Behavioral & Fit
"What do you do for fun / outside of work?" (and why interviewers ask)
Model answer
What they're testing: are you a real, likeable person they'd be okay sitting next to at 1am (the classic 'airport test' / 'beer test')? This is a rapport question, not a trick — but a flat or robotic…
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