Think I heard the worst answer to a job interview question this morning

Illustrious Potentate said:
Might be on to something there, though one of those self operating drills malfunctioned and walk itself off a high wall in South GA a few weeks ago
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And all you have to do to replace it, is buy a new one. No pesky interviewing, no issues with it being a smelly kid. Done & done.

What’s the rate of malfunction in that machine? The likelihood of it happening again? Humans fucking up is 100% guaranteed :laugh:
 
it sounds to me like management needs to get realigned and reassess what their most valuable assets are there
 
Not sure it's the worst answer I have ever heard about from an interview. But I get it, the guy is not management material right now.

I think my favorite experience was when a candidate just started bawling
 
ill said:
it sounds to me like management needs to get realigned and reassess what their most valuable assets are there
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They are obviously tone deaf to the needs of the working class
 
moxie said:
And all you have to do to replace it, is buy a new one. No pesky interviewing, no issues with it being a smelly kid. Done & done.

What’s the rate of malfunction in that machine? The likelihood of it happening again? Humans fucking up is 100% guaranteed :laugh:
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All valid points. I’m just guessing either my old boss had a sinus infection when he interviewed that kid or he hired him just to fuck with us
 
When I was in my teens and interviewing at a Harmony Records (remember those?) I was talking about my responsibilities at my previous record store job and answered with “…and shit like that.”

Interview guy immediately wrapped up. After an uncomfortable pause I say “Sorry about that. Probably not gonna get the job, huh?” And he says “Probably not.” Lol
 
ill said:
should he have just said "me! I am your most valuable asset!"
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Well of course! We all want that motivated, confident, self-starter right?
 
“What would you consider to be your most valuable asset as a foreman?”

That's kind of a weird question.
 
RobBase (c) said:
When I was in my teens and interviewing at a Harmony Records (remember those?) I was talking about my responsibilities at my precious record store and answered with “…and shit like that.”

Interview guy immediately wrapped up. After an uncomfortable pause I say “Sorry about that. Probably not gonna get the job, huh?” And he says “Probably not.” Lol
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Thats awesome
 
dhoey said:
“What would you consider to be your most valuable asset as a foreman?”

That's kind of a weird question.
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might be the worst question I have ever heard asked in an interview...
 
dhoey said:
“What would you consider to be your most valuable asset as a foreman?”

That's kind of a weird question.
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That's not weird at all. That question is used in all sorts of fields. It's like interview questioning 101

It is essentially asking what can you bring to the table that makes you unique from the other candidates. That is what the interviewers want to hear
 
dhoey said:
“What would you consider to be your most valuable asset as a foreman?”

That's kind of a weird question.
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It’s a generic question provided by HR. Gets asked at any interview for a leadership position at this company. I was asked the same question when I interviewed for my current position
 
Sometimes a dumb answer is the correct one. When I interviewed for salespeople, I had a dealbreaker question. "Tell me about a time when you won an argument with a customer"

The absolute best response I ever got was a lady that stared at me and didn't say a thing.
 
ThePeoplesChicken said:
That's not weird at all. That question is used in all sorts of fields. It's like interview questioning 101
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It is. First, he's not a foreman yet, so how would he know. They should have phrased the question by saying "As a foreman, what would you consider to be your most valuable asset." Or "What would you bring to the Foreman position, that others wouldn't". Or "What separates you from the other candidates".

I could see how the guy was confused and maybe he should have asked for clarification. But if he's leading a crushing crew or building stockpiles, he doesn't need to be a genius. If he's running the whole pit or quarry, identifying areas to blast or veins to chase then he needs to be able to make bigger decisions.

Either way, weird question, weird answer too.
 
Kburjr said:
Sometimes a dumb answer is the correct one. When I interviewed for salespeople, I had a dealbreaker question. "Tell me about a time when you won an argument with a customer"

The absolute best response I ever got was a lady that stared at me and didn't say a thing.
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I like throwing candidates curve ball questions. I want to see how well they can think on their feet, what level of creativity they have ect.

One question I often use: What would your walk-up song be?
 
dhoey said:
It is. First, he's not a foreman yet, so how would he know. They should have phrased the question by saying "As a foreman, what would you consider to be your most valuable asset." Or "What would you bring to the Foreman position, that others wouldn't". Or "What separates you from the other candidates".

I could see how the guy was confused and maybe he should have asked for clarification. But if he's leading a crushing crew or building stockpiles, he doesn't need to be a genius. If he's running the whole pit or quarry, identifying areas to blast or veins to chase then he needs to be able to make bigger decisions.

Either way, weird question, weird answer too.
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I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this one


As in we agree that you disagreeing with me is gay
 
@moxie has been known to ask applicants how they resolve workplace conflicts then throw a knife at them
 
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