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A Candidate Said ‘Water’ in an Interview. What Happened Next Reveals a Hiring Problem

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t was a simple question: “What’s your favorite dr

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nk?” This is a nice question for a waiter or bartender to ask, or maybe your date. There is no wrong answer to this. If your favorite drink is RedBull mixed with prune juice, then

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ou do you. But, as a job interview question, it’s weird. “Can I get you a drink? Water, coffee, Coke?” That’s an appr

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iate job interview question. A couple of years ago, a hiring manager asked a Redditor this question, to which the can

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idate responded “Water.” It’s a perfectly reasonable answer, but the hiring manager responded, “C’mon you can

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