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From: richardl@cognos.uucp (Richard Linnett)
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.misc,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Lieing to get a job
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Date: Tue, 1-Sep-87 09:18:07 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  1 09:18:07 1987
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Reply-To: richardl@cognos.UUCP (Richard Linnett)
Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada
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>>Is it really necessary that we lie to get a job?  

All of this discussion about not telling the truth reminds me of a time
way back when I was a consultant (we were honest enough to call them
contract programmers then). 

My interview went something like:
Them:  Do you know CICS 
Me:    NO
Them:  Do you know Adabas
Me:    NO
Them:  Do you know PL/1
Me:    NO
Them:  
    You're the first honest guy we have interviewed - when can you start
    so we can arrange the courses!

What is more I kept that contract for over three years.

So the moral of this anecdote
    don't lie to get a job
-- 
Richard Linnett          Cognos Incorporated     S-mail: P.O. Box 9707
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