11 interview questions from high-flying bosses

Curveball questions are usually advised against in job interviews, with their ability to make a confident candidate squirm and having absolutely nothing to do with the role at hand.

However, if a jobseeker has the impressive credentials to land an interview with a superboss, they’ll have to be well-versed in the art of the interview and able to handle an irrelevant to the job question which calls for creativity, logic and skill on the spot.

Collated by Business Insider, the list gathers 11 tactical questions used by some of most successful business people.

1. Are you the smartest person you know?