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I completely agree. The "wiseguy" in me would say: "That's a trick question, my ideal job takes Mondays off." But I wouldn't answer with a "wiseguy" response.

I completely agree. The "wiseguy" in me would say: "That's a trick question, my ideal job takes Mondays off." But I wouldn't answer with a "wiseguy" response. Why? Because it could also be construed as laziness. More realistically, I'd have to gauge the interviewer....and I'd reckon most interviewers would be the type of person who wouldn't find the answer amusing.

blowski 11y ago
> The "wiseguy" in me would say: "That's a trick question, my ideal job takes Mondays off." So say it. If your future boss loves someone with a quick sense of humour, they might laugh and give you a bonus point.
jazzyk 11y ago
If I were the interviewer, you would get bonus points for being risk-taking and funny. As long as you followed up with the actual, hopefully reasonable answer after that :-)
- beambot 11y ago
  But what if "take Monday's off" (to work on whatever personal side projects I want) is my actual, reasonable answer? Now I've just shot myself in the foot.
  - jazzyk 11y ago
    If you were funny, intelligent and competent - and if it was only Mondays you wished to take off - I would try to work things out for you :-)
  - alxndr 11y ago
    It's to start a conversation. A good interviewer would probably say "okay, Mondays off for personal projects, good idea. What would you do on Tuesday?"
lottin 11y ago
Lazy why? You can describe an imaginary job such as ambassador to a Caribbean nation in great detail. It doesn't have to be realistic, because it's a dream job.
- dalke 11y ago
  It's a trick question. The interviewer wants an answer which shows that the interviewee has a 'Realistic self-view'. > If a 22 year old tells me they want to be CEO of Google next week, for example, it looks like either their perspective on their skills is flawed or they didn't really grasp what I was asking. In that case, I say something like, "remember, you're starting this job on Monday. Are you ready to be CEO of Google on Monday?" Similarly, 'are you ready to be the ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago?' That said, the US has a lot of lousy ambassadors who get the post because they raised millions of dollars for the presidential campaign. Given how inept George Tsunis was as a nominee, I think you could manage an ambassadorship without a problem. So ... great answer!

blowski 11y ago

> The "wiseguy" in me would say: "That's a trick question, my ideal job takes Mondays off." So say it. If your future boss loves someone with a quick sense of humour, they might laugh and give you a bonus point.

jazzyk 11y ago

If I were the interviewer, you would get bonus points for being risk-taking and funny. As long as you followed up with the actual, hopefully reasonable answer after that :-)

beambot 11y ago
But what if "take Monday's off" (to work on whatever personal side projects I want) is my actual, reasonable answer? Now I've just shot myself in the foot.
- jazzyk 11y ago
  If you were funny, intelligent and competent - and if it was only Mondays you wished to take off - I would try to work things out for you :-)
- alxndr 11y ago
  It's to start a conversation. A good interviewer would probably say "okay, Mondays off for personal projects, good idea. What would you do on Tuesday?"

lottin 11y ago

Lazy why? You can describe an imaginary job such as ambassador to a Caribbean nation in great detail. It doesn't have to be realistic, because it's a dream job.

dalke 11y ago
It's a trick question. The interviewer wants an answer which shows that the interviewee has a 'Realistic self-view'. > If a 22 year old tells me they want to be CEO of Google next week, for example, it looks like either their perspective on their skills is flawed or they didn't really grasp what I was asking. In that case, I say something like, "remember, you're starting this job on Monday. Are you ready to be CEO of Google on Monday?" Similarly, 'are you ready to be the ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago?' That said, the US has a lot of lousy ambassadors who get the post because they raised millions of dollars for the presidential campaign. Given how inept George Tsunis was as a nominee, I think you could manage an ambassadorship without a problem. So ... great answer!