What does a job interview really say about you?

I don't understand how asking someone a bunch of simple, standard questions (that the person already assumes they are going to ask, so they prep for them) allows an HR person to get to know the real you. I think it is interesting that by law you aren't allowed to ask the questions that would really help to show the true character of a person.

For example:

"Do you beat your wife and kids?"
"Are you or have you ever been an alcoholic?"
"Do you currently have a drug addiction you are trying to get over?"
"Have you ever worked as a prostitute?"
"Do any of the following apply to you: Kleptomaniac, Pyromaniac, Nymphomaniac?"

Don't you think a person who had to answer these question would be showing a lot more of their true nature than someone who tells you what their "greatest strengths" are?

Yet, we can't ask these personal types of questions because it is against the law and could be taken as offensive. However, you could still hire the crazy guy who does beat his wife and kids because he prepared ahead for the questions about how he uses "time management" and what "three words others would use to describe him." It is fascinating to me that we can't be more specific in job interviews. I have met some true crazies that HR has hired, and if they had been allowed to ask some of the above they would have saved themselves a lot of time and money.

BTW...this crazy person could just as easily be a woman who beats her husband and kids, but for my example I went with a man.

Brilliant!

You know what I love?

Cardigans and TOMs shoes.

You know what is brilliant?

A wine decanter. It makes wine taste amazing!

You know what looks super dapper and makes you feel like an intelligent man?

Tying your own bow tie. None of this pre-tied nonsense.

You know what is super cozy and the perfect thing to wrap yourself in after a long day of work?

A blanket handmade by one of your best friends. It is my very own so Casey and I do not have to fight over the California Raisin blanket his next door neighbor made for him when he was six.

You know what makes me laugh so hard I can't hold back the tears?

Leslie. And the fact that she bought me a set of women's nightshirts from the DI.

You know what is thoughtful?

Friends who give gift cards so that you can buy whatever you want. AND...friends who listen to what you want and pick out something great. Also...friends who don't ask you what you want, but find you a gift you love.

You know what I got this year for my birthday?

All of the above.