To ask for the best interview answers you've heard or given?

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I need some inspiration please. I know all about star technique etc but just looking for some examples of answers that stand out.

Very nervous so please help with your examples

This won't help but might make you laugh

Me: ok can you explain the gaps in your cv?
Youth: jail init
Me: pardon me?
Youth: car jacking init. 5 years. Did 3.

I didn't employ him.

My last interview I thought had gone awfully- I was stunned when they called to offer me the job (I actually made a weird noise with the shock and had to turn it into a cough). Apparently they had really liked part of my answer to the "how do you see your career developing" question, where I said that I wanted to be the best social worker I could be.

A lovely question to ask at the end is around the most interesting thing the interviewer has done in their role - gives them a chance to really sell the role and for you to show that you are interested in the work they do.

S: car jacking, sentenced to 5 year
T: responsible for being good in prison
A: made sure that the wardens never seen any of my fights/dealing.
R: managed to get out after three year.

Why did you not hire him talon? Think of the transferable skills.

I didn't think he'd set a great example to my children as their man nanny! 😂

Not in an actual interview, but someone applied for a job where I work, in a school, he had forwarded the application form from his charity helper who specifically told him to not mention the caution he had for something criminal. He didn't have the IT skills to start a new email, so just forwarded us her email!

Needless to say it was the final nail in the coffin of not being shortlisted - our key stage 1 children were more literate than him and someone supporting them needs to be above their standard of literacy!

Looking for more good than bad although that's funny!

Any of the many answers I have that that started;

'I'm not being racist but....'

When asked why you want the job (from real experience as an interviewer): Good = Anything that makes it clear that you are interested in the job and have done your research. Bad = "I don't like my current job"

Got the job for being plesant to the receptionist and had a bit of a chat while she photocopied the documents.

Also held the door open for someone.

They were making a point of watching peoples behaviour when they werent being "observed", went in my favour

I was asked what I could bring to the team. Of course I answered that I'm super organised, work well under pressure and with others. And cake. I make really good cake.

Turns out this team had a well established cake Friday. I got the job.

When I interview I want to hear why the person wants to particularly work with us so avoid answers that imply you just want a job and any job will do eg it's convenient, the hours are good for me, it's near my house, etc. A good answer shows they've done some research about us and like our ethos with reasons why. I then will hopefully have a candidate who is committed to us as it's somewhere they really want to be.

A friend of mine knocked up a sample CV for his girlfriend, intending her to use it as a template for her own qualifications and achievements and including some little in jokes...

She left a bit too much of his origional work intact and handed in something that listed her achievement as:

"Shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die" and;

"Invented Jam"

She got the job