Question about a really weird interview I had in Chicago last month

I went for a marketing job and the manager asked me to sell him a stapler on his desk, which was fine, but then he started stapling random papers together while I talked. He said it was a 'focus test' and offered me a role in a different department on the spot. Has anyone had an interview go totally off the rails like that?

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karen_nelson404d ago

What even is a focus test for a stapler? That sounds like he was just messing with you. I had an interviewer spend twenty minutes telling me about his boat, then asked if I liked fishing. Got a rejection email the same day. Some people just have no clue how to run a proper interview.

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williams904d ago

Maybe they're just lonely and want to talk?