"If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?" This, this was the question I was asked during my interview this afternoon. I'm usually pretty good at thinking on my feet, but this one threw me off. I couldn't think of a tree to save my life and ended up saying a tall one... So, I think it's safe to say I'm not getting that job. How does someone answer this question?

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A bonsai, I’m small but cute.

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love it!🤣

I hate these questions. I would probably have said that I'm an oak tree and said something cringe-worthy about being steadfast, sturdy, reliable, blah blah blah.

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I think the idea was to put you off and soo how you think on your feet. The wise and forward thing to do In that situation is to engage conversation.

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I would have said a Willow tree, I love the water and I bend before I break.

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That's odd, that's a Barbara Walters deep cut. I think she asked that of Katherine Hepburn. Nobody remembered the context or what the answer was, but the question became an object of mockery for literally decades. It's kind of weird that someone today would be asking it in a job interview. I guess a tall tree is as good an answer as any.

I would say I am an apple tree. I would say that I like to provide for everyone and that apples are healthy and I want everyone to be healthy

I wouldn't even know what to say! I think I would say an Oak tree because they are strudy and reliable. That is the only tree that even comes to mind.

I would be a palm tree, because I am an island princess 🌴🍍in my mind lol. Man I would love to get this interview question. I would knock it out of the park! 😂

These are always odd questions. The basis of the question is usually from trying to see how you think on your feet or get nervous.

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