Job seekers provide some pretty unique responses when asked why they should be hired
“Why should I hire you?”
It’s a pretty standard interview question, but the answers organizations receive can be far from ordinary. The Creative Group, a staffing services firm based in Toronto, polled 250 advertising and marketing executives to find out some of the more unusual answers to the standard interview question. Here's a look at what they offered up:
• “The candidate said he could be an asset to our company softball team.”
• “The applicant said she was bored watching television at home.”
• “The job seeker pointed out that he had a great smile.”
• “The candidate noted that there were no redheads in the company and said we should hire one.”
• “The job seeker said we should hire him because he just won big at the casino and was on a roll.”
• “One person said we should hire her because she was a cheerleader in high school.”
• “An applicant explained that his brother-in-law was successful in the industry, so he would be too.”
• “Someone said she was a good reader at church, and that’s why she ought to be hired.”
• “One person said I should hire him because he was tired of living with his parents.”
• “The applicant said he’d been rejected by all the good agencies.”
• “A guy said he was the sole source of his support for his puppy.”
• “The candidate said that unless we hired him, our corporate identity would disappear.”
• “One person said she wouldn’t stop calling us until she was hired.”
• “The applicant said our company wouldn’t survive without him.”
• “He said we should hire him so he could ride his bike to work.”
• “The candidate said she’d always wanted to work in our building.”
• “The applicant said we should hire her because she lived close by.”
It’s a pretty standard interview question, but the answers organizations receive can be far from ordinary. The Creative Group, a staffing services firm based in Toronto, polled 250 advertising and marketing executives to find out some of the more unusual answers to the standard interview question. Here's a look at what they offered up:
• “The candidate said he could be an asset to our company softball team.”
• “The applicant said she was bored watching television at home.”
• “The job seeker pointed out that he had a great smile.”
• “The candidate noted that there were no redheads in the company and said we should hire one.”
• “The job seeker said we should hire him because he just won big at the casino and was on a roll.”
• “One person said we should hire her because she was a cheerleader in high school.”
• “An applicant explained that his brother-in-law was successful in the industry, so he would be too.”
• “Someone said she was a good reader at church, and that’s why she ought to be hired.”
• “One person said I should hire him because he was tired of living with his parents.”
• “The applicant said he’d been rejected by all the good agencies.”
• “A guy said he was the sole source of his support for his puppy.”
• “The candidate said that unless we hired him, our corporate identity would disappear.”
• “One person said she wouldn’t stop calling us until she was hired.”
• “The applicant said our company wouldn’t survive without him.”
• “He said we should hire him so he could ride his bike to work.”
• “The candidate said she’d always wanted to work in our building.”
• “The applicant said we should hire her because she lived close by.”
