Photo / NZPA, Wayne Drought
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Photo / NZPA, Wayne Drought

Prospective employers are increasingly using 'extreme interviewing' techniques which include questions such as: "If you were a dinosaur, what would you be?"

Although they say the way the candidate handles the question is more important than the actual answer, chances are that if you said you were a Tyrannosaurus rex, you won't be getting the job.

Apparently, the hapless candidate is told: "Aha, so you are a cannibalistic predator preying on the weak, are you?"

What's the oddest question you've ever been asked in a job interview? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

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  2. AppleAngel says
    "I was asked "If you could have any car in the world, what would it be?". My immediate answer was a Black '67 Chevy Impala."
  3. HavaCry says
    "I had a question from an employer. "How many trees are there in the Amazon Jungle"."
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