: Glassdoor

Design a spice rack for the blind.

Design a spice rack for the blind.

Asked by Intel for a hardware engineer position.

Source: Glassdoor

Tell me a story.

Tell me a story.

Asked by Celgene for a corporate communications position.

Source: Glassdoor

If you had a choice between two superpowers (being invisible or flying) which would you choose?

If you had a choice between two superpowers (being invisible or flying) which would you choose?

Asked by Microsoft for a high level product lead/evangelist position.

Source: Glassdoor

Why are manholes round?

Why are manholes round?

Asked by St. Jude Medical for a electrical engineer co-op position.

Source: Glassdoor

What do you do if you are approached by an employee who is complaining about a colleague who has horrible body odor?

What do you do if you are approached by an employee who is complaining about a colleague who has horrible body odor?

Asked by MasterCard for an operations leader position.

Source: Glassdoor

What kind of tree would you be?

What kind of tree would you be?

Asked by Cisco for a senior technical writer position.

Source: Glassdoor

What were you like as a child?

What were you like as a child?

Asked by Biogen Idec for an area business manager position.

Source: Glassdoor

What do you think you will hate about this job?

What do you think you will hate about this job?

Asked by Medtronic for a diabetes therapy associate position.

Source: Glassdoor

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