How to answer 'How much money do you currently make?' 'Where else are you looking?' and 7 other awkward job interview questions
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There are conventional job interview questions (What are your biggest strengths?), weird ones (Why are manholes round?), tricky ones (How would you describe yourself in one word?), and tough ones (Will you be out to take my job?).
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Then, there are just plain awkward ones.
We looked through previous Business Insider articles, as well as James Reed's book "Why You?: 101 Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again," to find some of the most uncomfortable job interview questions, and advice on how to answer them.
Here's what we found:
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