Top 25 Oddball Job Interview Questions of 2010

Press release from the issuing company

Friday, January 14th, 2011

The weirdest interview questions of the year — and the companies that asked them — were released by California-based Glassdoor.com, an online career and jobs community that offers insights on companies and workplaces.

Included in the list is Columbus, Ga.-based Aflac. Questions were shared by job candidates during the past year.

1) "If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?" — Asked for an analyst position at Goldman Sachs.

2) "How many ridges [are there] around a quarter?" — Asked for a project analyst position at Deloitte.

3) "What is the philosophy of martial arts?" — Asked for a sales associate position at Aflac.

4) "Explain [to] me what has happened in this country during the last 10 years." — Asked for a consultant position at Boston Consulting.

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