CEO has question in job interviews that is an instant red flag if interviewee tries to answer it

A CEO has explained that he asks one question in job interviews which is an instant red flag if people try and answer it. Sounds sadistic to me.

People have all sorts of hacks on how to excel in job interviews, but this CEO has a unique way of trying to catch out undesirable candidates.

JKR Windows founder and CEO Jefferson K Rogers has explained on TikTok why trying to answer one of his questions is a major red flag.

Normally, you always told to give your best answer if you don’t know something during a job interview, but Rogers would prefer you do the opposite.

He said it's ‘the easiest way to decide whether or not you are gonna be a fit for [his] company’.

Explaining on the social media platform, he gave a breakdown on why he thinks it's important not to try and blag your way through it.

The CEO tells his followers that if you land an interview with him: "I'm gonna ask you something that I know you don't know the answer to."

Unfortunately, Jefferson doesn't give the trick question away - though I suppose that would sort of ruin the whole idea behind his weird interview technique - but he does explain his reasoning, at least.

He said: “If you're gonna try and elaborate on some very intelligent answer that you know nothing about, it gives me a pretty good idea about what kind of personality you have and how open you're gonna be and how coachable you're gonna be."

YouTube/Jefferson K Rodgers

Whatever the impossible question is, apparently the correct answer is something along the lines of: "I don't know anything about that right now. But it sounds really interesting to me and I promise you I'm gonna come in here and give it my all.

"I'm gonna be coachable, I'm gonna absorb as much as possible so I can add as much value to you and the team as I possibly can."

As proud as Jefferson was of his red-flag-finding trick, the people of TikTok weren't too impressed.

Jefferson Rodgers

"The fact that the person was set up to see if they failed shows what type of boss you'll be in the long run," commented one viewer.

"Seems like it could go either way," added a second. "Personally, I give someone credit for trying to find the answer. Shows problem solving and willingness."

Another wrote: "Geeez... I wouldn't want to work for you."

It looks like this guy may have just found a way less complicated way to weed out the people who aren't right for his company.

Topics: TikTok

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.