Ann.without.an.e Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Ok DD has an interview with Brown coming up and this question is on their interview list we found online... What is your worldview...do you imagine you are above the earth looking down or are you in the center looking out? DD and I are both like...whatta what? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I would read that as an, "Are you an observer or are you in the middle of things (and go with the latter). But maybe I'm wrong. It could possibly be an, "Are you superior or one of the cogs that make the wheel run" question too. I'll be curious to know what others think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 I would read that as an, "Are you an observer or are you in the middle of things (and go with the latter). But maybe I'm wrong. It could possibly be an, "Are you superior or one of the cogs that make the wheel run" question too. I'll be curious to know what others think. Yes, we were thinking along the same lines then. We aren't totally off. That is a big difference though, right? looking down as an observer or looking down as thinking you are superior? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Or could it be interpreted as are you a person who tries to see the big picture and operates from the big picture side or someone who holds dearly held positions and goes from the individual issue side perspective. Not all looking down to see the big perspective is "superior syndrome." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdrinca Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Ask her to imagine a world issue - the Syrian war? - and describe the mental image she has. Is she there, on the ground, navigating rubble as she walks to get water? Or does she see the scene from as if on top of a building, watching those below at work? I might be missing something, but this question doesn't feel very normative. I quite like it in that regard. Positives to both perspectives - are you a big picture thinker, or capable of deep empathy? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 My instinct was to look at it as a learning styles question - are you parts to whole or whole to parts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Or could it be interpreted as are you a person who tries to see the big picture and operates from the big picture side or someone who holds dearly held positions and goes from the individual issue side perspective. Not all looking down to see the big perspective is "superior syndrome." See how differently people think? You never know what the interviewer will be thinking. It could be any previously named or a hundred others we haven't even imagined. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 See how differently people think? You never know what the interviewer will be thinking. It could be any previously named or a hundred others we haven't even imagined. I know, such a tricky question :001_huh: DD's weakest point is interviewing. She's a quiet kid who would rather just write them an essay on the matter :001_tt2: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetC Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 It's ok to ask an interviewer to clarify what they are asking (Are you trying to ask me...) Another option is to flat out pass. Say, "I don't know right now. Can we come back to that later?" You should only deflect once per interview and usually the interviewer does not come back to that question. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I thought about it from an action perspective: are you right in the messy, thick of things or do you hang back for a bit and observe before carefully deciding where you could be best fitting the situation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 DD had her interview and they didn't ask this question, whew. It was very laid back actually. No crazy, twisty questions at all. Thanks for your thoughts though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGrief Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Good luck to her! That's an interesting question, though they didn't ask it in the end! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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