Say What? Wacky Interview Questions from the Trenches

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Have you ever stopped and thought about how strange interviews are? Probably not, because it's built into your daily practice as an HR professional, and common practice for anyone looking for a new job. It’s sort of insane that we haven’t come up with anything more than a glorified meetup to determine if we want to meet with someone.

Here at Red Branch Media, we work with both recruiters and HR professionals and pakistan phone number library candidates, jobseekers and employees, so we get a pretty well-rounded of view of what the workday looks like, around the country and around the world. So, we decided to ask our network what the weirdest interview question they’ve ever received is:

Privacy Concerns and Working Moms?
“Do you have a private room with a door that locks?” McKenna Slack, a recruiter for Triage Staffing was taken aback by this question that popped up during an interview. Depending on who’s doing the asking, it can seem a little…strange?

“This question was completely out of the blue. With no other content or set-up you can imagine why I thought this questions was strange. Turns out she was nursing and wanted to ensure she’d have a private place to do so.”

Of course, since 40% of head of households are female, and growing, chances are some recruiters may get asked this question. Better yet, volunteer the info during the hiring process or on your culture page. According to Care.com, 90% of employees have left work due to family responsibilities and more than 40% say the lack of family care benefits impacts their job performance. Care-related productivity loss costs American businesses tens of billions annually.