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I a single non tech question that is a very good heuristic for hire/no hire. What is your favorite 4 letter word. I usually ask at the beginning of interview
by mkoryak 10y ago
I a single non tech question that is a very good heuristic for hire/no hire.
What is your favorite 4 letter word.
I usually ask at the beginning of interview and expect an answer at the end.
Answers like fuck and shit === no hire.
The other ones tell you a lot about the person
- erikb 10y ago"four" So, what does it tell you?
- mkoryak 10y agonothing :)
- adtac 10y agoI'm sorry, but how does this actually help you decide whether to hire or not hire a person? For example, if I reply "hire", would that impact my application positively or negatively?
- mkoryak 10y agothe question is kind of a joke. If you reply 'hire' it would tell me that you are ok with answering a joke question and not flipping out like some other replies did. If you get all pissed off that I asked you such a question, perhaps I should not hire you since you will get pissed off at silly things that happen at work.
- draw_down 10y agoGood grief. We are real idiots on this hiring stuff.
- wayn3 10y agoThe only honest answer to this question is "i have no favourite four letter word". but you cant say that because idiot hiring managers who ask idiot questions would insist that you do. sorry, but if you ask shit questions, dont expect non-shit candidates.
- zimpenfish 10y agoAnother honest answer would be "I thought I was applying for a development job, not a place in kindergarten. Good day, sir."
- user5994461 10y agoI felt like "What?!" and then I realized that's the expected answer :D