Exactly. On Jan 8, 2009, at 6:17 AM, Sean Breheny wrote: > 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 > 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 >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist