Fisher Investments Client Service Associate Interview

I hate to spoil all the fun, but this question (and other goofy questions like them) are all, 99.999% certainly urban myths. I’m a hiring manager and have done so many 100s of interviews over the years. I found this through a story in the SF Gate about the “25 oddball interview questions for 2009” and I’ve heard all of these, attributed to a bunch of different firms. Big firms like these don’t ask silly questions like these, they ask pretty standard, vanilla ones, like “Tell me about your current job.” “Why do you think you’ll be successful at [insert name of firm]”. “What’s your biggest mistake you’ve made professionally.”

This is just a bit of fun, but I’ve never actually met a hiring manager (and I’ve met lots, because I’ve also consulted to big firms on hiring), who have asked silly stuff like this. What happens is, word gets out that questions like these are asked, and people tell their friends they were asked them so they can tell a funny story about their response. That’s it. Typical urban myth stuff.

What I’m amazed about is I saw this reported in the San Francisco Chronicle! I guarantee you they didn’t call to verify if this question (or any of the others) were real. If they had, they would have found out this is about as true as the story about the girl who wakes up in the bathtub with her kidneys gone.

My advice to real job seekers is show up prepared to discuss what you do, what you did at your last two jobs, and why you want to make a change. Know very well what the company does, and know the role you are applying for. Be open and honest. That’s it. I can almost guarantee you, you won’t get asked a dopey question like these on this list. They’re just make believe silly stuff.