The Not-So-Harmless Simple Interview Question

Psychology Today: Many interviews open with what I like to call "inkblot test" questions. Inkblot questions are those open, seemingly harmless questions which interviewers use as icebreakers to learn more about what's important to someone. I call them "inkblot" questions because, like the traditional Rorschach test, they ask candidates to express an opinion about a seemingly neutral item. As innocent as they seem, however, a poor or strange response from a candidate can end their chance of getting the job.