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 Treasury 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 front or end of an interview. It's a method to more intimately get to know you, and to assess how well your personality will fit in with the other 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. Go above and beyond by detailing what you'd serve them for dinner.
Written by Kevin Downey on April 25th, 2022
Answer Example
"I'd have Janet Yellen over for dinner. I'd want to have an in-depth conversation with her on everything from her big picture scope to the more rare tidbits of knowledge. I'd serve her Nepalese cuisine."
Written by Kevin Downey on April 25th, 2022