Dmitry Smirnov/Strelka Institute/Flickr Sometimes, interview questions can be tricky or confusing. Interviewers ask them to learn more about you — including information you may have been trying to conceal. Here's how to get around them. Savvy hiring managers can glean a ton of information about you by asking just a few, well-chosen questions. But while they may seem simple, some are actually designed to get you to reveal information you may have been trying to conceal.