Most frequently (and infrequently) asked Interview Questions!

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Re: Most frequently (and infrequently) asked Interview Questions!

@Sara516

wow that’s…ew!!!

I just realized this thread is 2 years old. So around the same time back, I was looking for work in the desi section of my neighborhood…several places had signs up that said help wanted. A few were at pharmacies for cashier or pharmacy tech positions…they asked the typical desi questions… "are u married? kids? etc
(I should have gone running in the other direction, as te place I ended up at was full of awful people and super crappy…but ah well you live you learn)

Not exactly interview questions but in my experience hwen you apply for retail jobs, you go through really really long questions about your personality and such.

I was interviewing last year and I thought it was kind of unusual and threw me off: “What do you like to do for fun? :)”

Another place I interviewed for, they gave me a test to complete in 15 minutes. 15 questions…the most ridiculous questions ever…riddles, algebra, etc. I got the job and later I was snarking about ti and everyone said they had failed it…

One thing that has always put me off a job role is the personality questionnaires. A serious deal breaker. Seriously, so many times when I saw the results ( of candidates ) , I could tell how it only gave us an idea of the broad personality type but never the detailed personality type of the potential candidate. I can still remember we hired a group of 8 individuals and ignored their personality tests , they did really well for themselves . So I have lost faith in the personality tests ! they are only indicators and nothing more.