A candidate about to enter the
interview must be prepared for anything and everything. But sometimes
the interviewer might throw in some questions that are not conventional
and need a bit of smart thinking.
These moments will lead to weird but wacky situations. Here
at Jeduka we have researched though some wackiest interview experiences
people have gone through and bring a the best ones.
Take a look at some of the experiences people faced and shared:
Take a look at some of the experiences people faced and shared:
Curse of the Cellphone
I was interviewing a candidate for a mortgage sales position. She was
dressed very professionally and had about a year and a half of
experience. The interview was going very well for about 20 minutes when
her cellphone started ringing. Instead of shutting it off, she answered
it and began to talk (to her boyfriend) for approximately one minute. I
was astonished and told her that the interview was over. She didn't know
why I cancelled the interview. All the better!
Source: Monster.com
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Coincidental Enough?
Interviewer after asking why MBA, Tell me about yourself etc.
Interviewer: (After writing 93, 75 and 57 on paper) Tell me the next number in this series.
Friend: Sir, it's a simple AP with a=93 and d=-18.
If we go by the formula the number comes out to be 39. (Smiling &
feeling proud of himself)
Interviewer: Yes, correct. But in real life the
numbers represent your class 10th, 12th and graduation percentages. And
the number you wrote will be your average marks if we select you. (Exact
words)
*Poker Face*
Source: Quora- Praveen Mahamana
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Sing The National Anthem
This was during my IIM Lucknow interview last year.
Panelist 1 : Do you know who wrote the Indian National Anthem?
Me : Yes Sir, Rabindranath Tagore
Panelist 1 : Ok, sing it now.
Me : [Stood up] Jana Gana Mana..........
Panelist 2 : Stop, otherwise we have to stand up too.
Panelist 1 : Do you know who wrote the Indian National Anthem?
Me : Yes Sir, Rabindranath Tagore
Panelist 1 : Ok, sing it now.
Me : [Stood up] Jana Gana Mana..........
Panelist 2 : Stop, otherwise we have to stand up too.
Source: Quora- Manoj Jaiswal
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Dilemma of Colleges
P1 (male): What do you know about IIM Calcutta?
Me: Gave a standard well versed answer mostly from the content on their website
P2 (female): Okay, tell me what do you know about IIM Bangalore?
Me (taken by surprise): Annn..ma'am it is one of the best B-schools in the country. (clueless about what more should I add)
P2: So you know more about Calcutta than Bangalore? Didn't you get a call from IIM Bangalore?
Me: Ma'am, I do have call from IIM Bangalore but its interview is two weeks later. (with a poker face)
Result: Selected.
Me: Gave a standard well versed answer mostly from the content on their website
P2 (female): Okay, tell me what do you know about IIM Bangalore?
Me (taken by surprise): Annn..ma'am it is one of the best B-schools in the country. (clueless about what more should I add)
P2: So you know more about Calcutta than Bangalore? Didn't you get a call from IIM Bangalore?
Me: Ma'am, I do have call from IIM Bangalore but its interview is two weeks later. (with a poker face)
Result: Selected.
Source: Quora- Ankur Garg
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The Topic Changer
Interviewer: So, your name is Yuvraj Singh
Candidate: Yes sir!
Interviewer: So you must be a fan of sports?
Candidate: Yes sir! very much!
Interviewer: Which games do you play and follow then?
Candidate: Sir mostly cricket and football.
Interviewer: Okay, so tell me, what is the difference between Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate and what is the role of RBI in impacting the outcome on economy via the same?
Candidate: Yes sir!
Interviewer: So you must be a fan of sports?
Candidate: Yes sir! very much!
Interviewer: Which games do you play and follow then?
Candidate: Sir mostly cricket and football.
Interviewer: Okay, so tell me, what is the difference between Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate and what is the role of RBI in impacting the outcome on economy via the same?
*Stunned*
Source: Quora- Yuvraj Singh
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Drawing your way out
IIM Lucknow
Interviewer: What are your hobbies?
Candidate: Sir, I like to draw.
Interviewer: Wow! Here is the sheet of paper. Draw an image of both of us in 10 minutes.
After he is done.
Interviewer 1 to Interviewer 2, Don't you think that I look more bald here.
Candidate: Sir, I like to draw.
Interviewer: Wow! Here is the sheet of paper. Draw an image of both of us in 10 minutes.
After he is done.
Interviewer 1 to Interviewer 2, Don't you think that I look more bald here.
Source: Quora- Chaitanya Goyal
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How much tax show I pay?
FPM Interview, IIM Ranchi
Panel for Finance
Panelist: Since you have applied in the field of Taxation, you must be knowing how much IT i should pay for this year.
Me: Definitely Sir, Can i know how much you are getting paid per year?
Panelist: Absolutely No. If i give answer to that question, even a dog can answer my question.
Panel for Finance
Panelist: Since you have applied in the field of Taxation, you must be knowing how much IT i should pay for this year.
Me: Definitely Sir, Can i know how much you are getting paid per year?
Panelist: Absolutely No. If i give answer to that question, even a dog can answer my question.
Source: Quora- Surya Narayana Manoj
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Just borrowing a Laptop
During an interview for IIM Ahemdabad in 2011.
During interview one of the panelist asked him to sell his own laptop to him at a very high price than the laptop's market price. The market price told was Rs 70,000.
My friend got very confused.
But then he took a piece of paper and wrote his phone number and gave it to the panelist.
And then took his laptop in his hand and ran away from the room.
After hours the panelist got tensed and then called him.
