Two young engineers applied for a single position at a computer company. They both had the same qualifications. In order to determine which individual to hire, the applicants were asked to take a test by the Department manager. Upon completion of the test, both men missed only one of the questions. The manager went to the first applicant and said ...
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"Thank you for your interest, but we've decided to give the job to the other applicant."
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"And why would you be doing that? We both got 9 questions correct," asked the rejected applicant.
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"We have based our decision not on the correct answers, but on the question you missed," said the Department manager.
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"And just how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?" the rejected applicant inquired.
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"Simple," said the Department manager, "Your fellow applicant put down on question No.5, 'I don't know.' You put down, "Neither do I."
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