University Employment Interview Question:

Explain me why do you work on X? Surely, Y is more important?

Submitted by: Muhammad

Try not to interpret this sort of question as an attack. Fundamentally, interviewers want you to address their concerns. You work on gibbons – I work on gorillas, so how is your work relevant to mine? You study Shakespeare – I study Marlowe, so what can I learn from you?
Submitted by: Muhammad