Need Your Help! Polling for Dumbest Interview Question

[Anonymous]

I am trying to collect some of the dumbest interview questions posed to pharma reps by anyone they ever interviewed within the pharma industry. In particular, I am interested in hearing about that one specific question that made you question the sanity or IQ of the interviewee. If you recall the department of the interviewee, please provide that info as well.

As silly as it sounds, I really am looking for serious answers please. Here’s my real life example:

If you could be a tree, what kind of a tree would you be? Asked by HR interviewer.

(BTW- I intend on posting this question on every board with over 1000 threads and have already received this feedback: sell me this pen and/or paperclip)

Thanks in advance!!

 

[Anonymous]

"You don't list any employment since [a year or more ago]. Can you tell me why that gap exists?"

[How do you tell someone (who is employed) that they're too ****ing stupid to imagine what it's like to be between 40 and 60 and be one of twenty or more highly qualified, experienced people applying for each and every rare opening in the pharma/medical industry, an industry that has shed probably half of all its peak employment positions on a permanent basis?]

Answer: "I figured it was probably bad form to "Walmart Greeter" on my resume."

 

[Anonymous]

Why would you ever want to work at a J&J Company?

 

[Anonymous]

What could you ever hope to bring to J&J given that we know everything and we've invented everything; including the internet?

 

[Anonymous]

Hiring district manager asked me - "If you were an animal, what would you be?"

 

[Anonymous]

Q) "Where do you see yourself in five years?"

A) "Celebrating my fifth year anniversary of you asking me that dumb question."