Unusual Interview Questions Asked By Startup Companies


BANGALORE: The process of an interview is an integral part of corporate life. When looking out for jobs we tend to prepare ourselves, learn the tricks of passing an interview. However, the tables are turning and companies are no longer sticking to the usual interview scripts especially startup companies. They are altering the kind of questions asked to see if candidates are suitable and fit the cultural life of the particular startup company’s work life. So, what are these questions and what are recruiters looking for? Well, here is a list of them with inputs from Brazencareerists.com.

Question on Weekend Activities: How would you feel if you walked in for an interview and the HR asks you about your weekend plans or stuff that you do on a weekend? Well for those who study much to get through the interview will get a little angry but for some this will be one of the places they score. Here is why? When a question like this is thrown at you, the interviewer wants to break your comfort level and see how well you balance between a professional life and your personal one. It is a way to get you out of the mundane, scripted answers that you have in your brain. So give an answer that is parallel to work and also does not neglect personal interests.

Can you crackle the Riddle? Many a times we think that every riddle has an answer but what if it doesn’t have a concrete answer? What do you do then? Well this is a tactic that startup companies are using at their interviews. They ask you these riddle related questions just to check your creativity, humor and problem solving skill levels. So be wise when it comes to such kinds of questions. Get lively and build a rapport so that they know you are confident about what you are saying.

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