奇葩面試問題：你該怎么回答？

Youve researched the company， updated your CV and even stalked the CEO on the social media—and then they go and ask you a question about traffic lights.

In order to scout out the top talent， businesses are now throwing curveball questions during the interview process. Asking about seemingly unrelated topics can help give a company a wider snapshot into the person and their life.

Penny de Valk Managing Director of people management business said， “Curveball questions can be used to put people on the spot and see how they react under pressure.”

And how interviewees answer these questions can provide the interviewer with a bit of insight into how their mind works.

Business brains， recruiters and top career experts from around the country have put together the most bizarre questions that have been asked in real interviews—and how to handle them if one is thrown your way.

你對這家公司做了了解研究，寫好簡歷，還在社交媒體上關注這家公司的CEO——然后，他們卻問了你一個關于交通信號燈的問題。

為了物色頂尖人才，現在各企業在面試過程中都拋出弧線球性質的問題。通過向面試者提出貌似毫不相干的話題，可以幫助公司對面試者及生活狀態有個大致印象。

人才實踐管理業務董事總經理彭妮·德·瓦爾克說：“弧線球性質的問題考察面試者回答問題的臨場表現，看看他們在壓力下的反應。”

而面試者如何回答這些問題，可以使面試官從中洞察他們的頭腦是如何反應和應對的。

下面匯總了商業頭腦、招聘人員和全國各地頂級職業專家在真正的面試中所提出過的最奇葩問題。如果面試官向你拋出了這樣的問題，那么你該如何處理這類問題呢？

How would you interject a fight between Batman and Superman？

你怎么給蝙蝠俠和超人勸架？

Lee Biggins， founder of CV-Library， said this super hero question may be asked in order to demonstrate how the candidate handles conflict.

“Try to keep it relevant to the job role—youre not being asked how you would handle a scuffle in the pub on a Friday night，” he said. “Focus on the positive attributes of both parties and how you could encourage them to work well together.”

簡歷圖書館創始人李·比金斯說，這個關于超級英雄的問題可能是為了展示面試候選人如何處理沖突這方面的能力。

“回答問題盡量與工作職位相關——面試官不是在問你如何處理星期五晚上酒吧里的打架斗毆問題，”他說，“重點在于關注雙方的優點以及你如何鼓勵他們共同把工作做好。”

In a news story about your life， what would the headline be？

把你的生活寫成新聞故事，你會選擇什么標題？

“The interviewer wants to gain insight into your general attitude and outlook on life，” said Lee Biggins. “Be clear and to the point， summarising key highlights in one short sentence. The most important thing to focus on is ensuring your answer portrays a positive side of you. Future employers arent keen on negative staff.”

“面試官想要了解你的生活態度和人生觀，”李·比金斯說，“要簡潔、重點明確，用簡短的一句話把重點突出。你需要注意的最重要的事就是要確保你的答案描繪出你積極上進的一面。未來的老板們不喜歡消極怠工的員工。”

What do you think about garden gnomes？

你怎么看待花園侏儒這個問題？

“Not all questions are serious； a question like this is most likely thrown out to see your sense of humor in a formal situation，” said a spokesperson from recruitment company Pareto.

“It is still prudent to air on the side of how it can be related to the role you have applied for， but try to take a not-so-serious approach to it. For example， if you are applying for an engineering role， question whether the gnomes have the right tools to do the job in hand.”

“并不是所有的問題都很嚴肅認真；在正式的場合中，扔出去像這類問題最有可能是為了看看你的幽默感如何。”招聘公司一名發言人帕累托表示。

“這個問題在與你所申請的職位有怎樣的聯系這方面仍須謹慎，但要試著通過不是很嚴肅認真的方法去進行。例如，如果你申請工程方向的工作，要提出是否有適合侏儒的工具來做這項工作的問題。”

What fruit would you be？

你屬于哪種水果？

The interviewer may be trying to understand how creative the interviewee is with this seemingly strange question.

Penny de Valk said， “Would you choose a traditional trustworthy option， such as the humble apple？ Or maybe show your travelling prowess by saying a durian fruit？” It provides the interviewer with an insight into your levels of creativity.

