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Job Interview Question Database:
Wild Card Job Interview Questions & Excellent Sample Responses, 11-20

 

Compare your responses to the excellent sample responses below. These samples come from a variety of job-seekers interviewing for a variety of jobs. Remember that you should never try to duplicate someone else's interview responses. For more suggestions on how to respond to these types of questions that test how well you can think on your feet, read our article, Don't Get Stumped by Off-the-Wall Job Interview Questions.

 

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Displaying Job Interview Questions 11-20

 

11. If you had six months with no obligations or financial constraints, what would you do with the time?

Sample excellent response:
I would use those six months for traveling to educate myself more in the art world to become more successful in my career and become a bigger asset to the organization I worked for.
[contributed by M. Kearney]

 

12. If you could compare yourself with any animal, which would it be and why?

Sample excellent response:
A lion because they are independent, but they stay with the pack. I believe I possess those qualities, as well, and am able to work alone and with others successfully. Also, lions are known as "king of the jungle." I think of myself as a natural leader, and I always put my all into everything I do.
[contributed by Renee Poulin]

 

13. If you were a type of food, what type of food would you be?

Sample excellent response:
I would choose to be eggs. They are the perfect food; they contain everything you need to remain healthy. They are so versatile in how they can be cooked by themselves and used in other cooking. They are so easily adaptable for different tasks.
[contributed by Andra]

 

14. If you won $20 million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?

Sample excellent response:
First I would take care of my family -- alleviate any present or pending financial obligations and set everyone up for the future as well. Then I would pick a few charities that I truly believed in and invest most of the money in them. I would spend a lot of time researching these charities because I believe in helping people, but even more, I believe in helping people learn to help themselves -- so some charities would be research-based (American Cancer Society, St. Jude's, etc.) and some of them would be about development and learning for those who don't have the resources. I would also like to set up a few scholarship funds. But that's as much as I know. To be honest I haven't thought about it much before because I don't live my life on gambles. Don't get me wrong; I buy the occasional Powerball ticket -- but I just don't allow myself to rely on them.
[contributed by Cynthia Buenger]

 

15. If you were a car, what kind would you be?

Sample excellent response:
If I were a car I would be a Lexus; smart and elegant.
[contributed by Danielle S.]

 

16. Who do you admire the most and why?

Sample excellent response:
I admire my father most. He has never let others negatively hold him back. He didn't let challenges dissuade him from going after his dream. He has also managed to be a wonderful father and a family man. He is a well-rounded individual and successful. I aspire to be half the effective individual person he has come to be. I value any bit of advice he is willing to give me.
[contributed by Andra]

 

17. In the news story about your life, what would the headline say?

Sample excellent response:
"Clumsy girl develops anti-gravity shoes." Although I am not scientifically inclined and wouldn't actually develop any shoes, it's the kind of thing I would stumble across, and I mean that literally. I have a tendency to not always look where I am walking, which sometimes results in laughter for everyone around me. I joke around how I am on this earth to serve as a warning for others and to make them feel better about themselves sometimes. But I also have a great way of turning bad things into positives. Unless serious injury is sustained when I fall or do something clumsy, I can laugh it off too -- I think it's funny, and I know if I wasn't in pain and it was someone else, I would want to laugh. So if once in a while my tripping or doing something accidental like that leads to a few others smiling for a few extra minutes each day, then I'm okay with it; regardless, it makes me laugh so it all works out. I truly believe that the littlest of things can make the biggest difference, even if they are sometimes at the expense of my dignity.
[contributed by Cynthia Buenger]

 

18. If you could be a candy bar, what would you be and why?

Sample excellent response:
I'm going to go with Snickers. Snickers is not my favorite candy bar, maybe pushing the top 5, but even that isn't guaranteed. But figuratively Snickers is the most complex and the most versatile of candy bars. Snickers has the chocolate (a necessity) with the nougat, caramel, and nuts. No matter what you're craving (unless it's specifically mint or peanut butter, etc.) a Snickers can aptly satisfy your need. Snickers are layered; they are complex, but they have a lot to offer. I think that's a lot like me. I am layered, I am complex, and I am versatile and able to meet the needs of many -- I bring a lot to the table.
[contributed by Cynthia Buenger]

 

19. If you were a Star Wars character, which one would it be?

Sample excellent response:
Luke Skywalker. He is a leader, genuine, breaking from his bad family history, a risk taker, and he has great hair.
[contributed by M. Kearney]

 

20. If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional, with whom would you trade?

Sample excellent response:
I would trade places with you and give me the job, because I know it's a choice that you would never regret!
[contributed by M. Kearney]

 

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