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 Johnson and Johnson 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, again, is 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 May 31st, 2022
How to Answer
Think about your values and the people who inspire you. Elaborate on why you'd invite them to dinner.
Written by Kevin Downey on May 31st, 2022
Answer Example
"I'd invite George Washington, while he still had his teeth. I'd serve him fillet mignon and baked potatoes. I'd have a nice red wine and play Eric Satie on the stereo. I would love the opportunity to talk to George Washington about..."
Written by Kevin Downey on May 31st, 2022