Interview questions that are FUN to ask and to answer!
Happy Monday Jobcasers! I was thinking this morning, we often sit through interviews both as the interviewer and candidate with questions that are… pretty boring. Sure, they give the interviewer a better idea of your skillset and your prior experience and you’re able to gain a better understanding of the company, the manager, their management style, etc.. But are they really getting to know YOU, and vice versa? I thought about this a bit and put together a few questions that can actually be FUN (yes, fun!) to ask on the interviewer side and answer on the candidate’s side: What is the most interesting thing about you that I won’t find on your resume? Who would win a fight between Batman and Spiderman? (One of my personal favorites) If a penguin walked in the door right now wearing a sombrero, what does he/she say when you ask why they’re there? What color crayon would you be? What was the last movie you watched and how would you rate it? If we were to hire you today, and gave you three wishes for your time here, what would those wishes be? What inspires you? What motivates and excites you? What do you want to be known for in the future? What did you want to be when you grew up when you were younger?
At the end of the day, in today’s extremely fast paced and digital age, we have lost touch with getting to know someone at a person level. I’m not saying you should probe into someone’s life, but allow them to tell you about them and see what a difference it can actually make.
And as always this is just my perspective and opinion! Good luck with your searches!
I like this one "Who would win a fight between Batman and Spiderman?" Batman, of course. He's mature, experienced, and has a lot more weapons.
Interesting questions. As long as they aren't actually making decisions off of those decisions, then I think that would be fun.
I'm get uncomfortable with personal questions like "what motivates you?" because I never know if an interviewer is looking for a real internal/personal answer or an answer that relates to the job I'm interviewing for.