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Re:The Dumbest Interview Question by IsaacSchlueter on Tuesday December 23, 2008 @02:22PM (#407968)
The only time I was asked that question, I responded with "That's kind of a weird question, don't you think? I mean, it's not really in my interest to answer it honestly." The interviewer agreed, and we chatted about interviewing technique for a little while. He admitted that he only asked to see what people say, and that mine was probably the best answer he'd heard.

Got an offer the next day.

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Re:The Dumbest Interview Question by jcl on Tuesday December 23, 2008 @02:48PM (#407999)
It's ironic that such a vapid and well-known question still reveals useful information about a candidate -- precisely because it is vapid and well-known.
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Re:The Dumbest Interview Question by Hexstream on Tuesday December 23, 2008 @03:07PM (#408026)
You might have had the offer almost regardless of your answer to that question.
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Re:The Dumbest Interview Question by IsaacSchlueter on Tuesday December 23, 2008 @04:16PM (#408116)
I'm pretty sure you're right.
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