Take Those Strange Questions Seriously

If you thought that reaching the job interview was the last step between you and your dream job, you need to think again. Interviews are about selecting the most suitable candidates. Even recruiters are of the same opinion, albeit in a different way than you may be thinking about. So, it is better get equipped to face a few strange questions in addition to the standard ones. But you should never underestimate the power of strange questions.

Unless you are expecting them, strange questions are not easy to answer as you might think. In fact it takes great wit, presence of mind and grit as the anticipated answer needs to be in the same tone as the question. It helps to know why interviewers choose to ask such questions.

Why Strange Questions?

When you are not anticipating them, lighter questions immediately give the interviewer the upper hand. It is common psychology that unexpected and strange questions catch most of us off guard and can leave you at a loss for words. But recruiters don