Why does the company want to ask this question when recruiting a person?

Under normal circumstances, the interviewer will formulate special questions according to the different requirements of the talents needed for the position, and screen out the talents he needs from many people who come to interview, so most of these interview questions are reasonable.

Some interview questions are even like brain teasers. The interviewer clearly answered according to his own ideas, and felt that his answer was completely correct, but it was never the one the interviewer wanted. In the end, he only missed the job he wanted.

First, the seven-handkerchief interview of heroes in Water Margin.

As one of the four classical novels, Water Margin knows a little, even if you haven't read it. Some time ago, a friend went to an interview and met an interview question, the title was "Water Margin". Everyone probably thinks it's strange. Is it the librarian who takes the Water Margin face-to-face test?

Of course not. In fact, the position my friend interviewed has nothing to do with history or literature.

At that time, the interviewer asked such a question: How many heroes are there in Water Margin?

Because it is a question of many people, many people have answered their own answers to this question. Most people say 108, and think that this answer is no problem. After all, the number of heroes in the Water Margin is 108, which seems to be the correct answer, but all those who answered 108 failed in the interview.

This can make the interviewer at the back want to break his head. According to the book, this should be 108. How can it not be the correct answer? My friend thought about the job characteristics of the position he interviewed, and then gave the interviewer his own answer.

He said there were no heroes in the water margin. When this sentence came out, all the interviewers stared at him.

My friend didn't panic. He just told the interviewer frankly that although all the people in the Water Margin are just and full of lofty sentiments, they actually don't want to embark on this road for themselves. What they expect is to live openly and lead an ordinary life.

So my friend thinks the answer is 0.

Although this answer was beyond the interviewer's expectation, the interviewer felt that my friend was a person with strong opinions and ideas, so my friend finally passed the interview and got the job.

Second, what should I do if I encounter strange questions in the interview?

1. Calm down and find a way.

In fact, it is not terrible to encounter strange problems in interviews, because basically all interviews are like this. Even if you don't encounter exotic problems here, you will always encounter them in the next place. So don't be discouraged by the wonderful interview questions, and don't panic easily because you don't know the answers.

You know, if we had panicked, the interview would have been ruined. Only by calming down and carefully scrutinizing the answers can you have a chance to pass this interview.

What's more, the interviewer can actually see the interviewer's situation when answering questions, and this situation will also be their first impression when judging us. Therefore, a flustered interviewer will be marked by them in an instant, and even if he answers the right question later, he may not get the job.

Therefore, when encountering problems, we must first calm down and slowly look for ideas. Only in this way can we get the interviewer's first impression and find the real answer with a calm thinking attitude.

2. Think from the examiner's point of view

In order to win the first place in the interview and get the interviewer's favorite answer, we must correct our thinking from the beginning and look at the problem from the interviewer's point of view.

How to think from the interviewer's perspective? It's actually quite simple. You will know what kind of talents are needed for this position. For example, the position they are interviewing for is sales, so the people they need must be people with flexible thinking, quick problem solving and good eloquence. As long as they think in this way, it is not difficult to get the answer.

You should know that the interviewer's original intention in setting this question is to find the most suitable person for this position among the vast number of interviewers. Their starting point must be based on the characteristics of the talents needed for this position.

Just like my friend's interview question, the interviewer judged that he passed, not because his answer was a real standard answer, but because of this answer and the interviewer's appetite. From this answer, the interviewer can conclude that his friend is an independent person. That's why they choose friends.