Today's Killer Interview Question is a deceptively tricky one. At face value, it looks like you've given the applicant a blank cheque to talk themselves up like Hercules. However, what they choose to divulge can be revealing in more ways than one.

"What do you consider to be your biggest weakness?" Most job applicants have encountered this interview question multiple times. They have subsequently become adept at dodging it completely. Usually, this is achieved by dressing up a positive attribute as a "weakness". To force a more honest answer, try adding the above disclaimer.

This week's KIQ comes from Google's former senior marketing manager Heidi Zak who asks every job candidate this question.

This week's KIQ encourages you to speak up.

We've seen our fair share of strange interview questions, but this week's KIQ is one of the more unusual ones we've come across. It is a question that global telecommunications network equipment provider CEO Gary Smith likes to ask.

This week's KIQ comes from Kristin Carlson, senior sales recruiter at Yelp.

This week’s KIQ comes from Hamilton Bradshaw Group CEO and LinkedIn Influencer, James Cann. He believes that if you really want to know someone, you have to catch them off guard. This is exactly what he does when he interviews potential employees. This question is aimed at finding out the candidate's strengths, but in disguise.

Do you bite your tongue or tell it like it is when your boss makes a mistake? Your next interviewer may want to know.

When you're getting yourself ready for an interview, you wouldn't expect the interviewer to care about your preparation process. But what should you do when your interviewer asks you about it?

Would you mind getting your hands dirty to help load dirty dishes and cups into the office dishwasher even if it's not your job to do so?

No company is perfect, but how honest should you be when you're asked this question in a job interview?

Would you be an Eucalyptus tree? How about a Bottlebrush tree? Maybe you're more of a Jacaranda tree. We want to find out on this week's KIQ.

This week's KIQ wants you to channel your inner Mick Jagger/Beyoncé/Bob Dylan/Madonna.

This week's KIQ isn't as obscure as some of the other ones we've addressed before, but it's still a tricky question.

There are many ways you can answer this week's KIQ. It all depends on your circumstances.

This week's KIQ will take you back to school. How good are you at mathematics these days?

No matter how much interview preparation you do, there's always that moment when the unexpected question shows up. Here are five particularly sneaky examples, why they get asked, and how you should respond.

This week on KIQ, we take a look at a question that is favoured by a former Facebook executive.

Would your enemies have anything nice to say about you? This week's KIQ wants to know.