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Asked By: Anonymous2day 36-40  7 months ago

I mean sometimes they do and sometimes they don't.

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    onwayout - 41-45 years old - female

    Posted by onwayout Oct 17th, 2012 at 11:23AM

    Sometimes they want to get a quick, but important, glimpse into your personality and how well you handle pressure and unforeseen challenges.

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  1. HeartLikeAChild - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by HeartLikeAChild Oct 17th, 2012 at 11:38AM

    It's a crude attempt at psychoanalysis. Trying to get to know you ethically and spiritually ....beyond "just your technical knowledge". Which of course ends up being basically worthless because "everyone lies on those questions" ....trying to guess "what the employer wants to hear".

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  2. TheSquirrel - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by TheSquirrel Oct 17th, 2012 at 11:27AM

    They do hold the best cards, don't they. I suppose you should make sure the entire company is not populated by people like that.

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  3. badbinary - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by badbinary Oct 17th, 2012 at 11:24AM

    If I saw stuff like that in a job app. id be leaning towards thinking theyre trying to crawl under the bonnet and evaluate me psychologically on some level

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