INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES

An engineer, a physicist, and a lawyer were being
interviewed for a position as chief executive
officer of a large corporation.

The engineer was interviewed first, and was asked
a long list of questions, ending with "How much
is two plus two?" The engineer excused himself,
and made a series of measurements and calculations
before returning to the board room and announcing,
"Four."

The physicist was next interviewed, and was asked
the same questions. Before answering the last
question, he excused himself, made for the
library, and did a great deal of research. After a
consultation with the United States Bureau of
Standards and many calculations, he also announced
"Four."

The lawyer was interviewed last, and was asked the
same questions. At the end of his interview,
before answering the last question, he drew all
the shades in the room, looked outside the door to
see if anyone was there, checked the telephone for
listening devices, and asked "How much do you
want it to be?"