I have interviewed a considerable number of people over the last two
years and if I saw Colin's response to that question from one of our
candidates (i.e. "I don't know any of the other candidates.") I would
be amused and interested in meeting the person. He could either have a
great sense of humor or be a smart-a**. If he were the former, he
might be a good candidate for the job.

On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 5:08 AM, Byron Jeff <byronjeff@clayton.edu> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 05:47:02AM -0500, Vitaliy wrote:
>>  "cdb" wrote:
>> >I am well aware of why the question is asked, however the question is
>> > poorly formed,
>>
>> I don't think it is. :)
>
> It is. To answer requires facts not in evidence: the qualifications of the
> other (or average engineer) candidates.
>
> Simply reforming the question to something like:
>
> What other skills do you have that would enhance your ability to perform in
> this position?
>
> Would generate the list of answers you had without requiring a
> comparision to others.
>
> I'm pretty sure that's the point that Colin was trying (and I think
> successfully) to make.
>
> BAJ
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