keep in mind this was a panel interview for a famous construction company. the job was for an engineering position. was this some psychological game? i was asked to do this right at the end of the interview, right before i was asked if i had any questions for the interviewers. any thoughts?Why during a job interview would i be asked to pop packaging bubbles?
My guess is that they're trying to determine what kind of problem solver you are. If you pop the bubble one by one, they will probably think that you're careful and meticulous. If you twist it up and pop a bunch at a time, they'll probably think you work quickly, but you may not be very careful.
I don't particularly think that this would necessarily be a valid way of assessing an applicant, but if I were to guess why they did this, that would be a likely explanation.Why during a job interview would i be asked to pop packaging bubbles?
I would guess that a psychologist has convinced someone in upper management of the company that how a person pops bubbles demonstrates some trait about their personality. Often how it works is some shrink will get in good with a top executive and sell them a bill of goods on their wacky theories. Or maybe some top executive about it somewhere. So, yes it is a psychological game and I hate it when hiring companies do that. It doesn't necessarily mean that they are a bad company to work for...at least I hope not.Why during a job interview would i be asked to pop packaging bubbles?
Psychological GAME, no. It was a psychological TEST. In ANY job interview, it is normal to have questions designed to help the interviewer(s) understand HOW you THINK. this would be especially relevant for an engineering job.
Did you pop the bubbles in rows?
Did you ball up the bubbles and squeeze?
Did you randomly pop bubbles?
All of these give clues to your STYLE of thought that are not easily found though direct questions.
Yeah...did you ask them why they wanted you to pop the bubbles ?
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