My friend answered his phone and said "Sir sorry for the inconvenience caused. But if you want your laptop back please pay Rs 1,00,000."
During interview one of the panelist asked him to sell his own laptop to him at a very high price than the laptop's market price. The market price told was Rs 70,000.
My friend got very confused.
But then he took a piece of paper and wrote his phone number and gave it to the panelist.
And then took his laptop in his hand and ran away from the room.
After hours the panelist got tensed and then called him.
My friend answered his phone and said "Sir sorry for the inconvenience caused. But if you want your laptop back please pay Rs 1,00,000."
Later he was selected.
Source: Tushar Sah
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Questioning the dowry
IIM Ahmadabad interview scenario,
Tell me about yourself was followed by normal HR Question which was followed by 35 minutes of intense grilling on everything from calculus to 3d Geomtery to Pareto and Amartya Sen.
It was then that Sir dropped the bomb of a question:
Tell me Shashwat, he said, why exactly do you want to come to this campus, because I feel that it has nothing to do with what we offer but just that you want to go home and brag about getting the admission here to your friends and parents and get a large dowry later on. Why do you want to get here?
Stunned. Awkward. Silence for 5 seconds. Look Down. Calm Down. Smile
And said: sir, I am not aware of the dowry part. But if what you say is correct, I shall surely go back home and renegotiate.
Tell me about yourself was followed by normal HR Question which was followed by 35 minutes of intense grilling on everything from calculus to 3d Geomtery to Pareto and Amartya Sen.
It was then that Sir dropped the bomb of a question:
Tell me Shashwat, he said, why exactly do you want to come to this campus, because I feel that it has nothing to do with what we offer but just that you want to go home and brag about getting the admission here to your friends and parents and get a large dowry later on. Why do you want to get here?
Stunned. Awkward. Silence for 5 seconds. Look Down. Calm Down. Smile
And said: sir, I am not aware of the dowry part. But if what you say is correct, I shall surely go back home and renegotiate.
He burst out laughing.
Me: I really want to be here. period.
Result: Well, they are very close to me now and keep bugging me about my marriage and dowry plans.!
Source: Quora: Shashwat Sidhhant
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Can You Spell COW?
Interviwer :- Spell the word COW in thirteen letters?
Candidate: - Well Caaaaouuuuuuu ??
Interviewer :- (laughs) It's "SEE O DOUBLE YOU"
Candidate: - Well Caaaaouuuuuuu ??
Interviewer :- (laughs) It's "SEE O DOUBLE YOU"
Source: Quora- Ulhas Sakhare
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Telugu? Tamil?
Prof 1 starts looking over my certificates and college marksheets.
Prof 1 : So you won a gold medal. What language is this certificate in? (My certificate from Venkateswara college)
Me : I don't know. It's some language from South India.
Prof 2 : Use your brain. What state is your college's foundation, Venkateswara Temple in?
Me : In Andhra Pradesh, near the border with Tamil Nadu
Prof 2 : Ok, so what language is spoken in Andhra Pradesh?
Me : (With full confidence) Tamil
Prof 1: Oh really? Then what language is spoken in Tamil Nadu?
Me : (Again with full confidence) Telugu, sir
Prof 2 : Think about. What language is spoken in TAMIL-Nadu?
Me : I just told you- Telugu
Both Profs erupted into thunderous laughter.
They correct my mistake and lecture me on the 4 south Indian states - as I sit there, totally red faced.
Prof 1 : So you won a gold medal. What language is this certificate in? (My certificate from Venkateswara college)
Me : I don't know. It's some language from South India.
Prof 2 : Use your brain. What state is your college's foundation, Venkateswara Temple in?
Me : In Andhra Pradesh, near the border with Tamil Nadu
Prof 2 : Ok, so what language is spoken in Andhra Pradesh?
Me : (With full confidence) Tamil
Prof 1: Oh really? Then what language is spoken in Tamil Nadu?
Me : (Again with full confidence) Telugu, sir
Prof 2 : Think about. What language is spoken in TAMIL-Nadu?
Me : I just told you- Telugu
Both Profs erupted into thunderous laughter.
They correct my mistake and lecture me on the 4 south Indian states - as I sit there, totally red faced.
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The (not-so) Java Develepor
I was interviewer, taking an interview for a position of Java Developer for fresher candidates:
Me: Hello
She: Hello Sir
Me: which language are you comfortable with?(I meant to say Programing Language, since she mentioned in her resume Java along with C/C++).
She: Hindi, English, Bangla and Oriya
Me: What?
Me: I meant to say in which language you have expertise?
She: Bangla sir.
Me: What?
Me: Tell me what is Java?
She: I know Java Sir, I read it last night about it.
Me: What?
She: Hello Sir
Me: which language are you comfortable with?(I meant to say Programing Language, since she mentioned in her resume Java along with C/C++).
She: Hindi, English, Bangla and Oriya
Me: What?
Me: I meant to say in which language you have expertise?
She: Bangla sir.
Me: What?
Me: Tell me what is Java?
She: I know Java Sir, I read it last night about it.
Me: What?
Source: Quora- Ashish Ranjan
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Well nervousness can drive you places..
I
interviewed a very nervous chap who had a terrible interview. It was
embarrassing for all concerned, really. He got up to leave the room and
by accident opened the wrong door ‚ walked right in to the stationary
cupboard. The panel sat waiting for him to emerge, and when he didn’t,
my colleague went to investigate. The poor man was so mortified by what
had happened, he was trying to climb out the window rather than go back
in.
Source: Social Talent
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