Potential bosses use trick and freak questions to test how confidently an applicant reacts when exposed to stress.
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Dusseldorf “If you ride a bike, what moves faster? The bike chain or the floor?” Tesla boss Elon Musk is known for probing applicants with such questions. Demanding, but related to the subject.
Jürn-F. Konitzer is a CEO trainer and has already prepared more than 400 managers for job interviews. His clients know: In this case, the answer is “the floor”. However, Konitzer also knows many HR questions to which there is no right answer – so-called freak questions. For example: “How many tennis balls fit in a bus?”
Anyone who asks something like this deliberately puts applicants under pressure. And there are more nasty questions some bosses use in job interviews. Jürn Konitzer, Nane Nebel, author of “The CEO Application” and career coach Bernd Slaghuis explain why they are tough and what a clever answer could look like.
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