I once had an interview where the manager handed me a LEGO set and said, “Build something that represents how you solve problems.” No resume talk, no technical grilling—just bricks and silence. At first, I thought it was a joke. But as I started building, I realized it forced me to think and explain my thought process in real time. Weirdly fun. We ended up having a great chat about creativity under pressure. Ever had an interview totally off-script like that? How’d you handle it?

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Wow, interesting. I like the creative aspect of it, but it would've probably thrown me off and stressed me out 😆 I'm glad you were able to stay cool and get to building. I've never experienced any interviews like that yet, but now I will be on my toes!

I have no idea how I would've responded in that situation. All my interviews have pretty much been by the book. No Lego sets or off the wall questions, just the classics: strengths/weaknesses, "where do you see yourself in 5 years?" type of thing.

I hope you blew it out of the water! These are the best types of interviews with brilliant people which I'm sure you are. It's really not all about what's on paper but what's in your head, having to solve problems, and reason to develop solutions.

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