Imagine Getting This Question In An Interview

[pooh]

HI All!

Someone I know was at an interview with a local council. She felt the interview was going really well until the last question..........WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?:blush:

She Said a butterfly cause they are pretty and can fly LOL

What would you be and why?

Pooh xxxx

Ps and what the heck is the point of the question lol

[Jaco45er]

They don't half talk some b------- in these interviews lol

Years ago, I had an interview with an IT firm. They asked me a few techy questions, which was comfortable enough, but then Julian the HR manager came in, 1st thing he said was, "is that an earing in your ear" I nearly replied, "no, it's a fridge u blind jerk".

At the end of the interview, Julian had his turn, and this still bewilders me, but he asked this:

Tell me Steve, you are walking down the street, and you see a tortoise struggling on it's back. Do you:

A) Turn the tortoise on all 4's and let it on it's way

or

B) Walk right by and ignore it?

To which I replied:

C) mate, wonder wtf it was doing there in the 1st place.

Funny enough, they never offered me the job.

[milly jones]

think id have to be a fallow deer

that just about sums me up lol

mill xx

[pooh]

LOl jaco the person I know never got the job either.

Milly that is so sweet xxx

[Cathy V]

When my kids were small i went for a job in a local supermarket. They were looking for ppl to stack the shelves a few nights a week. The interview was quite a long one and the last question he asked me was "what qualities do you think you can bring to this job?" and i ummd and errrmd for a bit and finally came up with "well im pretty tall so i can reach the top shelves!" I think he took offence, but i didnt know what to say...it was hardly brain surgery :D

Anyway this is turning into an interview thread pooh instead of an animal one, so if i could be an animal i would be a dog coz they usually get more love and affection than we do :woof
Cathy xxx

[pooh]

Aw cathy Ill make sure I take you to the vet regularly (big pat on the head and a tickle on the tummy) lol

I would be a lioness...cause i get time on my own ( when I hunt) and then I get to go hoe to the pride for some socialising..except my mate better be a modern lion cause no way am i doing all the work lol

[Cathy V]

Lol with the modern lion! and about the love and care for being a dog...see what i mean lol!

[dawny]

funnily enough the job i just got i took my dog to the interview !!!!!

i was walking past, when i saw the job advertised, they called me in and buster came too.....thats why i got the job, his big brown eyes melted them...lol

if i was an animal i would be one of my dogs, they are spoilt and loved....what more could i want

dawny

[pooh]

Well done Dawny lol and the dog too!
Between you and Cathy my vet bills are gonna be extortionate LOL

Have a wee doggy treat on me LOL

Pooh x

[Krakers]

Hi Pooh - what a rediculous question to be asked at an interview. As someone whose interviewed hundreds of people it has no relevance in an interview.

They probably wanted an answer like Dolphin, because they're inteligent, willing to learn and caring about others around them.

For me I'd probably answer Koala Bear because they never stop hugging and sleep 22 hours a day :)

Krakers.

[Hope 2]

Pooh top thread !

Jaco I peshed me kecks laughing at yr wtf reply.

laters Hope xx

ps if i was an animal i would be a giraffe so I could look down on all the feckers who have looked down on folk like us., who r a bit mental like. grrrrrrrr .............oh then maybe a tiger ............

[janeybaby25]

the daftest thing I got asked was in a 'bonding session' (bloody hate them things) in a training exercise at work was, if you were a vegatable what would you be & why???

a flippin vegatable??????????? madness.....

[janeybaby25]

oh & I would be a cat, cos then I could still laze about all day like I do now but without the guilt & the worry!

[dawny]

Ohh Krackers That Would Suit Me Too...panda It Is..lol

Dawny

[Cathy V]

Now dawny, i know we is all supposed to have mental health probs on here, but since when did a Panda look like a Koala bear? get a grip girl!:D

[pooh]

A koala Panda? That would make an interesting crossbreed lol

[Krakers]

Only so long as the black eyes aren't mandatory ....

Krakers.

[Lilith1980]

What a daft question to ask!

I bet they wanted an answer that reflected "strength and motivation, yet good at working with others" - are tigers good team players??

I dunno what animal I would be. Whats the opposite of an armadillo? Cos I'm soft on the outside but tough on the inside ;)

Jo xxxxx

[pooh]

LOl Lil dunno what you could be a coral sponge? is that an animal? lmao

[Krakers]

I think you'd have to be a fruit instead Jo - a Peach maybe ?

Krakers.

[Lilith1980]

Dammit, a fruit?? Imagine if they asked me what animal I was and I answered with "Peach" ha ha :roflmao:

I know, I'd be a crisp sandwich - soft on the outside, harder on the inside. Mmmm, crisp sandwich *drools*

Jo xxxxx

[Krakers]

I suppose it all depends what job they were going for as to the expected answer :

Telesales, leach
Sprinter, Cheetah
Milkman, Cat
Handyman, kangaroo (at least you'd have somewhere to put your tools)

Although for most jobs I suppose it would be "human". We are animals after all, and you probably didn't see many monkeys in the waiting room :)

Krakers.

[Lilith1980]

Although for most jobs I suppose it would be "human". We are animals after all, and you probably didn't see many monkeys in the waiting room :)

Krakers.

True, the monkeys were the ones doing the interviews :roflmao:

Jo xxxxx

[EmmaJane]

LOL.... what a question.

[pooh]

Krakers you are cracking me up LMFAO lololol