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Job Interview Question 23

How do I rate as an interviewer?

There are not many places you can easily use humor in a job interview, but this answer is one of
them: “I’m not sure. If you’re going to move me forward, I’m going to give you a 10; if you’re not, I’m
going to give you a zero.”

Some questions (like this one) are designed to throw you off your rehearsed and prepared
interview game. They want to see how you react in an unexpected situation, and maybe even to see
how you handle an awkward one (like evaluating the person who is supposed to be evaluating you).

Your safest bet (besides using humor) is to focus on the positive parts of the interview—maybe
the interviewer smiled and put you at ease when you arrived. Maybe they’re asking you great
questions or making it easy for you to point out how well you’d do in the role.