Readers Respond: Funny Interview Questions

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Background and Experience

What experience do you have that is relevant to this position?

—Guest claude

Gender

When once offered a job, the employer offered the compliment, "You're the first female producer we've ever hired!" I felt quite proud... for about 3 seconds. That's when it hit me: it was 1995, so what did that say about the company?! I respectfully declined the offer, and joined a rising competitor within days. So glad I had that woman's intuition!

—TipCanoe

Food

If you were food, what type of food would you be?

—Guest Jack

From an Applicant

Can you give me cab fare so I can get to my next interview?

—Guest Guy B.

Will You Go Out With Me?

Would you like to go for drinks after we finish up the interview?

—Guest Guest

What Do I Want to Be?

I'm a middle aged man and I was asked by a twenty-something interviewer what I wanted to be when I grew up.

—Guest Pierre M.

Funny Interview Question

I don't think the interviewer meant it, but it didn't come out quite right when I was asked how weird I was - or wasn't.

—Guest Jill

Interview Question

How many kids do you have? How old are they? How long have you and your husband lived in this area?

—Guest Edith Richardson

Sneaky Age Questions

On several interviews, I have been asked what my "10-20 year" plans were. Now it's obvious I am not 40 years old... I am 60+, so this is how they got around it. I usually answer by saying "the average time an employee stays with any employer is 5 to 7 years and I certainly plan on being around longer than that." I can understand any enployer wanting to know what your plans are in the next 5 years, but when they go that far out, it's age related.

—solitaire9

Lucky, Huh?

I'm a black male. The interviewer was Indian. I was asked if I had any felonies (even though it was already clearly written on my application). I said, "No." He replies, "Lucky Huh?". This was one of many prejudice comments he made towards me during that entire interview. I replied, "What do you mean by that? [lucky, huh?]". He responded with,"Oh, uhh... we're all lucky." He knew, his prejudice was rearing it's ugly head, so he tried to backtrack. He thought that all black men are prone to get into "trouble" with the law and so I was lucky if I didn't have a rap sheet like a "normal black person." That entire interview - they way he looked at me, and talked to me was just plain disrespectful and prejudice. I walked away thinking to myself: I'm not working for this clown.

—Guest DTown Worker

My Husband

I was asked at a job interview if my husband would mind the travel involved. Definitely inappropriate, sexist, and not relevant.

—Guest Stella Marie Jenning