Why Top Employers Ask Such Weird Interview Questions

Why Top Employers Ask Such Weird Interview Questions Lloyd Blankfein walks into your interview and asks If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?. Clearly the real questions here is Why the hell did I apply for a job at Goldman Sachs?. Anywho, it appears intelligence is the first quality employers look for in candidates, see why (courtesy of SuperScholar.org) below. Takeaways: 71% of employers value emotional intelligence rather than IQ. Google ask: Why are manhole covers round? Petco ask: If you could be anyone else, who would it be and why? RELATED: The Weirdest Interview Questions and How to Answer Them