How do you like to spend your free time?

How you answer this question can inform your interviewer of many things. It can inform them of whether you have a life outside of your work, which will indicate whether you have a likelihood of burning out on the job. It could clue them into how well you manage your time, and it could inform them of how strong of a work life balance you have. So carefully consider what you should volunteer about yourself, and what it says about you as a professional.

HSBC advises that you should "mention any hobbies or interests that have a particular relevance to the role for which you are applying" on your cover letter. So, if you take this advice, you'll want to avoid sounding redundant, so steer clear of repeating the hobbies you put on your CV, and volunteer some more interesting facts about yourself. The more well balanced you can seem, suggesting you have a strong work life balance, the better.

Modern Hire's assistive AI technology will evaluate you for your consistency throughout the set. This includes how consistent your non-verbal cues are with you say, and whether you unintentionally contradict yourself from answer to answer, such as whether how you spend your spare time contradicts the hobbies you've detailed on your CV. While you don't want to be redundant in regurgitating what you've detailed on your CV, you don't want to contradict it either. This will also inform them of your attention to detail and the consistency they can expect from your work performance.