Barun Mohanty: How can I answer the interview question, "prove to me that you are honest"?

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Interviewer- Prove to me that you are honest?

Neal- Do you only hire honest candidates?

Interviewer- Yes! Now answer the question or I will take it as a No.

Neal- I am not honest.

Interviewer- What?

Neal- Yes! You heard it right.

Interviewer- Don’t you want the job?

Neal- I don’t want to get selected by lying to you.

Interviewer- But, you could have lied to get the job. Why did you tell the truth?

Neal- I just honestly said “I am not honest”.

Interviewer- I didn’t get it.

Neal- I thought “I must answer the question honestly” and I did.

Interviewer- But why did you show your honesty to me?

Neal- I am not honest to everyone, every time. But I will remain honest to you if you hire me. I have just started doing that while I answered your question honestly.

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