What Cereal are You and Other Strange Interview Questions

Reuters reported this week:

"When is it OK to lie? What would you do with 100 Christmas trees in July? If you were a cereal, what kind would you be? Knowing that those and other questions await in an employment interview could have a huge impact on a candidate's chances of landing a new job and, beginning on Tuesday, a Web site called Glassdoor.com aims to provide that insight."

Candidates who have just undergone and interview with a company are able to anonymously post up the questions they were asked at the interview, adding a "give and ye shall receive" philosophy to job hunting. By submitting your own interview review, you can see other's full reports.

Participants going for an interview as a summer intern at Merill Lynch may be pleased they had an opportunity to practice their response to "Walk me through a discounted cash flow analysis?" before their appointment.

If you're looking for a new job, perhaps do a search on http://www.glassdoor.com/Interview/index.htm - remember the boy scout motto - be prepared!

And..don't forget my guide to getting your dream job.