The 20 most bizarre questions asked at job interviews

DWARFS, wolves, fruit, favourite colours and the wearing of sombreros at airports — no subject is off-limits at job interviews these days it seems.

That’s your co-worker. Would you tell your boss about this?

COULD you name the Seven Dwarfs? That’s just one of the oddball questions fired at Australian job seekers in interviews.

Online jobs platform OneShift has revealed some of the bizarre questions fielded by employers.

Here are the top 20 bizarre interview questions:

1. Bring an item with you to the interview that best suits your personality.

2. Imagine a pen that could do anything. How would you sell it to me?

3. On a day-to-day basis, what number do you think of the most?

4. If you could have a day on earth where you could do one thing as much as you wanted what would it be?

That’s your co-worker. Would you tell your boss about this?

5. If you started dating another employee, would you inform the manager about your relationship?

6. What would you expect to see written on your gravestone?

7. Name the seven dwarfs from Disney’s Snow White.

What are their names?

8. How would you move three chairs from one end of the room to the other?

9. Here’s a pen between us. How would you get the pen over to me?

10. Would you wear a sombrero at the airport so company guests can identify you during pick-up?

Would you greet someone at the airport dressed like this?

11. Are there wolves in Australia?

12. If you could be a type of animal, what would you be? Why?

13. You have several hundred kilos of cardboard boxes. With a group of 10 people under your command, how would you delegate the tasks to move the boxes from point A To B which are 1km apart?

14. If you were a car, which one would you be?

15. If you inherited an island:

— What would you do with the island?

— Who would live with you on the island?

— What would be the top three rules of the island?

16. What would you prefer to get out of working with people?

— A friendship

— A productive working relationship

— A new partner

Do you consider yourself a banana?

17. What fruit best describes you?

18. What ice-cream flavour would you be?

19. What TV personality best describes you?

20. What’s your favourite colour and why?