Job Interview Question

[whiskeryron]

You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night. You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect man (or) woman you have been dreaming about. Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car. Think before you continue reading.

This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application.

You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first; or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect dream lover again. The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer.

What did he say?
He simply answered: "I would give the car keys to my old friend, and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the woman of my dreams!"
Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations.
Never forget to "Think Outside of the Box."

[cazzz1975]

I came up with the same answer as him after a simple google as well ;)

[SIRandyraven]

Yes but ...
The chap might not be insured to drive your car
Your dream woman or man might be married or have a partner
The little old day might die in the car and soil the car ....

[craft1948]

^ Ever the optimist Andy :-(

[emmie]

personally i don't believe in fairy tales, some of those turning up for interviews i sat in on looked like something the cat dragged in, and indeed thinking outside the box a phrase that makes no sense whatsoever,
also hate " ticks all the right boxes", "being proactive" and endless seminars to teach you how to be a better person, to fit in with the team, utter cods.

[wolf63]

That was too easy - however I spend most of my life thinking 'outside the box'.

[queencharlotte]

What`s this box everyone has to think out of then? Me, I`d give the lift to the first one in the queue; is that "in the box" as well as terribly British.

[Barmaid]

Is it wrong to think "which one is likely to give me petrol money"?!

[JonnyBoy12]

I have seen this question before but it is still thought provoking all the same.

[boxtops]

Lateral thinking - always a good ploy, if you can get your head round it. I nver think of these good answers until well after the event!

[TTG]

Stop and give my phone number to friend and dream lady. Explain to them the situation and take old lady to hospital.

[starone]

Put the answers you think the interviewers want, whatever they are and even if you don't think the same way. It is the only way you stand a chance of getting a job.