Job Interview Questions: Creativity counts

Companies know what it takes to succeed in a global marketplace and you should too. Businesses are “in business” to make money. They make money by understanding what their customers want, both present and future. To stay ahead of their competition, businesses depend on their employees to tell them what those needs are. How can you predict the future? You can’t. So what can you do to convince an interviewer than you can?

Think outside the box!

Creativity ranks high on the list of what companies are looking for in the candidates they hire. If a company can set itself apart from its competitors, it has a competitive edge over them. Apple and Google are undoubtedly as successful companies as they are today, because they embrace the thoughts, ideas, and suggestions of their employees. But, how does a company know if a job candidate has great ideas? They use a variety of techniques during an interview process to “dig down deep” to find out if you are a creative thinker and problem solver.

Here’s a sample problem solver interview question. How would you solve this problem?

• A man has to get a fox, a chicken, and a sack of corn across a river. He has a rowboat, and it can only carry him and one other thing.If the fox and the chicken are left together, the fox will eat the chicken. If the chicken and the corn are left together, the chicken will eat the corn. How does the man do it?

When you go to a job interview, “expect the unexpected”.

Want to know how a company that depends on hiring creative employees interviews them? Here’s a video produced by Google that has information that may help you prepare for your next interview. Whether you’re going to work for Google or another company, the priniciples and message are the same. Here’s an inside look at what companies are hoping to find in today’s employee talent pool.  Click the read more button below to see the video.

Comments

[Natalie Loopbaanadvies]

The man and the chicken cross the river, (the fox and corn are safe together), he leaves the chicken on the other side and goes back across.

The man then takes the fox across the river, and since he can't leave the fox and chicken together, he brings the chicken back.

Again, since the chicken and corn can't be left together, he leaves the chicken and he takes the corn across and leaves it with the fox.

He then returns to pick up the chicken and heads across the river one last time.

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[Chris]

Yea i think interview questions have been getting more creative as the days have gone by and I have enjoyed them and this post explains it well.