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I have a list of unconventional questions I use to assess candidates:
Risk appetite
Question: Do you invest? If so, what do you invest in?
The portfolio of investments do help to determine the risk appetite
Possible answers:
Cryptocurrency — risk taker. Good for startup environment
1. Knows what cryptocurrency is
2. Is ok with roller coaster fluctuations
Bonds — Very risk adverse. Good for compliance roles
Stocks — Conventional, want to take risk but not really making the leap
Property — Makes you wonder why they are even applying for a job in the first place
Work style
Question: When do you stock up on toilet paper?
I swear this is a legit question with all the panic buying worldwide
Possible answers:
When I am down to my last square piece I place an order online for more — Extremely reactive
Every 2 weeks — Conventional time based preventive maintenance schedule
When I am down to my {x} rolls — Could be following Just in Time manufacturing or could be reactive
Follow up question: Do you know how fast you consume toilet paper? Or are you able to determine?
