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Odd technology job interview questions revealed. 28 December 2011Last updated at 12:04 ET The late Steve Jobs was no stranger to asking tough questions during interviews "If Germans were the tallest people in the world, how would you prove it?

Odd technology job interview questions revealed

" That was the head-scratcher asked during a job interview for a product marketing post at Hewlett-Packard. Technology firms featured heavily in this year's list of the 25 most oddball questions compiled by the US employment website Glassdoor. Careers experts said the questions were intended to make a candidate display a thoughtful approach to problem-solving.

As well as HP's brain-acher, interviewees at other companies were asked: "How many people are using Facebook in San Francisco at 2.30pm on a Friday? " Glassdoor said that while technology companies included questions designed to catch candidates off guard, they also posed tried and tested queries such as "Why did you apply for this job? " Apple abuse The late Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, was notoriously tough on employees. Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions. The only three true job interview questions are: 1.

Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions

Can you do the job? 2. Will you love the job? 3. That’s it. Click here for more on the only three true job interview questions for potential board directors Click here for more on acing your answers to these interview questions Can You Do the Job? Executive Search firm Heidrick & Struggles CEO, Kevin Kelly explained to me that it’s not just about the technical skills, but also about leadership and interpersonal strengths. You can’t tell by looking at a piece of paper what some of the strengths and weaknesses really are…We ask for specific examples of not only what’s been successful but what they’ve done that hasn’t gone well or a task they’ve, quite frankly, failed at and how they learned from that experience and what they’d do different in a new scenario.

Kevin Kelly at World Economic Forum (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Will You Love the Job? Cornerstone International Group CEO, Bill Guy emphasizes the changing nature of motivation, 7 Things You Should Never Do On An Interview - Business Insider. With the job market extremely tight, even the small stuff counts, especially when you’re on a job interview.

7 Things You Should Never Do On An Interview - Business Insider

That’s why it’s so important not to say or do the wrong things, since that first impression could end up being the last one. With that in mind, here are seven deadly sins of job interviewing. Don’t Be Late To the Interview Even if you car broke down or the subway derailed, do everything you can to get to that job interview on time. “If you have a legitimate excuse it’s still hard to bounce back,” says Pamela Skillings, co-founder of job coaching firm Skillful Communications. Don’t Show Up Unprepared It seems simple, but countless people go on job interviews knowing very little about the company they are interviewing with when all it would take is a simple Google search to find out.

Don’t Ask About Salary, Benefits, Perks Your initial interview with a company shouldn’t be about what the company can do for you, but what you can do for the company. Don’t Lie.