interviewer asked me to "sell him my watch" and then laughed at my answer
just got back from an interview that left me questioning everything. applied for a marketing coordinator role at a mid size company. thought i was prepared. first half was fine. standard questions about experience, strengths, weaknesses. then the hiring manager leans back and says "ok now sell me that pen" pointing to a random pen on his desk. i did the whole thing. talked about reliability, smooth writing, never runs out of ink at the wrong time. he didn't react. then he points at my wrist and says "ok now sell me your watch."
i was caught off guard. i just said "it tells time and matches almost anything i wear." he laughed and said "that's it? you're not even going to mention the brand or where you got it?" i told him it was just a regular watch nothing special. he spent the next five minutes explaining how i missed an opportunity to create value and build desire. then he asked me to try again. i froze. i know sales tactics are part of some interviews but this felt like he was just messing with me. am i overreacting or was this guy just on a power trip? has anyone else had something like this happen? honestly just trying to figure out if i bombed or if he was being unreasonable.