I love this. The baked goods question, in particular, is especially valuable if at first glance it seems humorous. Some of the other questions require a level

I love this. The baked goods question, in particular, is especially valuable if at first glance it seems humorous. Some of the other questions require a level of self-reflection that many lack. Sometimes people say what they think their new manager will like to hear. If they are relatively young/inexperienced, they just might not know the answer or have ever thought about it. There are few people (in western society at the very least) who can't tell you what their favorite baked good is. Actually caring enough to remember (even if you had to write it down) someone's favorite baked good is a powerful signal, and the person gets their favorite baked good. Everyone wins.