We're not sure when or why an employee would ever encounter a penguin in a freezer, but Trader Joe's apparently finds this to be a relevant issue. While we already know that employees can definitely dish it when it comes to weird sick day excuses [1], employers are holding their own with Glassdoor's top 10 most oddball interview questions [2] so far this year. Read on to see what potential hires have encountered, and ponder what your answer would be if presented with some of these head scratchers.
- Asked at Space Exploration Technologies [3]: "When a hot dog expands, in which direction does it split and why?"
- Asked at Whole Foods Market [4]: "Would you rather fight one horse-size duck, or 100 duck-size horses?"
- Asked at Dropbox [5]: "If you're the CEO, what are the first three things you check about the business when you wake up?"
- Asked at Urban Outfitters [6]: "What would the name of your debut album be?"
- Asked at J.W. Business Acquisitions [7]: "How would you sell hot cocoa in Florida?"
- Asked at HubSpot [8]: "If I gave you $40,000 to start a business, what would you start?"
- Asked at Trader Joe's [9]: "What would you do if you found a penguin in the freezer?"
- Asked at Boston Consulting Group [10]: "If you were a brand, what would be your motto?"
- Asked at Delta Air Lines [11]: "How many basketballs would fit in this room?"
- Asked at Uniqlo [12]: "If you had $2,000, how would you double it in 24 hours?"