{"id":2925,"date":"2019-12-31T02:18:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T02:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naukri.com\/campus\/career-guidance\/?p=2925"},"modified":"2024-01-04T11:10:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T11:10:24","slug":"oddball-interview-questions-you-should-prepare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naukri.com\/campus\/career-guidance\/oddball-interview-questions-you-should-prepare","title":{"rendered":"Oddball Interview Questions You Should Prepare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">All interviews do not necessarily go as planned. While you can quickly prepare answers to some<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naukri.com\/campus\/career-guidance\/common-interview-questions-answers-for-freshers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common job interview questions<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333\"> that mainly test your knowledge and experience, it is also vital to get prepared for the most unexpected oddball interview questions that you might face at any stage of the interview round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">Many companies ask out-of-the-box questions to identify top talent and dive deeper into their thought process. You may certainly feel how absurd these questions are but recruiters are smarter than you are. Such questions help them to gauge your creativity, critical thinking and understand how you handle a stressful situation. These out-of-the-box or weird questions can be anything related to hypothetical situations, opinion-based or quirky questions. So, be ready for any stressful, craziest, yet funny questions to answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">Let us introduce you to some of these \u2018oddball\u2019 job interview questions and understand why recruiters ask them and how you should safely respond to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333\">Samples of uncommon job interview questions:<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naukri.com\/campus\/career-guidance\/oddball-interview-questions-you-should-prepare\/#%E2%80%9CTell_us_a_board_game_you_love_to_play%E2%80%9D\" title=\"\u201cTell us a board game you love to play?\u201d\">\u201cTell us a board game you love to play?\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naukri.com\/campus\/career-guidance\/oddball-interview-questions-you-should-prepare\/#%E2%80%9CHow_many_balls_could_you_fit_in_this_cabin%E2%80%9D\" title=\"\u201cHow many balls could you fit in this cabin?\u201d\">\u201cHow many balls could you fit in this cabin?\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naukri.com\/campus\/career-guidance\/oddball-interview-questions-you-should-prepare\/#%E2%80%9CHow_would_you_describe_a_Green_color_to_a_blind_person%E2%80%9D\" title=\"\u201cHow would you describe a Green color to a blind person?\u201d\">\u201cHow would you describe a Green color to a blind person?\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naukri.com\/campus\/career-guidance\/oddball-interview-questions-you-should-prepare\/#%E2%80%9CIf_you_were_to_become_a_kitchen_appliance_which_would_you_prefer_to_be%E2%80%9D\" title=\"\u201cIf you were to become a kitchen appliance, which would you prefer to be?\u201d\">\u201cIf you were to become a kitchen appliance, which would you prefer to be?\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTell_us_a_board_game_you_love_to_play%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cTell us a board game you love to play?\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">If you are wondering what this question has to do with your job, understand why recruiters ask such questions! While this uncommon interview question seems illogical, the intention of asking it is to understand the candidate\u2019s strengths, interest areas or likes. Chess game would reveal your interest and capability in making strategic moves and face challenges, monopoly game shows your interest in playing independently as an ambitious person, etc. Therefore, this is another chance for you to share one more strength to employers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_many_balls_could_you_fit_in_this_cabin%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cHow many balls could you fit in this cabin?\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">Such questions definitely do not need an accurate answer nor the employer is looking for the one. Such questions are asked to see your problem-solving and logical thinking skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">So whatever you tell, give plenty of explanation for whatever you say. You are more likely to be asked such types of questions when applying for a technical role that requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills. With a well-thought answer, your purpose should be to demonstrate that you can think analytically.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naukri.com\/campus\/career-guidance\/tips-to-upgrade-your-resume-for-a-perfect-job-search-in-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tips to upgrade your resume for a perfect job search in 2020<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_would_you_describe_a_Green_color_to_a_blind_person%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cHow would you describe a Green color to a blind person?\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">Recruiters probably want to test your imagination and creativity. Such out-of-the-box questions have no correct or incorrect answers. All you need is to be confident and creative in responding to these questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIf_you_were_to_become_a_kitchen_appliance_which_would_you_prefer_to_be%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cIf you were to become a kitchen appliance, which would you prefer to be?\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">This is a question to test your imagination, sense of humor and of course, creativity. Think of an appliance that can be related to your personality to support your answer. In a way, this interesting question can allow you to share your traits with the employer. For example, \u201cI would be a blender that helps to blend and complete its task in seconds. You can also add to convey how easily you blend with people or are focused to achieve your targets within or before a deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Practice more such oddball questions to get an understanding of how to handle them. Here are some more questions asked by global companies:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u201c<span style=\"color: #333333\">Why are manhole covers round?\u201d \u2013 Google<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><em>\u201cHow would you solve problems if you were from Mars?\u201d- Amazon<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><em>\u201cOn a scale from 1 to 10, rate me as an interviewer.\u201d- Kraft Foods<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><em>&#8220;What kind of tree would you be?&#8221;- Cisco<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><em>\u201cIf you could be any cartoon character, who would you be and why?\u201d- Virgin<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><em>\u201cHow many tennis balls could you fit in Wimbledon?\u201d- Exxon Mobil Corp<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naukri.com\/campus\/career-guidance\/how-to-write-a-formal-email-for-your-job-application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to write a formal email for your job application<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">Asking out-of-the-box or uncommon questions in job interviews is a way to know more about your personality and find the best fit. While you can easily give quick answers to common interview questions like \u201ctell us about yourself\u201d, or \u201cwhy should we hire you?\u201d it is crucial to be prepared for such wired questions for which you cannot have a ready-made answer. So, use your wits and apply logic before randomly answering any of such questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">All the best!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All interviews do not necessarily go as planned. 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