miércoles, 28 de enero de 2015

Talking point: Extreme job interview questions

This week's talking point is extreme job interview questions. Here are 20+ questions that interviewers like to ask job-seekers to surprise them and make them think on their feet. It seems that this kind of bizarre, even funny questions are getting more and more popular in job interviews. Before getting together with your friends, go over the questions, so that ideas flow more easily when you get together with your friends and you can work out vocabulary problems beforehand.
  • Which one aspect of your personality would you change if you could, and why?
  • If you could have dinner with anyone from history, who would you choose?
  • If you were an insect, which insect would you be?
  • When did you last lose your temper? Describe what happened.
  • If you had to spend the rest of your life on a deserted island (with plenty of food and water), which two things would you choose to have with you?
  • Which TV or film character would you most like to be?
  • What’s the best (or worst) decision you’ve ever made?
  • If I came to your house for dinner, what would you cook for me?
  • Which three adjectives describe you best?
  • If you were a type of food, what type of food would you be?
  • How do you normally treat animals?
  • Who do you admire most, and why?
  • If you could be a super-hero, what would you want your superpowers to be?
  • Tell me about something in your life that you’re really proud of?
  • If Hollywood made a movie about your life, who would you like to see play the lead role as you?
  • If you could have six months with no obligations or financial limitations, what would you do with the time?
  • You’re stranded on a desert island. You have 30 seconds to choose people of 5 professions to come with you. Who would you choose?
  • What sort of dinosaur would you be, and why?
  • What would you make you kick a dog?
  • What animal would you like to be reincarnated as, and why?
  • What’s the best idea you’ve had in the past month?
  • How would you describe your own personality?
  • If you could retire today on a reasonable pension, what would you do to fill your time?
  • What do you dislike in general?
  • What’s your biggest weakness?
To illustrate the topic, you can watch this famous Heineken video about the selection process of a candidate out of 1,700 for an event and sponsorship job.



What's your management style?
Passionate... Passionate... Passionate...
And what's your biggest weakness?
Being stubborn... stubborn... stubborn I think...
Can you give me one reason why I should hire you...
Because sports is my passion...
I'm really passionate about football...
I really like football...

All job interviews are the same.
Same standard questions. Same prepared answers.
When you are looking for a job... for an interview, paint or brush, you look good, you feel good...
How to find the right talent for an event and sponsorship internship among 1734 applicants?
HEINEKEN presents THE CANDIDATE. The first job interview you can't prepare for...

TEST 1: KICK OFF
Hi, hello, how are you...
Vincent Mamela
Ok, Vince
And so you liked it when we were walking hand in hand?
Ehm...
It made me feel comfortable, yes...
Ohm interesting, we'll see what happens...
well thank you very much for your time I suppose...
ok
thank you very much... thank you...

TEST 2: MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Sir, do you, are you sure...
I'm fine, I'm just... I'll get a little water in a second...
Ok, if you say no
Stay with us
If we'd talk about money, how much money do you think you would like to have...for the position?
Ehm
Last time this happened it was at a disco...
The discotheque?

TEST 3: THE EXIT
Fiery and passionate or cold and calculated...
Ehm...
Ehm...
I would say cold and calculated because...
Wrong answer...
Fiery and passionate ...other people get infected by my enthusiasm...
You think I'm getting infected right now?
No..
We need to go...come on Simon, Mr. Ross...Please...
Come on...we need to get going...
We're missing a hand here... Can you help us please?...
Can you help us? Please. We have a gap here...Sir...
Ok it's Ok...
come on, jump... come on...
The best 3 interviews were voted by the Heineken Internet community on an internal portal.
The most voted candidate was brought to the Juventus Stadium for a final test. JUVENTUS-CHELSEA.
Guy Lutching. You got the job. Guy is now working at Heineken... Still infecting people with his enthusiasm. HEINEKEN. OPEN YOUR WORLD.