Depending on the role you are going for this will affect your answer. If you are applying for a creative designer role， the more unusual the fruit， and reason why you chose it， the better. If its an accountancy role， maybe you should go with a safer option. The important thing is that you are able to say why so that your personality shines through—thats what the interviewer will be looking for.

面試官可能會為了了解面試者的創造性而嘗試著提出這個看似奇怪的問題。

彭妮·德·瓦爾克說：“你會做出有傳統價值的選擇嗎？例如甘愿謙卑地做一個蘋果？或者說自己是榴梿來展示你的旅行勇氣？”面試官通過這種方式來了解你的創造力水平。

根據你申請的職位不同，這會影響你的答案。如果你申請創意設計師這一職位，選一個越不同尋常的水果、給一個越特別的理由越好。如果你申請的是一名會計的職位，也許你應該做出更安全的選擇。重要的是你能說出原因，從而表現出你性格方面的閃光點——就是面試官所尋找的。

What can you make from this piece of paper？

你能把一張紙折成什么樣？

“This is an opportunity for the interviewer to see how creative you are， while working under pressure，” said Penny de Valk， “If you manage to make an origami swan， fantastic！ If， like most， you dont have such skills—its the chance to see what you can create on the spot”.

“If youre applying for a role where one of your main responsibilities is writing， for example a journalist， then you could say that you could make a multitude of stories from that one piece of paper without the help of origami. Its better to do this than spend half an hour folding it into intricate shapes and feeling totally out of your comfort zone”.

“這是一個讓面試官看到你在壓力下工作還能有多大的創造力的機會，”彭妮·德·瓦爾克說，“如果你能折一只紙鶴，棒極了！如果像多數人一樣你并不具備這樣的能力——這是當場展示你的創造力的大好機會。”

“如果你申請了一個工作職位其主要職責就是寫作，例如，當一名記者，那么你可以說，就算你面前只是一張白紙，沒有加工修飾過（即不是個折紙成品），你也能寫出大量的素材。這樣做要比你花半個小時把一張紙折成復雜形狀，并且完全感覺走出了自己的舒適區要好得多。”

How many traffic lights are there in London？

在倫敦有多少交通信號燈？

This is essentially a brainteaser to test how you would think through tough questions， said James Reed， author of Why You？ 101 Interview Questions Youll Never Fear Again.

Reassure yourself that no one is going to have the correct answer to the question. It is highly impossible unless you have a comprehensive knowledge of UK traffic lights.

Take a breath to gather your thoughts and respond with， “I couldnt give you an exact number， obviously， but I could make a guess by trying to estimate the number of traffic lights in a square mile based on my personal experience and then taking a shot at the total size of London in square miles.”

《為什么你對101個面試問題永不擔心？》的作者詹姆斯·里德說，這類問題本質上屬于腦筋急轉彎類的問題，用這類問題來測試面試者如何思考這類很棘手的問題。

安慰地告訴自己，沒有人會有這個問題的標準答案。除非你對英國交通信號燈有著全面的了解，否則你是不可能回答出這類問題的。

深呼吸來集中精力并做出回應：“顯然，我不能給你一個確切數字，但我能以我的個人經驗嘗試著按每平方英里來估算紅綠燈的數量，然后猜測估算倫敦的總平方英里數，給你一個大致的數字。”

What color is your brain？

你心目中喜歡什么顏色？

“Colors are commonly linked to describing a persons mood，” said James Reed. “The interviewer is trying to gage how you work and whether your personality would fit in well with their working environment.”

He added， “There are some colors that represent positive attributes， but always stay loyal to who you are. If you are a passionate person， for example red， then be honest by saying that， always making sure that whatever color you pick is described with positive undertones throughout.”

“顏色通常與描述一個人的心情聯系在一起，”詹姆斯·里德說，“面試官嘗試著了解你的工作方式，看看你的性格是否適合他們的工作環境。”

他補充說：“有些顏色代表積極的態度，但始終要保持你自己的風格。如果你是一個熱情的人，例如用紅色代表，那么實事求是回答即可，一定要保證無論你選擇什么顏色都要帶著積極傾向的色彩來描述。”