{"id":1395,"date":"2008-01-28T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-28T20:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/01\/the-wrong-stuff\/"},"modified":"2008-01-28T14:23:10","modified_gmt":"2008-01-28T20:23:10","slug":"the-wrong-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/01\/the-wrong-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wrong Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you aware of all of the interview questions being asked behind close doors at your company?\u00a0 There are many hiring managers who are unaware of what constitutes a good interview questions.<\/p>\n<p>Most managers know enough to avoid questions regarding marital status, religion and ethnicity, but how about the oddball questions?<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/News\/Story\/Story.aspx?guid=27D41EB3-5CA4-4165-BC4C-1AE11C8CD0FA&amp;siteid=yhoo&amp;dist=yhoo\">Don&#8217;t ask, don&#8217;t tell<\/a> from MarketWatch discusses some of the odd questions that occur during an interview.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Why aren&#8217;t you married yet?&#8221; &#8220;Would you join a church to get a job?&#8221; Those are just two examples of questions job seekers said hiring managers asked them in a job interview, according to a new survey of more than 3,000 job seekers and 1,000 hiring managers worldwide by Development Dimensions International and Monster, the career-resource arm of Monster Worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Others included &#8220;Are you happy in your relationship?&#8221; &#8220;Who is your favorite Beatle?&#8221; and &#8220;What is your perception of the painting in our lobby?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Who is your favorite Beatle?\u00a0 Ouch, that is bad.\u00a0 But wait, there is more:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you could be a dog, what kind of dog would you be?&#8221; and &#8220;What would you do if I gave you an elephant?&#8221; are two examples of the bizarre questions asked, according to survey respondents.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bizarre.\u00a0 This approach does create an image of your company that may not be accurate.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Forty-three percent of job seekers surveyed said &#8220;asking questions unrelated to job skills&#8221; is among the most annoying of managers&#8217; interview habits. Thirty-eight percent said &#8220;asking personal questions&#8221; was annoying.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you aware of all of the interview questions being asked behind close doors at your company?\u00a0 There are many hiring managers who are unaware of what constitutes a good interview questions. Most managers know enough to avoid questions regarding marital status, religion and ethnicity, but how about the oddball questions? 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