I'm looking at interviews for an agency I'm interviewing at and learned that in the CEO interview he asks "bizarre personal questions" starting with "what's one thing you don't want us to know about you" and then it progresses from there asking about trauma and stuff. Trying to prepare for this, he's clearly looking for something specific. Thinking I should be fine if I just don't allude to overcoming anything too hard in life, claim to have no serious trauma lol? any other tips??

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‘You first.’

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love that lol

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Just admit you used to be a serial killer until you discovered advertising.

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This is the way. Have fun with it. Absurd question = absurd answer.

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"I don't want you to know what I'm thinking right now about you or this interview. My worst trauma so far is this conversation. Overall I'm pretty lucky."

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If the CEO wants to play stupid games, let them win stupid prizes. Say something off the wall, that they can't ask about further because it's a protected class no go area, such as:

"I'm a hermaphrodite with both male and female reproductive organs, I was born this way."

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I’d take that job for sure, nothing but good can come of it 😂

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