i would like to deepen that scenario... 

Some people tend to get 'stuck' when they hear these kinds of questions. If the scenario fits, I would go by the 2nd option. If I would to entertain the customer myself, the interviewer might think I am focusing on the wrong areas. (I have staff to do that, why am I doing the nitty gritty details when I am supposed to be guiding my staff to handle that through my leadership role instead).

However in interviews I try not to leave any dead silence after questions, which is by answering as quick as possible. This however means less time thinking = less thoughts to present. (Which might actually be bad depending on the situation)

What do you guys think? I know a lil dead silence is not extremely harmful, but let's say an interviewer poses you a tough question (even to a point that the question's really tricky). You rack your mind to understand the question, you feel the points you want to say out are somewhere buried on your grey matter, but you are just not finding it. Would you keep trying to find your answer thus allowing prolonged dead sillence (you are not even sure if you can find the answer or not), or do you think it would be better if after some thinking, you admit you do not know the answer.

So really the situation is:-

Prolonged silence with possibility(?) of answering the question VS Short silence with admitting 'defeat'.

So, what' it be?

interviews should be in two ways. i believe that u can have the liberty to throw back questions to ur interviewers until u have a clear picture of the intention of the question- breaking down, e.g the general question into smaller details which is easier to respond to, or till u managed to find a viable answer.

Cool as that might be, I didn't get selected. 

One of the most difficult/awkward question i get asked in interviews is "Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?"

I always screw up at this part...

I went for an interview the other day..luckily i've prepared everything.
The last question is "Tell me,why I should give U this JOB??..I said"Coz Im lucky. "

What is the purpose for an interviewer to ask me whether I would continue my studies on Master in IT? What should I answer for the question? I am currently a fresh graduate.

Got interviewed then ask to do spontaneous presentation. they ask u to present what u have done last time.

That's why there was a huge whiteboard inside the board room.

i dont understand what does the model of the car that you are driving relate to the interview...

my friend went to this interview, and she was asked 'what car are you driving?'

does it make a difference?

but... cant they just set a number, like 300 for petrol?

and if they think that rich kids dont pay full attention, then it's unfair to those rich kids who have good attitudes?

I'm going to interview at 12 noon today.. should be going out early around 9 am, scared later I wander off to somewhere else instead of Cyberjaya. Anyway, few days earlier were still okay. Now beginning to feel nervous.

Interviewer: ur colleague have on leave today, so u are working alone this morning, u step in to the office and find that the whole organization network connectivity are down, nobody can get the latest email, access the shared files, update the document, get the info frm network, cannot provide info to customer, vendor, supplier. in the mean while, the company president are going to leave the company to take plane to attend a business meeting in denmark, he is asking u to syncronize the PC data to his PDA. what will u do?

Should I still ask for an offer letter though there's a high percentage that I might turn the offer down ?

Q:What is your great interest?

Should I relate my interest to the job description when trying to answer this kind of question?

thank you ^^

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Added on March 3, 2007, 1:57 pmi did not get the job @ Honeywell. Maybe because I did not answer this question well

"Why did u choose this line when ur first job was in the hotel line?"
My answer : I think hotel line does not suit me so I chose this line. Who knows I might be interested in this line. Everyone deserve a chance to work once right?

Did I answer wrongly?

and the next question the pop up was

"If you find it not suitable then u'll leave us after a few months?"

What was the outcome when you had to take a lead in an important project?
Is this a trick question?