Poll: Tough Interview Questions

[Dags90]

You got one of those too?

I thought they only did letters! What in the hell is this crap...

I'm waiting for the day when we get:

Yay captcha error.

 

[DefunctTheory]

You got one of those too?

I thought they only did letters! What in the hell is this crap...

I'm waiting for the day when we get:

Yay captcha error.

Fuck. Algebra was a long time ago...

 

[Mogule]

So I'm bored and want something to think about. How about some interview questions?!

I applied for a firefighting job a few months ago, and in the interview, they asked a question that hit real hard and came, practically, out of nowhere. 'If you went in a structure for a search and rescue, and you found a downed child, and a downed firefighter, which would you save if you could only take one?'

That was the basis of the question at least. How would you answer that? At the very least in an interview setting? What about any questions you were asked that just stumped you.

My answer:

Spoiler

I chose the firefighter, as they were currently making a positive impact on the community. Also, the order of importaince on a scene goes (Most importaint to least) Me-Partner-Victim-Property

I have to disagree with your order of importance of the scene. I believe it would be Victim-Partner-Me-Property. Both you and your partner are aware of the danger of going into those situations and everything I've been taught about jobs like being an EMT, firefighter, and policeman tell me that the innocent bystander is always of the utmost importance.

Not quite what I learned in my training. I can't save anyone if I'm dead, same for my partner. Also, I'm just there to clean up someone's else (usually stupid) mistake. It is very unfortunate for the child, but courageously dying is not in my job description.

As a side note, in the real world, I would put out a mayday and have a secondary team coming to my location. I would then prepare the firefighter to be dragged out, then the child. If the secondary team hasn't arrived yet, I would take turns getting each victim to mental checkpoints (next door, next corner, etc.) until I rendezvoused with the team or until I got outside (either via door or window).

Also, BUMP!

 

[Continuity]

Logically i'd personally have to choose in a way that I thought maximised everyone's survival chances... Potentially that might mean leaving the firefigther and taking the child. The child will succumb to smoke quicker and the firefighter presumably has breathing equipment on anyway, plus a child is going to be a lot easier to carry than a firefighter. If its a case that whomever gets left behind will definitely die then its maybe more tricky, at the end of the day the important thing is to make a decision quickly and for the right reasons.

Although I'm sure whatever actual procedure is followed by firefighters in this situation is perfectly justifiable. So long as you save one of them (if its safe to do so) then you cant really be criticised too much for your choice.

 

[Faladorian]

Let's desensitize this hypothetical. If you had a tree that's already growing apples, or an apple, which would you want to keep?

Ok, how many kids do you know grow up to be a firefighter or anything that isn't pushing pencils or cleaning fryers? Not every apple (seed) grows up to be a tree. I would doubt 1 in 10 even gets to be a tree. A fish in the net and all that.

That is exactly, verbatim what I was trying to say, and I'm glad you agree. That's why I said why bother planting an apple that could be a tree, if you already have a tree that's making apples. Doesn't make sense.

 

[JanatUrlich]

Child. The firefighter has more chance of being able to help himself if he happens to wake up or whatever.

 

[colakyngo]

Hi,

Thanks very much for this comment. It help me to think about my ideals.

Tks again and pls keep posting.

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[InfiniteSingularity]

You answered correctly.

Which is kind of fucked up, if you think about it.

Yeah. Firefighters are kinda trained for situations like these. A child doesn't know what to do. Why would you save someone capable over someone incapable?

 

[GeorgW]

My gut reaction says the child, but my brain is screaming firefighter. So I'm gonna go firefighter.
They may have a family and children of their own, plus they may one day save dozens of children.

 

[the darknees abyss]

Fire fighter they most likely have a hole family to look out for and they could always have other children or though I would love to have saved the child as well

 

[Kae]

Pls use search box

Necro'ing an old thread from a year-and-a-half ago, telling the OP to use the search box.

What is this I don't even ...

EDIT: Post got deleted. Hmmmmm ...

LIAR!
You necro'd it! You think you can blame that non-existent person?
Now answer the question or something...
[sub]Is this basically what the drowning threads were?[/sub]

OT: I would use magic to transform myself into a giant elephant and then use my trunk to fill the building with water, and now both are saved, unless the water current made them fall from a window and killed them, in which case they are both dead.

[sub]Well something is up, I seem to be acting out of character, what's with all these pitiful attempts at joking?
[sub]It is entirely possible that this is a sign of the end of the world...
¬_¬ Really? You're going to keep pushing it, just shut up and go to sleep, idiot.[/sub][/sub]

 

[omega 616]

So I'm bored and want something to think about. How about some interview questions?!

I applied for a firefighting job a few months ago, and in the interview, they asked a question that hit real hard and came, practically, out of nowhere. 'If you went in a structure for a search and rescue, and you found a downed child, and a downed firefighter, which would you save if you could only take one?'

That was the basis of the question at least. How would you answer that? At the very least in an interview setting? What about any questions you were asked that just stumped you.

My answer:

Spoiler

I chose the firefighter, as they were currently making a positive impact on the community. Also, the order of importaince on a scene goes (Most importaint to least) Me-Partner-Victim-Property

I would have said child, a fire fighter chose to take the risk of losing his life to protect people, by choosing the fire fighter you aren't doing that.

I have been unemployed practically my whole life, so I have been on many courses about answering interview questions. I don't think there isn't an interview question I couldn't answer at this point.

 

[GonvilleBromhead]

I would have said child, but the important thing to remember is the answer itself is not relevant, but rather how you answer it and the reasoning behind it. I would personally have gone with the other option, but I think you gave good, consistent reasoning, which means it is a good answer. Both options have good answers you can give, and both have bad answers; if you had said you'd have rescued the fireman because you hate babies and it might grow up to become the next Adolf Hitler...that would have been a bad answer. If you had rescued the baby because you fancied the other fireman's wife...also a bad answer...