How to Answer: If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be and why?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Department of Defense job interview.
2. If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be and why?
Why the Interviewer Asks This Question
This get-to-know-you question can come at the beginning or end of an interview. It is a method of getting to know you more intimately and assessing how well your personality will fit in with the people you'd be working with, should they hire you.
Written by Kevin Downey on April 25th, 2022
How to Answer
Think about your values and the people who inspire you. Elaborate on why you'd invite them to dinner.
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Answer Example
"I'd invite George Washington while he still had his teeth. I'd serve him fillet mignon and baked potatoes and baked onions because, culturally, that's what he'd be accustomed to. I'd have a nice red wine and play Eric Satie on the stereo."
Written by Kevin Downey on April 25th, 2022