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Interview questions bombed or big bang

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Do you recall a question you were presented with during a job interview that you bombed (i.e. failed to answer)? Got a question you think would make a big bang interview question?

 

I thought with the level of experience the members of this site have, it might be a informative to share an experience or provide a question with an appropriate answer. I also like hearing stories.

 

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I was sitting an interview for a IT Security position. The question was “What is the Security Triad?” I drew a blank. I had never heard the term Triad. I had extensive computer experience but I was trying to get into IT Security.

 

Before I could respond an emergency vehicle passed the building, drowning out all sounds in the room. When I could be heard I said, “I think that was my ride. I’m about ready to die drawing a blank on such a simple question.”

The panel laughed and the interview proceeded.

 

Later ,I discovered I had the answer but I didn’t realize that was the question to match it.

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  • This wasn't for a job, but I definitely wanted an interview do-over:

     

    Year's ago, a neighbor convinced me to lead a neighborhood society - not an HOA since it was an apartment complex.  So, my soon to be wife and I walked around flyers and got everyone together and we did nice neighborly stuff.

     

    One day, the newspaper somehow got my number and called me at work.  (Shows you how long ago it was).  They asked me a bunch of questions - I was a little preoccupied in thought being that I was at work on the phone while on the clock.  I was giving very quick, brief, and uninspiring blowoff answers to the guy's questions not thinking about where it was heading.

     

    Then the guy asked "Why the passion?".  Suddenly it hit me like a ton of bricks - this is for a story in the newspaper!

     

    Luckily, there was a meet up a few days later and by then, I had my head on straight.  25 years later, my wife and I still walk off and joke "Why the passion?" when someone blitzes with a bunch of questions.

     

    -Sean

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  • This wasn't for a job, but I definitely wanted an interview do-over:

     

    Year's ago, a neighbor convinced me to lead a neighborhood society - not an HOA since it was an apartment complex.  So, my soon to be wife and I walked around flyers and got everyone together and we did nice neighborly stuff.

     

    One day, the newspaper somehow got my number and called me at work.  (Shows you how long ago it was).  They asked me a bunch of questions - I was a little preoccupied in thought being that I was at work on the phone while on the clock.  I was giving very quick, brief, and uninspiring blowoff answers to the guy's questions not thinking about where it was heading.

     

    Then the guy asked "Why the passion?".  Suddenly it hit me like a ton of bricks - this is for a story in the newspaper!

     

    Luckily, there was a meet up a few days later and by then, I had my head on straight.  25 years later, my wife and I still walk off and joke "Why the passion?" when someone blitzes with a bunch of questions.

     

    -Sean

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