Trading places

Agência Brasil via Wikimedia

Question: If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not, living or dead, real or fictional, who would you choose?

This is a typical job interview question. Write your answer as though you are in an actual interview.

Examples and hints

Interviewers ask this question to assess your interests and creativity. It also shows them something about who you want to be. A person you want to trade places with is someone whose life is in some way your ideal.

TIPS:

Be inventive. This is a fantasy, so let yourself go!
Don't try to choose someone you think the interviewer would approve of. They want to hear who you are.
Give specific, detailed reasons why you would like to live this person's life for a week.
You can mention a couple of possible people before choosing one. Explain why you decided on that one.

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