What To Say If A Hiring Manager Asks You This Weird Question In A Job Interview

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By Rachel Gillett

An office manager candidate reported on Glassdoor that Etsy asked, "If the world is a stage what role would you want to play?" during an interview in Berlin, Germany, this year.

The real question is, how good are you at improv?

To counter the canned, humdrum interview questions and answers, asking this kind of oddball query helps interviewers delve into the "raw, uncut you," says Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job."