Crazy Job Interview Questions

How many tennis balls are in this room, and why, wonders Yahoo

The employment resources blog GlassDoor.com has rounded up some of the most bizarre interview questions of 2009. Some beauties:

  • How many tennis balls are in this room and why? (Yahoo)
  • If you were a brick in a wall, which brick would you be and why? (Nestle USA)
  • If I put you in a sealed room with a phone that had no dial tone, how would you fix it? (Apple)
  • Say you are dead — what do you think your eulogy would say about you? (Nationwide)

  • Given a dictionary of words, how do you calculate the anagrams for a new word? (Amazon.com)
  • How would you sell me eggnog in Florida in the summer? (Expedia)
  • What are five uncommon uses of a brick, not including building, layering or a paperweight? (Kaplan Higher Education)
  • How many hair salons are there in Japan? (Boston Consulting)
  • If both a taxi and a limo were priced the exact same, which one would you choose? (Best Buy)

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