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Ben Weatherford


Career development 14h
I think I blew the interview yesterday because of how I answered one question “What would you do if you were the only survivor of a plane crash?”
I said that if I was fine and no one else needed help, I’d look through the passengers’ stuff to find a phone and call the police or rescue services. That seems pretty logical to me. But the HR immediately asked if that counts as stealing.
That really made me stop and think, mainly about whether I even want to work there. If they already annoy me during the interview, it’ll probably be way worse once I’m actually working there. What do you think?

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  • Lucky Madukwe

    5h
    Best answer

    At that point, it's survival. Anything you need to do to survive. I wouldn't call it stealing.

    If I'm to answer, I'd say "I'd look around for other... survivors to ensure I could help them. If none is found, I'd gather supplies and everything I would need to reach the authorities and survive pending the time rescue comes. I would also get a map to see how far I could personally make it to the nearest town instead of waiting for a rescue.". That's it  more

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  • Leonard Okello Louis

    36m

    Survival as it is, said here, a a situation you do the needful whether going through passengers stuff for the or any other means. Survival need... second thought. It needs to find means of moving forward. No excuse, Your answer is 190% correct more

  • Blessing Williams

    2h

    In my view, I think your answers were spot-on as this is a survivor situation.
    Plane crashes are incidents that leave no survivors due to the height... of descent and the explosions that result afterward.
    You took into account the question: you were assumed to be the only survivor and so, rescue was the one word on your mind.

    From my judgment as an HR, you came right through.

    Don't beat yourself down. 👍🏼     more

  • Timothy Chipango

    3h

    But according to my thinking, you didn’t asses the question before answering!(which is normal in an interview ). U would have thought about were most... planes land when they are crushing. If survivors are there “it’s probably in water and not on land”.Is it possible you could have network in those areas? more

  • Rose Abu Otijele

    5h

    What about using your own phone?😃😃

  • Lucky Madukwe

    5h

    At that point, it's survival. Anything you need to do to survive. I wouldn't call it stealing.

    If I'm to answer, I'd say "I'd look around for other... survivors to ensure I could help them. If none is found, I'd gather supplies and everything I would need to reach the authorities and survive pending the time rescue comes. I would also get a map to see how far I could personally make it to the nearest town instead of waiting for a rescue.". That's it  more

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