People usually come across a few questions that are considered “standard interview questions.” These are generally family members that any or all of them are expected to respond to. Questions like ‘tell us about yourself’, ‘where do you see yourself in the next five years’, describe your greatest achievement’ are the kinds of questions that candidates usually feel prepared to answer. But it becomes difficult for HR professionals to differentiate between the candidates as they would hear a range of responses from the candidates and furthermore it becomes difficult to hire the best one for their organization.

In the past, job seekers typically asked about the top interview questions. Now, to change the routine, recruiters have introduced some tricky questions into their repertoire. These may sound strange, but they are much more stimulating and will also create rich opportunities for deeper questioning. Below are some of the “weird questions recruiters ask.”

  • How do you miss your memory?
  • On a scale of one to ten, would you rate me as an interviewer?
  • If you were a Microsoft program, what would you be?
  • Room, desk and car. Which would you clean first?

The questions can sound a bit unusual and unrelated to the candidates and can also catch a candidate completely off guard. These are designed to test a candidate’s analytical thinking as well as worldview, and the process of arriving at an answer is often more important than the answer itself. This can be dealt with by thinking more intensely than by an immediate response. That is expected to be the first thing a candidate is supposed to do; Take your time when asked an unusual question during the interview. They have been designed by the interviewer to intentionally screen candidates and will not expect them to have an immediate answer at their fingertips.

Always make sure you have enough knowledge about what the company does and what the role in question is aiming to achieve. If an opportunity is found to display the technical skill, specialized knowledge, or mathematical ability to answer the given question, the question is more than likely designed for that.

These questions, for the most part, are an opportunity to demonstrate the candidate’s powers of lateral thinking. So always be sure to approach the answers creatively. Some of the questions may have several possible answers; not all answers are always right or wrong. Candidates must apply reasonable logic and must answer with confidence.