A young man named Mike applied for an AME position at a Newfoundland firm based at Torbay. A Mainlander also 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 had only missed one of the questions.
The manager went to Mike and said, "Thank-you for your interest, but we''ve decided to give the Mainlander the Job." "And why would ya be doin'' that?", asked Mike. "We both gat 9 questions correct. This bein'' the "Rock" and me being a Newfie, I tinks I shoulda gat that jab!"
We have made our decision not on the correct answer, but on the question you missed", replied the manager.
An'' just how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?", said Mike.
"Simple", replied the manager. "On question #5, the Mainlander put down "I don''t know." You put down "Needer do I."
Upon completion of the test, both men had only missed one of the questions.
The manager went to Mike and said, "Thank-you for your interest, but we''ve decided to give the Mainlander the Job." "And why would ya be doin'' that?", asked Mike. "We both gat 9 questions correct. This bein'' the "Rock" and me being a Newfie, I tinks I shoulda gat that jab!"
We have made our decision not on the correct answer, but on the question you missed", replied the manager.
An'' just how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?", said Mike.
"Simple", replied the manager. "On question #5, the Mainlander put down "I don''t know." You put down "Needer do I."
