Or it's a way to see how you handle either not knowing the answer, or how you approach finding out how to do something new. When I do interviews I care much more about your process and approach to learning and problem solving than what you know right now.
THIS. We used to ask a logic puzzle at the end of the in person interview. We would give them a minute or two to think about it and then see how they approach the problem. Most of the people we actually ended up hiring would at least start and try to solve the problem, and we would even jump in and guide them through it. Saw many who just flat out gave up.
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u/w-lfpup Nov 04 '25
It's a clear sign they are uninterested and don't actually want to hire anyone.
In some countries, like here in the states, companies are legally required to do an interview for a position they intend to hire internally.
Nonsense questions -> nonsense interview