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Am 10.07.2012 01:40, schrieb Roy Smith:
> Do you really want to make hire/no-hire decisions based on somebody's 
> ability to second-guess what you probably wanted to hear when you asked 
> a pointless question?

I don't want her/him to second-guess at all. I expect a straight and
honest answer. Second-guessing leads to cheating and lying which doesn't
work in the long run.

"I don't like to disclose my personal life" is also a good answer as it
shows that the candidate self-confidence and doesn't sell privacy for a job.