Question: What was the last book you read and what was it about?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

What is the title of the most recent book you have read?
What was the last book you’ve read for fun?

Follow-up questions:

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Reading Comprehension

Abilities:

Cognitive – Written Comprehension

Other Factors:

Motivation/Ambition/Aspiration,Personal Improvement (Growth),Personality-Organization Fit,Rapport Building Question

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others (Informing)

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

That the interviewee can and will read. What they read will indicate their interests, so you can see if it aligns with your company. The interviewee may also take the chance to sell themselves by saying they have read books relating to your industry or general self-improvement books.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the interviewee cannot read. If the interviewee cannot adequately describe what they have supposedly read.

Sample Answer:

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