How do you answer this question?

[kat2206]

I was made redundant from my employ 2 weeks ago, I have been lucky, however, and been offered an interview tomorrow with a company, the recruitment agency has just called to give me some advice on how the interviewer likes to play it and one of his questions is - How would your friend describe you or if you had passed away and looking down on your headstone what would it say abotu you?

How do you answer that?!!

[ummmm]

That's just like asking what your strong points are but wording it differently.

[redman41]

As Spike Milligan would say 'I told you I was ill'

[rowanwitch]

One of those people you could always rely on.......great in a crisis....and always willing to help...

[WELSHYORKIE]

Reliable, loyal and always willing to help with only a thank you requested for payment

[murraymints]

that's morbid!!!!

[mrs_overall]

Here lies the body of Kat
She was lovely and slim, not fat.
A tree fell on her head,
She dropped down dead
And it made a right mess of her hat

[annie0000]

depends on what the job is - you need to then try to match that up with things that they would say about you. e.g. office job - reliable, willing to help etc. bar work - energetic, enthuastic, good with money.

[B00]

good job there's a comma there vibra, could be interesting otherwise!

Agree with Murray, i'd be slightly put out if i was asked that in an interview, how bizzare! Not an interview for an undertakers is it?

[annie0000]

you can't make it too prepared, as they will be expecting uyou to come up with something there and then.

[cupid04]

Wherever you are let your wind blow free,

I didn't and look what happened to me!

[rowanwitch]

I have been asked this one....I said Well if i was dead I wouldn't have applied to work here but I'd like to think that they'd say missed by the whole team....and made a great cake got a laugh if not the job

[linzi268]

This is as much a question of how you see yourself as anything else. Why don't you ask some of your friends the question and see how their and your opinions match up? I think the guy is looking for a honest answer and I believe it always pays to let interviewers know that you are aware of your own shortcomings so you can deal with them. Admitting you are always a work in progress is never a bad thing, as long as you don't appear TOO negative. Good luck!

[kat2206]

Sorry, I didnt mention the position, it is for a field sales role...

@ Vibrasphere... read name, Kat2206, Im female, I do NOT have a c*ck!

[rowanwitch]

nor Kat should you need one...Vibes is a little obsessed with the subject...

[B00]

In all fairness Kat, you did say "how do YOU answer that"....what Vibra said is what he'd apparently answer with :-)

[McMouse]

"I have nothing,
I owe much,
I leave the rest to the poor"

[dotty.]

well, I;ve never sold a field, but I would imagine a love of the great outdoors and cows would be good as good as anything

[weecalf]

Just say I intend to be around for along time and hopfullly replace who ever set the questions .On second thoughts Ill just accept the job I was offered this morning .

[DTCwordfan]

“Never in the field of direct sales was so much sold by me to so few.”

(adapt. W-C)