How do you respond if you encounter an unexpected question during an interview that you don't know the answer to?

  • I will remain calm, come up with a logical response, or ask for more information.
  • I will try to clarify it and offer an answer that is closest to what I think.
  • I will take a moment to find the answer, but I feel a bit taken aback.
  • I don't know how to answer, but I'll try to apologize and say that I'll look into it later.
  • I remain completely speechless, which lowers my self-confidence.

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