by Matt Monge
Most interviews are pretty boring, so it stands to reason that most interview questions are also boring. There are certainly exceptions, of course, but by and large interview questions are some of the most predictable and inane questions we ever ask other humans. Seriously, you’d almost have to be an idiot not to answer some of these brain-busters correctly:
Are you a team player? What are they going to say? No?
Tell us about your attitude. If they’re dumb enough to say they have an awful attitude, hate people, and occasionally kick cute puppies, you don’t have to hire them. But most folks aren’t dumb enough to give you anything other than what you want to hear.
What are your leadership strengths? Really? You both know what the candidate’s going to say. He encourages collaboration. She likes to empower her employees. He’s an “innovative problem-solver.” She happens to have just the right mix of “big-picture thinking and attention to detail.”
