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Mayukh Saha
Mayukh Saha
January 4, 2022 ·  3 min read

7 Brain Teasers That You Can Be Asked in a Job Interview

As much as we prepare for a job interview, there is always be some question that will catch us off-guard. Sometimes, the tricky question for the job interview can be a brain teaser. Brain teasers are great for checking someone’s logical thinking, attentiveness, and reaction. They might seem a bit ridiculous but every question in a job interview has a purpose.

Today, we have not one, not two, but seven brain teasers to test out your puzzle-solving skills! They can also come up in the next job interview, so see if you can solve them.

1. Out In The Rain

Question:

A person was walking outside when it suddenly began to rain. Unfortunately, the person did not have a hat, nor were they carrying an umbrella with them. By the time the person found shelter, their clothes were soaked. But, not a single strand of hair on their head was wet. How is that possible?

Answer:

The person did not have hair. They were bald.

2. Emergency

Question:

A boy was suffering from intense stomach pain. The emergency services immediately took him to the emergency room at the nearest hospital. However, the doctor attending to the boy said: “I cannot operate. He is my son.” The father of the boy was still stuck trying to reach the hospital, and the doctor was not lying. How is it possible?

Answer:

The doctor was the mother of the boy.

3. Sharing Is Caring

Question:

What can be kept but cannot be shared? And once shared, it cannot be kept any longer?

Answer:

It’s a secret! No, the answer is a “secret”. You can keep a secret and should not share it. And once you do share it, you are no longer keeping the secret.

4. A Pool Outing

Question:

Karen’s pool has an island in the middle of it. It is 30 feet away from the pool’s edge. Karen has 2 planks of wood, each measuring 29 feet. How can Karen get to the island?

Image Credits: Brightside

Answer:

This is how Karen can arrange the planks:

Image credits: Brightside

5. Hidden Meaning

Question:

Look at the image below. There are four letters arranged in a certain manner. Pay very close to the arrangement of the letters. Now, what is the meaning of the image?

Image Credits: Brightside

Answer:

Breakfast. If you look closely, there is a small break or gap between F and AST.

6. Observation Skills

Question:

The image below has many details in it. The task is to find 4 words shown in the image that has something to do with reading. Mind you, these will be actual words in the image, not just names of things.

Image Credits: Brightside

Answer:

7. Observation Skills 2

Question:

Just like the one above, there are 4 words written in the image that has a connection to winter. See if you can find them!

Image Credits: Brightside

Answer:

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So which ones did you find to be easy and which ones were the toughest? Do let us know in the comments below! For us, spotting the words seemed to take a lot more time than the others.

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