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Re:The Dumbest Interview Question by swilliams on Tuesday December 23, 2008 @01:12PM (#407868)
I've asked something like this while giving an interview before: "What's your greatest weakness? And don't do the thing where you turn it around to a strength."

That just really seemed to confuse people. They weren't very good candidates though.

Re:The Dumbest Interview Question by jcl on Tuesday December 23, 2008 @05:07PM (#408151)
Interesting strategy... It's something like asking "What's the number one reason I shouldn't hire you?"

I can't see a benefit to asking it, as it would only favor dishonest applicants while irritating others, but it would be interesting to hear the answers.