Difficult Interview Questions - with possible answers .....
1. “If you were to win £1m what would you do with the money?”
- Asked at PwC, Associate candidate (Birmingham, England) 		Ignore the email - it's Nigerian 419 spam.
2. “What do you think is the most useful function in Excel?”
- Asked at FirstGroup, Business Analyst candidate (London, England) 		The little x in the top RH corner.
3. “What makes you happy about work on a Friday evening?”
- Asked at Tesco, International Deployment Manager candidate (London, England) 		Everyone else has gone home and I can steal the stock.
4. “How do you fit a giraffe in a fridge?”
- Asked at UBS, Sales Trading candidate (London, England)		 Show it a lion and open the door.
5. “What is it about this job you would least look forward to?”
– Asked at BP, Category Manager candidate (London, England) 		Having a dickhead like you as my boss.
6. “If you were the Head of Barclays Corporate what would your strategy be with the recent European Crisis?”
– Asked at Barclays, Risk candidate (London, England) 		Resign with the usual executive payoff; £10mn is fine.
7. “If your friend was seriously injured and you had to get him to a hospital, would you speed and go through a red light?”
– Asked at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Trainee Solicitor candidate (London, England) 		It depends if I'm late for the pub quiz.
8. “Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses?”
– Asked at BHP Billiton, Dry Bulk Marketer candidate (London, England) 		How many bullets do I get?
9. “Tell me about a time when you failed at something.”
– Asked at Lloyds Banking Group, Analyst candidate (London, England) 		My memory doesn't go back that far.
10. “What are the three words that your parents would describe you with?”
– Asked at YO! Sushi, Team Member candidate (London, England) 		Our eldest son.
11. “What have you done in the past to get out of a tricky situation?”
– Asked at Virgin Atlantic Airways, CSA candidate (Heathrow, England) 		Blamed my boss.
12. “Why is 99pc not good enough?”
– Asked at Parcelforce Worldwide, Delivery & Collection Manager candidate (Milton Keynes, England) 		Political correctness is 100% wrong.
13. “How many ways can you get a needle out of a haystack?”
– Asked at Macquarie Bank, Senior Java Developer candidate (London, England) 		One giant magnet is all you need.
14. “How would you explain Facebook to your Grandma?”
– Asked at Huddle, Sales Executive candidate (London, England) 		Both my grandmothers are dead and you've really upset me.
15. “If you entered into a room full of people with different interests, what would you do?”
– Asked at Ernst & Young, Actuarial Analyst candidate (London, England) 		Tell them about UKIP.
16. “What do you mean by ‘leadership’?”
– Asked at Moody’s, Marketing Strategist candidate (London, England) 		Stand to attention when I speak; you 'orrible little man.
17. “By what criteria do you judge your own performance?”
– Asked at Gatwick Airport, Project Manager candidate (Gatwick, England) 		Did I get away with it?
18. “Which football team do you support?”
– Asked at Sky, Reporting Analyst candidate (London, England) 		Depends on which pub I'm in.
19. “What is the main thing that gets you out of bed each morning?”
– Asked at Everything Everywhere, Customer Advisor candidate (Royal Leamington Spa, England) 		Opening time.
20. “Describe the hardest decision you have faced in the past 12 months.”
– Asked at Accenture, Software Developer candidate (London, England) 		Whether to plea bargain and plead guilty.
21. “Who is your biggest hero?”
– Asked at De La Rue, Procurement candidate (Basingstoke, England) 		Homer Simpson.
22. “Give me an example of your extreme levels of tenacity.”
– Asked at ALDI, Store Manager candidate (Chelmsford, England) 		I've sued every single company I've worked for, all 99.
23. “In a fight between a lion and a tiger, who would win & why?”
– Asked at Capco, Associate Consultant candidate (London, England) 		The tiger; the lion is busy scaring your giraffe into a fridge.
24. “How would your delegates describe you?”
– Asked at Harvey Nichols, Learning & Development Manager candidate (Edinburgh, Scotland) 		Godlike.
25. “Do you think the quality of our menswear products are as high as our home department products?”
– Asked at Marks & Spencer, Technologist candidate (London, England) 		How should I know? I never shop in your lousy stores.