A Job Applicant
Murphy applied for an engineering position at a firm based in Dublin. John applied for the same job and both applicants having the same qualifications were asked to take a test by the Department manager. Upon completion of the test both men only missed one of the questions.
The manager went to Murphy and said, “Thank you for your interest, but we’ve decided to give John the job”
Murphy: “And why would you be doing that? We both got 9 questions correct.”
Manager: “We have made our decision not on the correct answers, but on the question you both missed.”
Murphy: “And just how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?”
Manager: “Simple, John put down on question # 5, “I don’t know”. you put down “Neither do I”.
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