Salaam 
I was thinking about Job Interviews negative questions. Questions, which are totally base off and not related to the job, you are applying for.
It could also get to your personal life.
Have you guys ever encountered with? If so, how did you get cope and get away with it?
Have your say, share your thoughts.
Sincerely,
Pakistani Tiger.
I reply : "I'm just a regular guy, dunno know why Fuss about me".
And they ask - "Are you a Paki Tigress by any chance" ?
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I reply : "I'm just a regular guy, dunno know why Fuss about me".
And they ask - "Are you a Paki Tigress by any chance" ?
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You need a doctor for sure, today!
PT, not sure if I understand your question correctly in its totality but let me try to tackle this one the best way I know how.
As a Human Resource Coordinator, sure I ask so-called “negative” questions along with others (such as “We’re all human and we all have weaknesses. Name me one weakness you have and elaborate”), but the point of asking these is purely to throw a monkey wrench into the interview, in order to determine how competently and skillfully the interviewee handles the question.
PT, the “negative” interview questions should not make you feel uncomfortable, certainly not to the point of affecting your personal life. Think of it this way…the interviewer is probably asking most candidates these kinds of questions, and you’re no different. After having encountered a situation where you’re asked such questions in an interview, answer with confidence, and walk away knowing how you responded and whether there is room for improvement in the future given these types of “pressure” questions.
Hope this bit helps. 
No I think he mean questions like "So are u married, have any kids?" & "Are u legal?" & "Are you free to go out for a drink friday night?" & "Are you gay" etc...
Questions that relate to legal status are best answered straight, with a straight face. If u r a student on F1, tell them that, etc.. etc... It's up to them to say ok or whatever after that.
Questions on personal life should be answered this way: "Do I have to answer that to get this job? Coz I'd rather not, it's too personal, and I don't think it has any direct bearing on the job duties for the position applied for". This will put the interviewee straight with a direct slap across his/her face. 90% of the time u won't get the job, but there is that remaining 10% shred of decency and dignity you salvaged.
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No I think he mean questions like "So are u married, have any kids?" & "Are u legal?" & "Are you free to go out for a drink friday night?" & "Are you gay" etc...
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Question about the legal status is a valid one. All other questions in the above example have no place in a job interview (especially if the interviewer and the interviewee are of opposite gender), and any interviewer should know that. These questions are a sure bet to get their behinds fried.
Valid questions might be...
"So what are your other interests?".
"Have you travelled, or do you mind travelling a fair bit in your job?".
"How do you like living in the ____ (e.g. Bay area)?"
"Will you be willing to re-locate to ____?"
Some of them are just to break the ice and make the interviewee more comfortable. Some of them are to judge his response vis a vis the job description the interviewer is planning to fill.
Best response is to always stick with honest, straight-forward and uncomplicated responses. Keep your eye on the ball, i.e. evaluate what qualities the interviewer is looking for and present your best side to help him in making the selection.
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PT, not sure if I understand your question correctly in its totality but let me try to tackle this one the best way I know how.
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Alright,
Now we talkin'
Tackle these questions, Monna
Why should we hire you, anyway?
What were the five most significant accomplishments in your career so far?
What questions didn’t I ask that you expected?
Ana, thanks for clarifying, and thanks for relaying my thoughts exactly on the question at hand.
Let me tell you guys a funny little story. Prior to starting my current job more than 2 years ago, I was interviewed, on separate occassions, by the VP and Pres. of the mid-sized co. that I now work for. Well, the Pres. did fine w/his interviewing skills. The VP, being very young and not so well-versed in interviewing, asked me: 1) Are you married? and 2) Do you have any kids?, during the interview. Let me tell you, knowing full well that these are among questions employers should definitely NOT ask candidates in today’s workplace (unless they bear relevance to the job), I politely responded: I would rather not answer the questions due to their irrelevance to the job I am being interviewd for. I think he was impressed with the answer and not only was I asked to choose my own job title for this newly-created position but to also prepare an Employee Handbook from scratch.
Quick sidenote: After all my hard work and sweat & blood, the Company Handbook (my own baby/my pride and joy) has finally been distributed to company employees just this past week.
Congrats Moona :). It sure is fun seeing yr project reap results.
I got asked about my marital status once at no other than X-mart (no surprises there). The interviewer made that the focal point of my investigation - coz at that stage, it stopped being an interview anymore. I was asked if I would like to date anyone from the office, and lectured in depth for a quarter of an hour the precise manner the whole flood of the ladies staff would only so willing help me find a wonderful boyfriend, who would perhaps also move in with me and then be my fiance and then marry me. I decided to close the final smiley-face act by introducing them to my husband who was waiting in the reception. We shook hands with the wide-eyed VPs and I walked right out of their dingy cubicle offices.
Needless to say, it was an enlightening interview experience. After that, any place I interviewed at, I made sure to ask upfront - "Exactly how chummy do u guys get around here?"