What is the weirdest question you were ever asked on a job interview, and how did you handle it?

After speaking together for about 45 minutes, she decided I filled her qualifications, she offered me the job, outlined the salary and benefits, and asked if I wanted to take the job. I said I did, and that’s when she asked me.

I went for a job interview at a medium-sized book publishing company in the mid-1980s, and I nailed the interview. I was perfectly qualified, and I got along very well with the woman who was interviewing me.

After speaking together for about 45 minutes, she decided I filled her qualifications, she offered me the job, outlined the salary and benefits, and asked if I wanted to take the job. I said I did, and that’s when she asked me:

“Are you Jewish?”

I’m not Jewish, and while I simply said no, my face must have betrayed my reaction.

She instantly realized her mistake, and corrected herself. She explained that she was going to ask me to start on the following Monday, but since that was a Jewish holiday, I could start on Tuesday instead.